INDIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	716,910	5	435,882	+ 281,028
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	697,873	6	392,425	+ 305,448
Measles	3	661,998	51	11,923	+ 650,075
Malaria	4	629,153	57	7,705	+ 621,448
Road Traffic Accidents	5	497,693	12	212,596	+ 285,097
HIV/AIDS	6	497,340	31	44,406	+ 452,935
Coronary Heart Disease	7	488,443	1	1,520,034	- 1,031,592
Low Birth Weight	8	428,095	9	238,739	+ 189,356
Birth Trauma	9	415,044	20	102,819	+ 312,226
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	412,517	4	670,315	- 257,798
Stroke	11	408,994	3	697,038	- 288,044
Maternal Conditions	12	225,376	41	25,917	+ 199,458
Liver Disease	13	222,471	8	268,580	- 46,109
Congenital Anomalies	14	215,893	23	82,769	+ 133,124
Diabetes Mellitus	15	168,464	7	271,495	- 103,031
Kidney Disease	16	157,717	11	222,903	- 65,185
Meningitis	17	143,059	36	33,337	+ 109,723
Violence	18	123,595	27	51,767	+ 71,828
Cervical Cancer	19	122,743	30	45,319	+ 77,424
Liver Cancer	20	113,826	39	30,369	+ 83,457
Syphilis	21	102,175	64	2,007	+ 100,167
Other Injuries	22	98,536	15	149,570	- 51,034
Hypertension	23	96,055	19	108,050	- 11,995
Malnutrition	24	91,587	55	8,626	+ 82,961
Prostate Cancer	25	77,067	38	30,945	+ 46,122
Lung Disease	26	76,080	2	879,732	- 803,652
Breast Cancer	27	63,633	22	82,821	- 19,188
Endocrine Disorders	28	63,609	47	15,264	+ 48,345
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	60,808	17	126,593	- 65,785
Suicide	30	56,904	14	173,347	- 116,444
Asthma	31	51,713	13	196,051	- 144,338
Pertussis	32	51,144	54	10,094	+ 41,051
Falls	33	40,275	10	225,755	- 185,480
Fires	34	39,727	42	23,265	+ 16,462
Drownings	35	32,870	28	48,774	- 15,905
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	32,683	26	68,108	- 35,424
Stomach Cancer	37	31,509	24	81,058	- 49,549
Inflammatory/Heart	38	29,871	49	12,651	+ 17,220
Lymphomas	39	24,231	33	40,159	- 15,928
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	23,221	25	77,368	- 54,147
Poisonings	41	21,196	61	3,540	+ 17,656
Epilepsy	42	20,961	40	30,307	- 9,347
Parkinson's Disease	43	18,727	32	43,398	- 24,671
Lung Cancers	44	17,090	21	88,276	- 71,186
Schistosomiasis	45	13,332	76	0	+ 13,332
Skin Cancers	46	13,240	60	5,054	+ 8,186
Ovary Cancer	47	13,044	44	21,947	- 8,904
Oral Cancer	48	13,003	16	134,187	- 121,184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	12,975	18	126,079	- 113,104
Drug Use	50	10,983	52	11,747	- 765
Skin Disease	51	10,686	45	17,857	- 7,172
Hepatitis B	52	10,124	56	8,184	+ 1,940
Pancreas Cancer	53	9,767	37	32,812	- 23,044
Tetanus	54	8,064	58	7,093	+ 972
Uterin Cancer	55	7,375	59	6,841	+ 534
Encephalitis	56	7,122	29	48,080	- 40,959
Alcohol	57	6,592	43	23,097	- 16,505
Leukemia	58	5,989	35	33,383	- 27,394
Bladder Cancer	59	4,920	48	14,081	- 9,161
Oesophagus Cancer	60	4,020	34	38,898	- 34,877
Appendicitis	61	3,206	53	11,245	- 8,040
Other Neoplasms	62	1,459	62	2,968	- 1,509
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1,092	63	2,328	- 1,236
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1,038	50	11,931	- 10,893
Hepatitis C	65	973	65	1,364	- 391
Ascariasis	66	969	70	126	+ 843
Upper Respiratory	67	691	68	584	+ 108
Diphtheria	68	224	72	65	+ 159
Chlamydia	69	135	69	379	- 243
War	70	133	67	890	- 757
Otitis Media	71	11	71	68	- 57
Dengue	72	6	46	17,546	- 17,540
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	973	- 973
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Liberia

India

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.