NICARAGUA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	3,397	37	115	+ 3,282
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,307	7	1,152	+ 2,155
Measles	3	3,137	78	0	+ 3,137
Malaria	4	2,981	83	0	+ 2,981
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,358	8	1,109	+ 1,250
HIV/AIDS	6	2,357	35	139	+ 2,217
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,314	1	5,843	- 3,529
Low Birth Weight	8	2,028	13	490	+ 1,539
Birth Trauma	9	1,967	25	198	+ 1,769
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	1,955	36	122	+ 1,832
Stroke	11	1,938	3	2,225	- 287
Maternal Conditions	12	1,068	39	88	+ 980
Liver Disease	13	1,054	6	1,203	- 149
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,023	11	571	+ 452
Diabetes Mellitus	15	798	4	2,068	- 1,269
Kidney Disease	16	747	2	3,533	- 2,786
Meningitis	17	678	51	29	+ 649
Violence	18	586	10	619	- 33
Cervical Cancer	19	582	16	374	+ 207
Liver Cancer	20	539	12	509	+ 31
Syphilis	21	484	60	9	+ 475
Other Injuries	22	467	17	358	+ 109
Hypertension	23	455	9	1,103	- 648
Malnutrition	24	434	30	163	+ 271
Prostate Cancer	25	365	15	386	- 21
Lung Disease	26	360	5	1,570	- 1,209
Breast Cancer	27	302	20	283	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	28	301	28	164	+ 138
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	288	33	149	+ 139
Suicide	30	270	19	285	- 15
Asthma	31	245	38	105	+ 140
Pertussis	32	242	67	3	+ 239
Falls	33	191	22	276	- 85
Fires	34	188	57	16	+ 172
Drownings	35	156	32	157	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	155	40	85	+ 69
Stomach Cancer	37	149	14	478	- 328
Inflammatory/Heart	38	142	34	139	+ 2
Lymphomas	39	115	29	164	- 49
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	110	18	315	- 205
Poisonings	41	100	55	18	+ 83
Epilepsy	42	99	41	74	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	43	89	42	67	+ 22
Lung Cancers	44	81	23	274	- 193
Schistosomiasis	45	63	84	0	+ 63
Skin Cancers	46	63	45	59	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	47	62	44	61	+ 1
Oral Cancer	48	62	43	64	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	61	54	20	+ 42
Drug Use	50	52	46	50	+ 2
Skin Disease	51	51	31	162	- 111
Hepatitis B	52	48	62	5	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	53	46	27	178	- 131
Tetanus	54	38	79	0	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	55	35	48	39	- 4
Encephalitis	56	34	58	10	+ 24
Alcohol	57	31	21	279	- 247
Leukemia	58	28	24	227	- 199
Bladder Cancer	59	23	52	28	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	60	19	47	42	- 23
Appendicitis	61	15	49	32	- 17
Other Neoplasms	62	7	26	192	- 185
Multiple Sclerosis	63	5	61	7	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	50	31	- 26
Hepatitis C	65	5	68	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	66	5	69	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	67	3	72	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	74	0	+ 0
War	70	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	53	28	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Liberia

Nicaragua

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.