MALTA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	239	52	2	+ 237
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	233	3	213	+ 20
Measles	3	221	73	0	+ 221
Malaria	4	210	69	0	+ 210
Road Traffic Accidents	5	166	31	18	+ 148
HIV/AIDS	6	166	41	4	+ 162
Coronary Heart Disease	7	163	1	876	- 713
Low Birth Weight	8	143	35	11	+ 131
Birth Trauma	9	138	44	3	+ 135
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	138	55	1	+ 136
Stroke	11	136	2	291	- 155
Maternal Conditions	12	75	64	0	+ 75
Liver Disease	13	74	24	23	+ 51
Congenital Anomalies	14	72	32	17	+ 55
Diabetes Mellitus	15	56	6	163	- 106
Kidney Disease	16	53	11	79	- 26
Meningitis	17	48	56	1	+ 47
Violence	18	41	40	4	+ 37
Cervical Cancer	19	41	39	4	+ 36
Liver Cancer	20	38	18	34	+ 4
Syphilis	21	34	81	0	+ 34
Other Injuries	22	33	33	16	+ 17
Hypertension	23	32	20	33	- 1
Malnutrition	24	31	60	0	+ 30
Prostate Cancer	25	26	13	53	- 27
Lung Disease	26	25	8	127	- 101
Breast Cancer	27	21	10	85	- 64
Endocrine Disorders	28	21	30	19	+ 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	20	4	207	- 187
Suicide	30	19	22	27	- 8
Asthma	31	17	36	8	+ 9
Pertussis	32	17	72	0	+ 17
Falls	33	13	14	52	- 38
Fires	34	13	62	0	+ 13
Drownings	35	11	48	2	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	11	37	7	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	37	11	15	50	- 39
Inflammatory/Heart	38	10	27	22	- 12
Lymphomas	39	8	12	53	- 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	8	7	147	- 139
Poisonings	41	7	58	1	+ 7
Epilepsy	42	7	43	3	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	43	6	16	50	- 43
Lung Cancers	44	6	5	197	- 191
Schistosomiasis	45	4	70	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	46	4	34	14	- 10
Ovary Cancer	47	4	17	34	- 30
Oral Cancer	48	4	23	25	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	49	2	+ 2
Drug Use	50	4	38	7	- 3
Skin Disease	51	4	25	23	- 19
Hepatitis B	52	3	61	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	53	3	9	90	- 87
Tetanus	54	3	74	0	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	55	2	28	21	- 18
Encephalitis	56	2	65	0	+ 2
Alcohol	57	2	47	3	- 0
Leukemia	58	2	21	28	- 26
Bladder Cancer	59	2	19	33	- 32
Oesophagus Cancer	60	1	29	20	- 19
Appendicitis	61	1	63	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	0	26	22	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	45	3	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	51	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	0	53	1	- 1
Ascariasis	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
War	70	0	54	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	67	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	1	- 1
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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.