NAMIBIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	1,426	3	1,416	+ 10
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,389	2	1,464	- 76
Measles	3	1,317	65	2	+ 1,315
Malaria	4	1,252	51	22	+ 1,230
Road Traffic Accidents	5	990	6	868	+ 122
HIV/AIDS	6	990	1	2,928	- 1,939
Coronary Heart Disease	7	972	5	1,221	- 249
Low Birth Weight	8	852	9	516	+ 336
Birth Trauma	9	826	13	345	+ 481
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	821	8	645	+ 176
Stroke	11	814	4	1,333	- 519
Maternal Conditions	12	448	25	110	+ 338
Liver Disease	13	443	14	336	+ 107
Congenital Anomalies	14	430	16	283	+ 146
Diabetes Mellitus	15	335	7	724	- 389
Kidney Disease	16	314	15	322	- 8
Meningitis	17	285	27	109	+ 176
Violence	18	246	11	450	- 204
Cervical Cancer	19	244	23	133	+ 111
Liver Cancer	20	226	41	45	+ 182
Syphilis	21	203	43	35	+ 169
Other Injuries	22	196	19	207	- 11
Hypertension	23	191	12	428	- 237
Malnutrition	24	182	18	224	- 41
Prostate Cancer	25	153	31	94	+ 59
Lung Disease	26	151	10	461	- 310
Breast Cancer	27	127	24	121	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	28	127	33	73	+ 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	121	21	176	- 55
Suicide	30	113	17	243	- 130
Asthma	31	103	20	200	- 98
Pertussis	32	102	37	54	+ 48
Falls	33	80	34	62	+ 18
Fires	34	79	28	109	- 30
Drownings	35	65	26	110	- 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	65	32	76	- 11
Stomach Cancer	37	63	45	33	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	38	59	22	162	- 102
Lymphomas	39	48	40	46	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	46	36	54	- 8
Poisonings	41	42	39	46	- 4
Epilepsy	42	42	38	49	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	43	37	42	43	- 6
Lung Cancers	44	34	35	59	- 25
Schistosomiasis	45	27	55	14	+ 13
Skin Cancers	46	26	29	108	- 81
Ovary Cancer	47	26	50	23	+ 3
Oral Cancer	48	26	30	100	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	26	44	33	- 7
Drug Use	50	22	46	32	- 10
Skin Disease	51	21	47	31	- 10
Hepatitis B	52	20	63	4	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	53	19	53	18	+ 2
Tetanus	54	16	62	6	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	55	15	56	11	+ 3
Encephalitis	56	14	59	8	+ 6
Alcohol	57	13	48	28	- 15
Leukemia	58	12	49	24	- 12
Bladder Cancer	59	10	54	16	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	60	8	52	21	- 13
Appendicitis	61	6	58	9	- 2
Other Neoplasms	62	3	60	8	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	63	2	64	2	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2	57	9	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	2	66	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	2	69	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	67	1	61	6	- 5
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
War	70	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Liberia

Namibia

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.