PERU VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	16,586	17	2,377	+ 14,209
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,145	1	15,326	+ 819
Measles	3	15,315	73	0	+ 15,315
Malaria	4	14,555	61	35	+ 14,520
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,514	9	4,414	+ 7,100
HIV/AIDS	6	11,506	31	849	+ 10,657
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,300	2	13,769	- 2,469
Low Birth Weight	8	9,904	24	1,475	+ 8,429
Birth Trauma	9	9,602	37	537	+ 9,065
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	9,544	27	1,108	+ 8,435
Stroke	11	9,462	3	7,722	+ 1,740
Maternal Conditions	12	5,214	43	345	+ 4,869
Liver Disease	13	5,147	5	6,375	- 1,229
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,995	19	1,997	+ 2,998
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,897	8	4,437	- 539
Kidney Disease	16	3,649	4	7,234	- 3,585
Meningitis	17	3,310	56	118	+ 3,192
Violence	18	2,859	12	3,013	- 153
Cervical Cancer	19	2,840	21	1,924	+ 916
Liver Cancer	20	2,633	16	2,476	+ 157
Syphilis	21	2,364	52	182	+ 2,181
Other Injuries	22	2,280	13	2,876	- 596
Hypertension	23	2,222	28	1,061	+ 1,161
Malnutrition	24	2,119	29	1,006	+ 1,113
Prostate Cancer	25	1,783	11	3,167	- 1,384
Lung Disease	26	1,760	15	2,519	- 758
Breast Cancer	27	1,472	20	1,969	- 497
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,472	40	474	+ 997
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,407	6	5,811	- 4,405
Suicide	30	1,316	30	903	+ 414
Asthma	31	1,196	50	208	+ 988
Pertussis	32	1,183	48	260	+ 923
Falls	33	932	25	1,285	- 353
Fires	34	919	49	239	+ 680
Drownings	35	760	36	584	+ 177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	756	35	609	+ 147
Stomach Cancer	37	729	7	5,072	- 4,343
Inflammatory/Heart	38	691	39	494	+ 198
Lymphomas	39	561	18	2,254	- 1,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	537	14	2,642	- 2,105
Poisonings	41	490	55	126	+ 365
Epilepsy	42	485	47	262	+ 223
Parkinson's Disease	43	433	26	1,270	- 836
Lung Cancers	44	395	10	3,169	- 2,773
Schistosomiasis	45	308	77	0	+ 308
Skin Cancers	46	306	32	786	- 479
Ovary Cancer	47	302	33	713	- 411
Oral Cancer	48	301	38	519	- 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	300	51	198	+ 102
Drug Use	50	254	34	635	- 381
Skin Disease	51	247	54	156	+ 91
Hepatitis B	52	234	64	10	+ 225
Pancreas Cancer	53	226	23	1,607	- 1,381
Tetanus	54	187	60	48	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	55	171	45	304	- 133
Encephalitis	56	165	46	281	- 116
Alcohol	57	153	44	321	- 169
Leukemia	58	139	22	1,850	- 1,711
Bladder Cancer	59	114	41	463	- 349
Oesophagus Cancer	60	93	42	394	- 301
Appendicitis	61	74	53	170	- 96
Other Neoplasms	62	34	58	54	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	63	25	62	35	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	24	57	107	- 83
Hepatitis C	65	23	65	4	+ 19
Ascariasis	66	22	69	2	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	67	16	63	11	+ 5
Diphtheria	68	5	70	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	3	68	3	+ 0
War	70	3	67	3	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	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 PERU

Liberia

Peru

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.