KENYA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	29,633	3	19,655	+ 9,978
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	28,847	1	22,571	+ 6,275
Measles	3	27,364	63	103	+ 27,260
Malaria	4	26,006	8	12,652	+ 13,354
Road Traffic Accidents	5	20,572	6	14,883	+ 5,689
HIV/AIDS	6	20,558	2	20,885	- 327
Coronary Heart Disease	7	20,190	9	11,972	+ 8,217
Low Birth Weight	8	17,695	11	9,562	+ 8,134
Birth Trauma	9	17,156	10	9,957	+ 7,199
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	17,051	5	15,420	+ 1,632
Stroke	11	16,906	4	15,895	+ 1,011
Maternal Conditions	12	9,316	13	5,651	+ 3,664
Liver Disease	13	9,196	7	13,405	- 4,209
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,924	12	6,115	+ 2,809
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,963	14	5,651	+ 1,312
Kidney Disease	16	6,519	16	4,464	+ 2,056
Meningitis	17	5,913	15	5,364	+ 550
Violence	18	5,109	24	2,942	+ 2,166
Cervical Cancer	19	5,074	22	3,389	+ 1,685
Liver Cancer	20	4,705	34	1,351	+ 3,354
Syphilis	21	4,223	52	449	+ 3,774
Other Injuries	22	4,073	19	4,336	- 263
Hypertension	23	3,970	17	4,418	- 447
Malnutrition	24	3,786	21	4,212	- 427
Prostate Cancer	25	3,186	37	1,292	+ 1,894
Lung Disease	26	3,145	20	4,280	- 1,135
Breast Cancer	27	2,630	25	2,658	- 28
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,629	44	831	+ 1,798
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,513	31	1,827	+ 686
Suicide	30	2,352	23	3,214	- 862
Asthma	31	2,138	26	2,300	- 163
Pertussis	32	2,114	42	1,014	+ 1,100
Falls	33	1,665	33	1,465	+ 200
Fires	34	1,642	36	1,316	+ 326
Drownings	35	1,359	39	1,200	+ 159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,351	41	1,089	+ 262
Stomach Cancer	37	1,302	28	2,010	- 707
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,235	40	1,121	+ 113
Lymphomas	39	1,002	29	1,931	- 930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	960	32	1,477	- 517
Poisonings	41	876	38	1,269	- 393
Epilepsy	42	866	43	832	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	43	774	50	470	+ 304
Lung Cancers	44	706	47	669	+ 38
Schistosomiasis	45	551	54	370	+ 181
Skin Cancers	46	547	48	638	- 91
Ovary Cancer	47	539	45	795	- 256
Oral Cancer	48	537	30	1,842	- 1,305
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	536	53	408	+ 129
Drug Use	50	454	62	113	+ 341
Skin Disease	51	442	51	455	- 14
Hepatitis B	52	418	49	522	- 104
Pancreas Cancer	53	404	46	716	- 312
Tetanus	54	333	27	2,129	- 1,796
Uterin Cancer	55	305	56	323	- 18
Encephalitis	56	294	60	189	+ 105
Alcohol	57	272	55	355	- 83
Leukemia	58	248	35	1,327	- 1,080
Bladder Cancer	59	203	57	318	- 114
Oesophagus Cancer	60	166	18	4,373	- 4,206
Appendicitis	61	133	58	240	- 108
Other Neoplasms	62	60	67	60	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	45	68	39	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	43	66	84	- 41
Hepatitis C	65	40	61	152	- 112
Ascariasis	66	40	71	9	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	67	29	64	95	- 66
Diphtheria	68	9	69	13	- 3
Chlamydia	69	6	70	10	- 5
War	70	5	65	89	- 84
Otitis Media	71	0	72	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	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 KENYA

Liberia

Kenya

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.