JAPAN VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	62,680	34	3,459	+ 59,222
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	61,016	3	107,899	- 46,883
Measles	3	57,879	75	0	+ 57,879
Malaria	4	55,008	79	0	+ 55,008
Road Traffic Accidents	5	43,514	31	4,566	+ 38,948
HIV/AIDS	6	43,483	63	48	+ 43,435
Coronary Heart Disease	7	42,705	1	163,905	- 121,200
Low Birth Weight	8	37,429	55	202	+ 37,227
Birth Trauma	9	36,288	61	104	+ 36,183
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	36,067	37	2,731	+ 33,336
Stroke	11	35,759	2	121,823	- 86,064
Maternal Conditions	12	19,705	64	39	+ 19,666
Liver Disease	13	19,451	17	14,195	+ 5,256
Congenital Anomalies	14	18,876	40	2,473	+ 16,403
Diabetes Mellitus	15	14,729	29	5,433	+ 9,296
Kidney Disease	16	13,789	9	44,779	- 30,990
Meningitis	17	12,508	52	308	+ 12,200
Violence	18	10,806	53	266	+ 10,540
Cervical Cancer	19	10,732	32	3,799	+ 6,933
Liver Cancer	20	9,952	11	29,384	- 19,432
Syphilis	21	8,933	65	16	+ 8,917
Other Injuries	22	8,615	12	22,068	- 13,453
Hypertension	23	8,398	28	6,673	+ 1,725
Malnutrition	24	8,008	43	1,910	+ 6,098
Prostate Cancer	25	6,738	19	13,515	- 6,777
Lung Disease	26	6,652	5	78,169	- 71,518
Breast Cancer	27	5,563	15	15,805	- 10,241
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,561	21	11,486	- 5,925
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,316	7	56,937	- 51,621
Suicide	30	4,975	13	19,466	- 14,491
Asthma	31	4,521	42	1,922	+ 2,599
Pertussis	32	4,472	71	1	+ 4,470
Falls	33	3,521	23	9,736	- 6,215
Fires	34	3,473	48	1,007	+ 2,466
Drownings	35	2,874	25	8,409	- 5,535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,858	35	2,922	- 64
Stomach Cancer	37	2,755	8	50,433	- 47,678
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,612	27	8,232	- 5,621
Lymphomas	39	2,119	14	19,273	- 17,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	2,030	6	57,340	- 55,310
Poisonings	41	1,853	54	255	+ 1,599
Epilepsy	42	1,833	45	1,558	+ 274
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,637	18	14,007	- 12,370
Lung Cancers	44	1,494	4	79,688	- 78,194
Schistosomiasis	45	1,166	72	0	+ 1,165
Skin Cancers	46	1,158	44	1,843	- 685
Ovary Cancer	47	1,140	30	5,061	- 3,921
Oral Cancer	48	1,137	26	8,333	- 7,196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,134	39	2,555	- 1,421
Drug Use	50	960	50	732	+ 228
Skin Disease	51	934	36	2,806	- 1,872
Hepatitis B	52	885	46	1,423	- 538
Pancreas Cancer	53	854	10	37,027	- 36,173
Tetanus	54	705	67	9	+ 696
Uterin Cancer	55	645	33	3,461	- 2,816
Encephalitis	56	623	69	5	+ 618
Alcohol	57	576	51	576	+ 1
Leukemia	58	524	24	9,607	- 9,083
Bladder Cancer	59	430	22	9,936	- 9,506
Oesophagus Cancer	60	352	20	12,316	- 11,964
Appendicitis	61	280	58	126	+ 155
Other Neoplasms	62	128	16	15,120	- 14,992
Multiple Sclerosis	63	95	59	108	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	91	38	2,618	- 2,527
Hepatitis C	65	85	41	2,220	- 2,135
Ascariasis	66	85	82	0	+ 85
Upper Respiratory	67	60	57	159	- 99
Diphtheria	68	20	74	0	+ 19
Chlamydia	69	12	80	0	+ 12
War	70	12	66	15	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	68	8	- 7
Dengue	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Liberia

Japan

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.