NEPAL VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	15,834	3	16,535	- 701
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,413	6	6,237	+ 9,176
Measles	3	14,621	59	60	+ 14,561
Malaria	4	13,896	72	0	+ 13,896
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,992	9	4,654	+ 6,338
HIV/AIDS	6	10,984	34	737	+ 10,248
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,788	2	19,677	- 8,889
Low Birth Weight	8	9,455	11	3,822	+ 5,633
Birth Trauma	9	9,167	15	2,676	+ 6,491
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	9,111	7	6,071	+ 3,040
Stroke	11	9,033	4	12,909	- 3,875
Maternal Conditions	12	4,978	28	977	+ 4,001
Liver Disease	13	4,914	5	6,383	- 1,470
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,768	21	1,949	+ 2,820
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,721	14	2,929	+ 792
Kidney Disease	16	3,483	10	4,284	- 801
Meningitis	17	3,160	43	377	+ 2,782
Violence	18	2,730	35	704	+ 2,026
Cervical Cancer	19	2,711	20	1,969	+ 741
Liver Cancer	20	2,514	46	256	+ 2,258
Syphilis	21	2,257	54	134	+ 2,123
Other Injuries	22	2,176	22	1,655	+ 522
Hypertension	23	2,121	18	2,092	+ 30
Malnutrition	24	2,023	31	845	+ 1,178
Prostate Cancer	25	1,702	58	85	+ 1,617
Lung Disease	26	1,680	1	27,027	- 25,346
Breast Cancer	27	1,405	27	1,038	+ 367
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,405	45	257	+ 1,147
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,343	19	2,022	- 679
Suicide	30	1,257	16	2,571	- 1,314
Asthma	31	1,142	8	5,930	- 4,788
Pertussis	32	1,130	40	453	+ 677
Falls	33	890	13	3,321	- 2,432
Fires	34	877	50	184	+ 694
Drownings	35	726	23	1,505	- 779
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	722	49	191	+ 531
Stomach Cancer	37	696	25	1,379	- 683
Inflammatory/Heart	38	660	48	217	+ 443
Lymphomas	39	535	32	768	- 232
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	513	26	1,167	- 654
Poisonings	41	468	39	474	- 5
Epilepsy	42	463	30	874	- 411
Parkinson's Disease	43	414	33	760	- 346
Lung Cancers	44	377	12	3,586	- 3,209
Schistosomiasis	45	294	73	0	+ 294
Skin Cancers	46	292	42	400	- 107
Ovary Cancer	47	288	37	585	- 296
Oral Cancer	48	287	24	1,389	- 1,101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	287	17	2,320	- 2,033
Drug Use	50	243	57	93	+ 149
Skin Disease	51	236	67	17	+ 219
Hepatitis B	52	224	56	117	+ 107
Pancreas Cancer	53	216	41	445	- 229
Tetanus	54	178	53	134	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	55	163	60	56	+ 106
Encephalitis	56	157	29	882	- 725
Alcohol	57	146	52	168	- 22
Leukemia	58	132	36	668	- 535
Bladder Cancer	59	109	44	325	- 216
Oesophagus Cancer	60	89	38	491	- 402
Appendicitis	61	71	47	220	- 150
Other Neoplasms	62	32	61	50	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	63	24	63	38	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	23	51	173	- 150
Hepatitis C	65	21	64	29	- 7
Ascariasis	66	21	69	4	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	67	15	66	24	- 8
Diphtheria	68	5	71	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	3	68	5	- 2
War	70	3	65	24	- 21
Otitis Media	71	0	70	4	- 4
Dengue	72	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Liberia

Nepal

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.