IRAN VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	44,968	41	882	+ 44,086
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	43,774	8	11,243	+ 32,530
Measles	3	41,524	68	2	+ 41,521
Malaria	4	39,463	77	0	+ 39,463
Road Traffic Accidents	5	31,218	3	17,803	+ 13,415
HIV/AIDS	6	31,195	28	2,521	+ 28,675
Coronary Heart Disease	7	30,637	1	93,308	- 62,671
Low Birth Weight	8	26,852	13	4,861	+ 21,992
Birth Trauma	9	26,033	25	2,735	+ 23,298
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	25,875	33	1,836	+ 24,039
Stroke	11	25,654	2	36,730	- 11,076
Maternal Conditions	12	14,137	52	285	+ 13,852
Liver Disease	13	13,954	12	6,637	+ 7,317
Congenital Anomalies	14	13,542	14	4,844	+ 8,698
Diabetes Mellitus	15	10,567	5	13,910	- 3,343
Kidney Disease	16	9,893	6	11,810	- 1,918
Meningitis	17	8,973	46	642	+ 8,332
Violence	18	7,752	27	2,535	+ 5,217
Cervical Cancer	19	7,699	48	501	+ 7,198
Liver Cancer	20	7,140	20	3,714	+ 3,425
Syphilis	21	6,409	61	52	+ 6,357
Other Injuries	22	6,181	17	4,048	+ 2,132
Hypertension	23	6,025	4	16,415	- 10,390
Malnutrition	24	5,745	56	157	+ 5,588
Prostate Cancer	25	4,834	21	3,583	+ 1,251
Lung Disease	26	4,772	7	11,409	- 6,637
Breast Cancer	27	3,991	19	3,736	+ 255
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,990	32	2,092	+ 1,898
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,814	9	11,046	- 7,232
Suicide	30	3,569	16	4,334	- 765
Asthma	31	3,244	22	3,360	- 116
Pertussis	32	3,208	60	75	+ 3,133
Falls	33	2,526	24	2,821	- 295
Fires	34	2,492	34	1,823	+ 669
Drownings	35	2,062	40	930	+ 1,131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,050	37	1,246	+ 804
Stomach Cancer	37	1,976	10	9,822	- 7,845
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,874	35	1,611	+ 263
Lymphomas	39	1,520	23	2,882	- 1,362
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,457	15	4,575	- 3,119
Poisonings	41	1,330	43	816	+ 514
Epilepsy	42	1,315	44	719	+ 596
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,175	26	2,545	- 1,370
Lung Cancers	44	1,072	11	6,784	- 5,712
Schistosomiasis	45	836	66	3	+ 833
Skin Cancers	46	830	47	518	+ 312
Ovary Cancer	47	818	39	937	- 119
Oral Cancer	48	816	45	655	+ 161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	814	38	996	- 182
Drug Use	50	689	31	2,242	- 1,554
Skin Disease	51	670	55	237	+ 433
Hepatitis B	52	635	49	425	+ 210
Pancreas Cancer	53	613	29	2,418	- 1,806
Tetanus	54	506	62	37	+ 469
Uterin Cancer	55	463	51	355	+ 107
Encephalitis	56	447	54	246	+ 201
Alcohol	57	413	53	253	+ 161
Leukemia	58	376	18	3,966	- 3,590
Bladder Cancer	59	309	36	1,410	- 1,101
Oesophagus Cancer	60	252	30	2,371	- 2,119
Appendicitis	61	201	57	155	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	62	92	58	112	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	63	69	50	405	- 337
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	65	59	80	- 15
Hepatitis C	65	61	69	1	+ 60
Ascariasis	66	61	67	3	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	67	43	63	16	+ 28
Diphtheria	68	14	70	1	+ 13
Chlamydia	69	8	65	4	+ 5
War	70	8	42	848	- 839
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	8	- 8
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Liberia

Iran

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.