MEXICO VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	66,515	38	1,943	+ 64,572
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	64,749	8	24,816	+ 39,933
Measles	3	61,421	80	0	+ 61,421
Malaria	4	58,373	84	0	+ 58,373
Road Traffic Accidents	5	46,176	10	16,303	+ 29,873
HIV/AIDS	6	46,144	28	4,128	+ 42,016
Coronary Heart Disease	7	45,318	1	116,238	- 70,920
Low Birth Weight	8	39,719	18	7,163	+ 32,556
Birth Trauma	9	38,508	36	2,552	+ 35,956
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	38,274	29	3,476	+ 34,798
Stroke	11	37,947	4	39,790	- 1,843
Maternal Conditions	12	20,911	54	750	+ 20,161
Liver Disease	13	20,641	6	29,838	- 9,197
Congenital Anomalies	14	20,031	13	10,457	+ 9,574
Diabetes Mellitus	15	15,630	2	86,110	- 70,479
Kidney Disease	16	14,633	3	44,622	- 29,989
Meningitis	17	13,273	58	357	+ 12,916
Violence	18	11,467	5	32,450	- 20,983
Cervical Cancer	19	11,388	26	4,787	+ 6,601
Liver Cancer	20	10,561	21	6,817	+ 3,744
Syphilis	21	9,480	73	5	+ 9,475
Other Injuries	22	9,142	11	12,175	- 3,033
Hypertension	23	8,912	9	17,806	- 8,894
Malnutrition	24	8,498	14	7,552	+ 946
Prostate Cancer	25	7,150	15	7,494	- 344
Lung Disease	26	7,059	7	29,123	- 22,064
Breast Cancer	27	5,904	16	7,380	- 1,476
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,902	12	11,310	- 5,409
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,642	30	3,447	+ 2,195
Suicide	30	5,280	22	6,772	- 1,492
Asthma	31	4,798	47	1,342	+ 3,456
Pertussis	32	4,745	70	21	+ 4,724
Falls	33	3,737	35	2,628	+ 1,109
Fires	34	3,686	56	604	+ 3,082
Drownings	35	3,050	42	1,799	+ 1,251
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,032	33	2,734	+ 298
Stomach Cancer	37	2,923	19	6,939	- 4,015
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,771	41	1,866	+ 905
Lymphomas	39	2,248	24	4,961	- 2,713
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	2,154	20	6,871	- 4,717
Poisonings	41	1,967	57	531	+ 1,436
Epilepsy	42	1,945	39	1,912	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,738	43	1,567	+ 170
Lung Cancers	44	1,586	17	7,349	- 5,764
Schistosomiasis	45	1,237	83	0	+ 1,237
Skin Cancers	46	1,228	40	1,909	- 680
Ovary Cancer	47	1,210	34	2,649	- 1,439
Oral Cancer	48	1,206	46	1,355	- 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,204	52	859	+ 345
Drug Use	50	1,019	44	1,470	- 451
Skin Disease	51	991	31	3,029	- 2,037
Hepatitis B	52	939	61	210	+ 729
Pancreas Cancer	53	906	27	4,510	- 3,604
Tetanus	54	748	71	10	+ 739
Uterin Cancer	55	684	50	902	- 218
Encephalitis	56	661	62	140	+ 521
Alcohol	57	612	32	2,945	- 2,334
Leukemia	58	556	25	4,830	- 4,274
Bladder Cancer	59	456	48	1,272	- 816
Oesophagus Cancer	60	373	49	1,252	- 879
Appendicitis	61	297	53	774	- 477
Other Neoplasms	62	135	23	6,204	- 6,069
Multiple Sclerosis	63	101	60	295	- 194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	96	45	1,415	- 1,319
Hepatitis C	65	90	55	625	- 535
Ascariasis	66	90	72	5	+ 85
Upper Respiratory	67	64	64	127	- 62
Diphtheria	68	21	79	0	+ 21
Chlamydia	69	13	77	0	+ 12
War	70	12	66	112	- 99
Otitis Media	71	1	68	29	- 28
Dengue	72	1	67	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	69	24	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Liberia

Mexico

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.