PARAGUAY VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	3,827	26	273	+ 3,555
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,726	4	1,661	+ 2,064
Measles	3	3,534	78	0	+ 3,534
Malaria	4	3,359	81	0	+ 3,359
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,657	6	1,552	+ 1,105
HIV/AIDS	6	2,655	21	448	+ 2,207
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,608	1	4,327	- 1,720
Low Birth Weight	8	2,285	12	644	+ 1,641
Birth Trauma	9	2,216	30	213	+ 2,003
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	2,202	31	192	+ 2,010
Stroke	11	2,183	2	3,007	- 824
Maternal Conditions	12	1,203	49	64	+ 1,139
Liver Disease	13	1,188	17	524	+ 664
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,153	11	662	+ 491
Diabetes Mellitus	15	899	3	2,361	- 1,462
Kidney Disease	16	842	5	1,592	- 750
Meningitis	17	764	53	52	+ 711
Violence	18	660	13	566	+ 94
Cervical Cancer	19	655	18	516	+ 140
Liver Cancer	20	608	35	152	+ 455
Syphilis	21	545	42	119	+ 427
Other Injuries	22	526	9	843	- 317
Hypertension	23	513	8	895	- 383
Malnutrition	24	489	25	330	+ 159
Prostate Cancer	25	411	15	546	- 135
Lung Disease	26	406	7	1,181	- 775
Breast Cancer	27	340	20	481	- 141
Endocrine Disorders	28	340	14	562	- 222
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	325	36	144	+ 181
Suicide	30	304	22	425	- 121
Asthma	31	276	39	126	+ 150
Pertussis	32	273	59	30	+ 243
Falls	33	215	43	100	+ 115
Fires	34	212	50	63	+ 149
Drownings	35	175	32	178	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	174	47	69	+ 106
Stomach Cancer	37	168	24	355	- 187
Inflammatory/Heart	38	159	34	154	+ 5
Lymphomas	39	129	29	245	- 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	124	16	543	- 419
Poisonings	41	113	63	14	+ 99
Epilepsy	42	112	44	98	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	43	100	41	122	- 22
Lung Cancers	44	91	10	738	- 646
Schistosomiasis	45	71	80	0	+ 71
Skin Cancers	46	71	40	125	- 54
Ovary Cancer	47	70	45	85	- 15
Oral Cancer	48	69	38	134	- 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	69	55	43	+ 26
Drug Use	50	59	56	38	+ 21
Skin Disease	51	57	37	144	- 87
Hepatitis B	52	54	67	10	+ 44
Pancreas Cancer	53	52	28	258	- 206
Tetanus	54	43	64	12	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	55	39	54	45	- 6
Encephalitis	56	38	66	11	+ 27
Alcohol	57	35	23	410	- 374
Leukemia	58	32	27	272	- 240
Bladder Cancer	59	26	51	57	- 30
Oesophagus Cancer	60	21	33	173	- 152
Appendicitis	61	17	57	37	- 20
Other Neoplasms	62	8	19	487	- 479
Multiple Sclerosis	63	6	68	8	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	48	66	- 60
Hepatitis C	65	5	72	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	66	5	76	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	67	4	70	4	- 1
Diphtheria	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	79	0	+ 1
War	70	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	74	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	62	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	65	12	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	61	17	- 17
Chagas disease	78	0	60	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	8	- 8
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	82	- 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	52	- 52
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	86	0	73	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Liberia

Paraguay

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.