ITALY VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	31,017	53	336	+ 30,681
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,193	9	16,339	+ 13,854
Measles	3	28,641	71	1	+ 28,639
Malaria	4	27,220	79	0	+ 27,220
Road Traffic Accidents	5	21,532	30	3,221	+ 18,312
HIV/AIDS	6	21,517	46	520	+ 20,997
Coronary Heart Disease	7	21,132	1	97,116	- 75,984
Low Birth Weight	8	18,521	51	357	+ 18,164
Birth Trauma	9	17,957	59	140	+ 17,816
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	17,847	36	1,622	+ 16,225
Stroke	11	17,695	2	62,633	- 44,939
Maternal Conditions	12	9,751	67	6	+ 9,745
Liver Disease	13	9,625	23	5,559	+ 4,066
Congenital Anomalies	14	9,340	37	1,443	+ 7,897
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,288	8	19,836	- 12,548
Kidney Disease	16	6,824	11	12,726	- 5,902
Meningitis	17	6,189	60	128	+ 6,062
Violence	18	5,347	50	409	+ 4,939
Cervical Cancer	19	5,310	40	1,154	+ 4,157
Liver Cancer	20	4,925	17	9,620	- 4,696
Syphilis	21	4,421	69	4	+ 4,416
Other Injuries	22	4,263	12	12,112	- 7,849
Hypertension	23	4,156	6	29,931	- 25,775
Malnutrition	24	3,962	41	775	+ 3,187
Prostate Cancer	25	3,334	20	8,409	- 5,075
Lung Disease	26	3,292	5	32,382	- 29,091
Breast Cancer	27	2,753	10	13,868	- 11,115
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,752	18	8,431	- 5,679
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,631	3	41,445	- 38,814
Suicide	30	2,462	26	4,042	- 1,580
Asthma	31	2,237	47	494	+ 1,744
Pertussis	32	2,213	73	1	+ 2,212
Falls	33	1,742	25	4,222	- 2,480
Fires	34	1,719	56	271	+ 1,448
Drownings	35	1,422	52	344	+ 1,078
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,414	43	690	+ 724
Stomach Cancer	37	1,363	14	10,252	- 8,889
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,292	24	5,531	- 4,239
Lymphomas	39	1,048	16	9,670	- 8,622
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,005	7	21,254	- 20,249
Poisonings	41	917	58	154	+ 763
Epilepsy	42	907	39	1,337	- 430
Parkinson's Disease	43	810	19	8,428	- 7,617
Lung Cancers	44	739	4	34,152	- 33,413
Schistosomiasis	45	577	78	0	+ 577
Skin Cancers	46	573	29	3,239	- 2,666
Ovary Cancer	47	564	28	3,282	- 2,717
Oral Cancer	48	563	27	3,343	- 2,781
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	561	32	2,216	- 1,654
Drug Use	50	475	45	654	- 179
Skin Disease	51	462	38	1,440	- 978
Hepatitis B	52	438	54	334	+ 104
Pancreas Cancer	53	423	13	12,095	- 11,672
Tetanus	54	349	63	22	+ 327
Uterin Cancer	55	319	33	2,198	- 1,879
Encephalitis	56	308	68	5	+ 303
Alcohol	57	285	55	277	+ 8
Leukemia	58	259	21	6,728	- 6,469
Bladder Cancer	59	213	22	6,711	- 6,498
Oesophagus Cancer	60	174	34	2,045	- 1,871
Appendicitis	61	139	61	49	+ 90
Other Neoplasms	62	63	15	9,984	- 9,921
Multiple Sclerosis	63	47	44	677	- 629
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	45	42	701	- 657
Hepatitis C	65	42	31	2,451	- 2,408
Ascariasis	66	42	80	0	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	67	30	64	20	+ 10
Diphtheria	68	10	76	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	6	84	0	+ 6
War	70	6	66	6	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Liberia

Italy

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.