HAITI VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	5,980	22	1,007	+ 4,973
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,821	3	7,064	- 1,243
Measles	3	5,522	74	0	+ 5,522
Malaria	4	5,248	59	36	+ 5,212
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,151	13	2,115	+ 2,037
HIV/AIDS	6	4,148	5	2,706	+ 1,443
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,074	1	13,208	- 9,134
Low Birth Weight	8	3,571	9	2,516	+ 1,055
Birth Trauma	9	3,462	14	2,100	+ 1,362
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	3,441	8	2,540	+ 901
Stroke	11	3,412	2	11,779	- 8,367
Maternal Conditions	12	1,880	18	1,349	+ 531
Liver Disease	13	1,856	10	2,425	- 569
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,801	15	1,819	- 18
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,405	4	5,026	- 3,620
Kidney Disease	16	1,316	6	2,701	- 1,385
Meningitis	17	1,193	28	780	+ 414
Violence	18	1,031	12	2,330	- 1,299
Cervical Cancer	19	1,024	34	573	+ 451
Liver Cancer	20	949	33	662	+ 287
Syphilis	21	852	46	251	+ 601
Other Injuries	22	822	16	1,499	- 677
Hypertension	23	801	7	2,632	- 1,831
Malnutrition	24	764	29	717	+ 47
Prostate Cancer	25	643	17	1,356	- 714
Lung Disease	26	635	11	2,334	- 1,700
Breast Cancer	27	531	30	705	- 174
Endocrine Disorders	28	531	24	951	- 421
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	507	23	955	- 448
Suicide	30	475	21	1,085	- 611
Asthma	31	431	20	1,107	- 676
Pertussis	32	427	38	446	- 20
Falls	33	336	35	549	- 213
Fires	34	331	37	470	- 139
Drownings	35	274	19	1,306	- 1,032
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	273	31	704	- 432
Stomach Cancer	37	263	26	863	- 600
Inflammatory/Heart	38	249	25	941	- 692
Lymphomas	39	202	47	235	- 33
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	194	32	680	- 486
Poisonings	41	177	50	154	+ 22
Epilepsy	42	175	41	409	- 234
Parkinson's Disease	43	156	42	329	- 173
Lung Cancers	44	143	36	492	- 349
Schistosomiasis	45	111	76	0	+ 111
Skin Cancers	46	110	56	56	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	47	109	51	153	- 45
Oral Cancer	48	108	45	261	- 152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	108	27	814	- 706
Drug Use	50	92	52	140	- 48
Skin Disease	51	89	40	425	- 335
Hepatitis B	52	84	62	26	+ 58
Pancreas Cancer	53	81	44	268	- 187
Tetanus	54	67	53	119	- 51
Uterin Cancer	55	62	57	42	+ 20
Encephalitis	56	59	54	118	- 58
Alcohol	57	55	39	428	- 373
Leukemia	58	50	43	300	- 251
Bladder Cancer	59	41	55	92	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	60	34	49	155	- 122
Appendicitis	61	27	48	172	- 145
Other Neoplasms	62	12	60	31	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	63	9	61	28	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	58	37	- 29
Hepatitis C	65	8	65	7	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	8	67	5	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	6	63	19	- 13
Diphtheria	68	2	69	3	- 1
Chlamydia	69	1	68	5	- 3
War	70	1	66	5	- 4
Otitis Media	71	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	64	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.