LAOS VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	4,046	4	1,949	+ 2,098
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,939	3	2,820	+ 1,119
Measles	3	3,737	56	29	+ 3,707
Malaria	4	3,551	63	10	+ 3,541
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,809	9	1,281	+ 1,528
HIV/AIDS	6	2,807	29	313	+ 2,494
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,757	2	5,190	- 2,433
Low Birth Weight	8	2,416	11	1,156	+ 1,261
Birth Trauma	9	2,343	12	1,116	+ 1,227
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	2,328	7	1,552	+ 777
Stroke	11	2,308	1	5,769	- 3,461
Maternal Conditions	12	1,272	32	218	+ 1,054
Liver Disease	13	1,256	10	1,171	+ 84
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,219	18	647	+ 572
Diabetes Mellitus	15	951	8	1,466	- 515
Kidney Disease	16	890	5	1,646	- 756
Meningitis	17	807	40	154	+ 654
Violence	18	698	22	475	+ 223
Cervical Cancer	19	693	37	187	+ 506
Liver Cancer	20	642	13	1,104	- 461
Syphilis	21	577	58	28	+ 548
Other Injuries	22	556	21	519	+ 38
Hypertension	23	542	15	890	- 348
Malnutrition	24	517	39	166	+ 351
Prostate Cancer	25	435	53	37	+ 398
Lung Disease	26	429	6	1,626	- 1,197
Breast Cancer	27	359	25	437	- 77
Endocrine Disorders	28	359	38	186	+ 173
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	343	23	458	- 115
Suicide	30	321	27	390	- 68
Asthma	31	292	16	840	- 548
Pertussis	32	289	30	304	- 15
Falls	33	227	24	440	- 212
Fires	34	224	42	108	+ 116
Drownings	35	186	19	568	- 383
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	184	17	651	- 467
Stomach Cancer	37	178	20	530	- 352
Inflammatory/Heart	38	169	36	206	- 37
Lymphomas	39	137	34	211	- 74
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	131	26	422	- 291
Poisonings	41	120	52	41	+ 79
Epilepsy	42	118	50	58	+ 60
Parkinson's Disease	43	106	41	139	- 33
Lung Cancers	44	96	14	919	- 823
Schistosomiasis	45	75	62	11	+ 64
Skin Cancers	46	75	49	59	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	47	74	43	101	- 27
Oral Cancer	48	73	28	349	- 276
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	73	35	207	- 134
Drug Use	50	62	54	33	+ 29
Skin Disease	51	60	45	89	- 29
Hepatitis B	52	57	60	17	+ 40
Pancreas Cancer	53	55	48	61	- 6
Tetanus	54	46	44	96	- 50
Uterin Cancer	55	42	55	29	+ 12
Encephalitis	56	40	46	69	- 29
Alcohol	57	37	47	61	- 24
Leukemia	58	34	31	290	- 256
Bladder Cancer	59	28	51	49	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	60	23	33	214	- 191
Appendicitis	61	18	57	29	- 11
Other Neoplasms	62	8	61	12	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	63	6	65	6	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	64	7	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	5	67	4	+ 2
Ascariasis	66	5	70	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	4	66	5	- 1
Diphtheria	68	1	69	2	- 1
Chlamydia	69	1	71	0	+ 0
War	70	1	68	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	59	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

Liberia

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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.