MALDIVES VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	198	27	11	+ 187
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	193	8	33	+ 160
Measles	3	183	60	0	+ 183
Malaria	4	174	75	0	+ 174
Road Traffic Accidents	5	137	31	9	+ 129
HIV/AIDS	6	137	78	0	+ 137
Coronary Heart Disease	7	135	1	279	- 144
Low Birth Weight	8	118	20	15	+ 103
Birth Trauma	9	115	39	5	+ 110
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	114	22	14	+ 99
Stroke	11	113	2	143	- 30
Maternal Conditions	12	62	35	5	+ 57
Liver Disease	13	61	11	24	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	14	60	15	19	+ 40
Diabetes Mellitus	15	46	6	47	- 0
Kidney Disease	16	44	4	80	- 37
Meningitis	17	39	50	1	+ 38
Violence	18	34	28	10	+ 24
Cervical Cancer	19	34	13	22	+ 12
Liver Cancer	20	31	10	27	+ 5
Syphilis	21	28	58	0	+ 28
Other Injuries	22	27	18	16	+ 12
Hypertension	23	27	17	16	+ 10
Malnutrition	24	25	45	3	+ 23
Prostate Cancer	25	21	26	11	+ 10
Lung Disease	26	21	3	91	- 70
Breast Cancer	27	18	9	28	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	28	18	12	22	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	17	5	47	- 30
Suicide	30	16	21	15	+ 1
Asthma	31	14	29	10	+ 4
Pertussis	32	14	52	0	+ 14
Falls	33	11	16	19	- 8
Fires	34	11	41	4	+ 7
Drownings	35	9	23	14	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	9	42	4	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	37	9	49	1	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	38	8	36	5	+ 3
Lymphomas	39	7	34	7	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	6	14	21	- 15
Poisonings	41	6	55	0	+ 6
Epilepsy	42	6	38	5	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	43	5	25	12	- 6
Lung Cancers	44	5	7	36	- 32
Schistosomiasis	45	4	71	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	46	4	63	0	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	47	4	30	9	- 6
Oral Cancer	48	4	19	15	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	43	3	+ 0
Drug Use	50	3	48	2	+ 1
Skin Disease	51	3	32	8	- 6
Hepatitis B	52	3	56	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	53	3	40	4	- 2
Tetanus	54	2	54	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	55	2	47	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	56	2	44	3	- 1
Alcohol	57	2	51	1	+ 1
Leukemia	58	2	24	13	- 11
Bladder Cancer	59	1	37	5	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	60	1	59	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	61	1	61	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	0	46	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	57	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	53	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	67	0	+ 0
War	70	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	33	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

Liberia

Maldives

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.