NETHERLANDS VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	9,042	56	29	+ 9,013
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,802	7	4,946	+ 3,856
Measles	3	8,349	73	0	+ 8,349
Malaria	4	7,935	77	0	+ 7,935
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,277	31	681	+ 5,596
HIV/AIDS	6	6,273	55	33	+ 6,240
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,160	2	17,601	- 11,440
Low Birth Weight	8	5,399	45	167	+ 5,232
Birth Trauma	9	5,235	52	74	+ 5,161
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	5,203	33	584	+ 4,619
Stroke	11	5,158	4	9,707	- 4,549
Maternal Conditions	12	2,843	65	8	+ 2,834
Liver Disease	13	2,806	28	936	+ 1,870
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,723	35	544	+ 2,179
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,125	14	2,386	- 261
Kidney Disease	16	1,989	12	2,530	- 541
Meningitis	17	1,804	51	78	+ 1,726
Violence	18	1,559	48	107	+ 1,452
Cervical Cancer	19	1,548	39	266	+ 1,282
Liver Cancer	20	1,436	24	1,163	+ 273
Syphilis	21	1,289	69	1	+ 1,288
Other Injuries	22	1,243	19	1,648	- 405
Hypertension	23	1,211	29	818	+ 393
Malnutrition	24	1,155	63	12	+ 1,143
Prostate Cancer	25	972	10	3,265	- 2,293
Lung Disease	26	960	5	9,567	- 8,608
Breast Cancer	27	803	9	3,535	- 2,732
Endocrine Disorders	28	802	26	1,055	- 252
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	767	1	18,148	- 17,381
Suicide	30	718	17	2,025	- 1,307
Asthma	31	652	46	165	+ 487
Pertussis	32	645	67	1	+ 644
Falls	33	508	8	4,131	- 3,623
Fires	34	501	53	49	+ 452
Drownings	35	415	49	98	+ 317
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	412	47	130	+ 282
Stomach Cancer	37	397	22	1,361	- 963
Inflammatory/Heart	38	377	23	1,201	- 824
Lymphomas	39	306	13	2,511	- 2,205
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	293	6	5,829	- 5,536
Poisonings	41	267	61	17	+ 250
Epilepsy	42	264	38	289	- 25
Parkinson's Disease	43	236	16	2,120	- 1,883
Lung Cancers	44	216	3	10,980	- 10,764
Schistosomiasis	45	168	74	0	+ 168
Skin Cancers	46	167	27	1,024	- 857
Ovary Cancer	47	165	25	1,067	- 902
Oral Cancer	48	164	30	768	- 604
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	164	41	238	- 74
Drug Use	50	139	42	231	- 92
Skin Disease	51	135	36	295	- 161
Hepatitis B	52	128	62	14	+ 114
Pancreas Cancer	53	123	11	2,995	- 2,872
Tetanus	54	102	72	0	+ 102
Uterin Cancer	55	93	34	566	- 473
Encephalitis	56	90	68	1	+ 89
Alcohol	57	83	32	612	- 529
Leukemia	58	76	20	1,578	- 1,503
Bladder Cancer	59	62	21	1,471	- 1,409
Oesophagus Cancer	60	51	15	2,145	- 2,095
Appendicitis	61	40	58	26	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	62	18	18	1,831	- 1,813
Multiple Sclerosis	63	14	37	295	- 281
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	13	44	214	- 201
Hepatitis C	65	12	60	20	- 8
Ascariasis	66	12	82	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	67	9	57	28	- 19
Diphtheria	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	78	0	+ 2
War	70	2	66	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	10	- 10
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Liberia

Netherlands

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.