NIGERIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	120,448	3	127,335	- 6,888
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	117,249	1	207,281	- 90,031
Measles	3	111,222	14	29,439	+ 81,783
Malaria	4	105,704	4	100,963	+ 4,741
Road Traffic Accidents	5	83,617	12	41,693	+ 41,924
HIV/AIDS	6	83,558	10	44,124	+ 39,434
Coronary Heart Disease	7	82,063	7	61,374	+ 20,689
Low Birth Weight	8	71,924	6	95,959	- 24,035
Birth Trauma	9	69,731	5	100,186	- 30,455
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	69,307	2	144,724	- 75,417
Stroke	11	68,715	8	57,744	+ 10,971
Maternal Conditions	12	37,865	15	23,540	+ 14,325
Liver Disease	13	37,377	13	38,326	- 948
Congenital Anomalies	14	36,272	9	49,696	- 13,424
Diabetes Mellitus	15	28,304	18	22,497	+ 5,807
Kidney Disease	16	26,498	20	18,189	+ 8,309
Meningitis	17	24,035	11	43,651	- 19,616
Violence	18	20,765	19	18,407	+ 2,358
Cervical Cancer	19	20,622	25	10,574	+ 10,048
Liver Cancer	20	19,124	39	5,289	+ 13,835
Syphilis	21	17,166	38	5,449	+ 11,717
Other Injuries	22	16,555	17	22,696	- 6,141
Hypertension	23	16,138	24	10,692	+ 5,446
Malnutrition	24	15,388	36	5,896	+ 9,491
Prostate Cancer	25	12,948	35	5,914	+ 7,034
Lung Disease	26	12,782	22	12,569	+ 214
Breast Cancer	27	10,691	23	11,884	- 1,193
Endocrine Disorders	28	10,687	21	15,799	- 5,112
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	10,216	31	6,786	+ 3,431
Suicide	30	9,560	30	7,019	+ 2,542
Asthma	31	8,688	27	8,192	+ 496
Pertussis	32	8,593	16	23,282	- 14,689
Falls	33	6,767	28	7,528	- 762
Fires	34	6,675	29	7,132	- 457
Drownings	35	5,522	32	6,584	- 1,062
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,491	37	5,846	- 355
Stomach Cancer	37	5,294	50	2,129	+ 3,165
Inflammatory/Heart	38	5,019	42	4,826	+ 192
Lymphomas	39	4,071	40	5,202	- 1,130
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	3,901	43	4,152	- 251
Poisonings	41	3,561	33	6,570	- 3,009
Epilepsy	42	3,522	41	5,001	- 1,480
Parkinson's Disease	43	3,146	46	2,473	+ 673
Lung Cancers	44	2,871	57	1,295	+ 1,576
Schistosomiasis	45	2,240	54	1,508	+ 732
Skin Cancers	46	2,225	53	1,933	+ 291
Ovary Cancer	47	2,191	49	2,133	+ 59
Oral Cancer	48	2,185	48	2,238	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2,180	52	1,946	+ 234
Drug Use	50	1,845	34	6,273	- 4,428
Skin Disease	51	1,795	56	1,468	+ 327
Hepatitis B	52	1,701	55	1,488	+ 213
Pancreas Cancer	53	1,641	51	1,975	- 334
Tetanus	54	1,355	26	8,355	- 7,000
Uterin Cancer	55	1,239	62	679	+ 560
Encephalitis	56	1,197	59	937	+ 260
Alcohol	57	1,107	58	1,031	+ 76
Leukemia	58	1,006	47	2,257	- 1,251
Bladder Cancer	59	827	63	670	+ 157
Oesophagus Cancer	60	675	64	560	+ 115
Appendicitis	61	539	60	760	- 222
Other Neoplasms	62	245	66	290	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	63	183	68	179	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	174	69	165	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	164	65	304	- 140
Ascariasis	66	163	61	685	- 522
Upper Respiratory	67	116	67	259	- 143
Diphtheria	68	38	44	3,800	- 3,762
Chlamydia	69	23	71	14	+ 9
War	70	22	45	3,245	- 3,222
Otitis Media	71	2	72	3	- 1
Dengue	72	1	73	2	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Liberia

Nigeria

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.