NIGER VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	13,402	13	3,703	+ 9,699
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,046	1	21,093	- 8,047
Measles	3	12,376	18	2,414	+ 9,962
Malaria	4	11,762	2	17,022	- 5,260
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,304	8	5,946	+ 3,358
HIV/AIDS	6	9,297	30	1,048	+ 8,250
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,131	6	8,229	+ 902
Low Birth Weight	8	8,003	4	9,560	- 1,557
Birth Trauma	9	7,759	7	8,030	- 271
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	7,712	3	16,030	- 8,319
Stroke	11	7,646	5	8,717	- 1,071
Maternal Conditions	12	4,213	14	3,317	+ 896
Liver Disease	13	4,159	11	4,116	+ 43
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,036	10	4,346	- 310
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,149	17	2,630	+ 519
Kidney Disease	16	2,948	16	2,732	+ 216
Meningitis	17	2,674	9	5,237	- 2,563
Violence	18	2,311	19	2,244	+ 67
Cervical Cancer	19	2,295	38	487	+ 1,808
Liver Cancer	20	2,128	35	745	+ 1,383
Syphilis	21	1,910	62	110	+ 1,800
Other Injuries	22	1,842	12	3,826	- 1,984
Hypertension	23	1,796	25	1,356	+ 440
Malnutrition	24	1,712	21	2,170	- 458
Prostate Cancer	25	1,441	57	128	+ 1,313
Lung Disease	26	1,422	20	2,172	- 750
Breast Cancer	27	1,190	29	1,075	+ 114
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,189	23	1,806	- 617
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,137	32	858	+ 279
Suicide	30	1,064	27	1,227	- 163
Asthma	31	967	22	1,902	- 935
Pertussis	32	956	15	2,858	- 1,901
Falls	33	753	26	1,297	- 545
Fires	34	743	28	1,120	- 378
Drownings	35	614	24	1,581	- 966
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	611	31	1,044	- 433
Stomach Cancer	37	589	44	300	+ 289
Inflammatory/Heart	38	558	34	769	- 210
Lymphomas	39	453	43	350	+ 103
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	434	37	522	- 88
Poisonings	41	396	33	771	- 375
Epilepsy	42	392	36	676	- 284
Parkinson's Disease	43	350	47	275	+ 75
Lung Cancers	44	319	67	42	+ 278
Schistosomiasis	45	249	50	237	+ 12
Skin Cancers	46	248	45	287	- 39
Ovary Cancer	47	244	40	425	- 181
Oral Cancer	48	243	49	242	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	243	39	467	- 224
Drug Use	50	205	58	126	+ 79
Skin Disease	51	200	52	213	- 13
Hepatitis B	52	189	46	279	- 90
Pancreas Cancer	53	183	54	138	+ 45
Tetanus	54	151	42	372	- 222
Uterin Cancer	55	138	64	86	+ 52
Encephalitis	56	133	61	112	+ 21
Alcohol	57	123	60	120	+ 3
Leukemia	58	112	48	258	- 146
Bladder Cancer	59	92	53	161	- 69
Oesophagus Cancer	60	75	55	132	- 56
Appendicitis	61	60	56	128	- 68
Other Neoplasms	62	27	68	24	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	63	20	69	22	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	19	70	18	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	18	66	46	- 27
Ascariasis	66	18	59	125	- 107
Upper Respiratory	67	13	63	94	- 81
Diphtheria	68	4	65	60	- 56
Chlamydia	69	3	71	3	- 0
War	70	2	41	409	- 407
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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 NIGER

Liberia

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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.