POLAND VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	19,713	41	597	+ 19,116
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,189	4	19,998	- 809
Measles	3	18,203	72	0	+ 18,203
Malaria	4	17,300	78	0	+ 17,300
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,685	22	3,555	+ 10,130
HIV/AIDS	6	13,675	54	115	+ 13,560
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,431	1	117,700	- 104,269
Low Birth Weight	8	11,771	42	579	+ 11,192
Birth Trauma	9	11,412	57	52	+ 11,360
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	11,343	37	839	+ 10,504
Stroke	11	11,246	2	32,693	- 21,447
Maternal Conditions	12	6,197	63	10	+ 6,188
Liver Disease	13	6,117	10	7,912	- 1,795
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,936	36	916	+ 5,020
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,632	8	8,947	- 4,315
Kidney Disease	16	4,337	20	4,065	+ 272
Meningitis	17	3,934	53	171	+ 3,763
Violence	18	3,398	49	294	+ 3,104
Cervical Cancer	19	3,375	32	1,907	+ 1,468
Liver Cancer	20	3,130	29	2,290	+ 840
Syphilis	21	2,809	69	0	+ 2,809
Other Injuries	22	2,709	28	2,527	+ 183
Hypertension	23	2,641	15	4,937	- 2,296
Malnutrition	24	2,518	50	291	+ 2,228
Prostate Cancer	25	2,119	11	6,489	- 4,370
Lung Disease	26	2,092	6	13,677	- 11,585
Breast Cancer	27	1,750	9	7,967	- 6,217
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,749	38	831	+ 918
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,672	21	3,701	- 2,029
Suicide	30	1,565	18	4,282	- 2,717
Asthma	31	1,422	43	540	+ 882
Pertussis	32	1,406	71	0	+ 1,406
Falls	33	1,107	16	4,712	- 3,604
Fires	34	1,092	45	474	+ 618
Drownings	35	904	39	636	+ 267
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	899	26	3,091	- 2,192
Stomach Cancer	37	866	12	5,910	- 5,044
Inflammatory/Heart	38	821	23	3,495	- 2,673
Lymphomas	39	666	19	4,141	- 3,475
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	638	5	14,610	- 13,972
Poisonings	41	583	51	205	+ 378
Epilepsy	42	576	35	1,145	- 569
Parkinson's Disease	43	515	34	1,500	- 985
Lung Cancers	44	470	3	25,781	- 25,311
Schistosomiasis	45	367	76	0	+ 367
Skin Cancers	46	364	31	2,155	- 1,791
Ovary Cancer	47	359	27	2,929	- 2,570
Oral Cancer	48	358	25	3,377	- 3,019
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	357	40	612	- 255
Drug Use	50	302	48	321	- 19
Skin Disease	51	294	46	469	- 175
Hepatitis B	52	278	56	52	+ 226
Pancreas Cancer	53	269	13	5,430	- 5,161
Tetanus	54	222	67	2	+ 220
Uterin Cancer	55	203	30	2,163	- 1,960
Encephalitis	56	196	64	6	+ 189
Alcohol	57	181	14	5,238	- 5,057
Leukemia	58	165	24	3,456	- 3,291
Bladder Cancer	59	135	17	4,700	- 4,565
Oesophagus Cancer	60	111	33	1,803	- 1,692
Appendicitis	61	88	55	69	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	62	40	7	9,256	- 9,216
Multiple Sclerosis	63	30	44	502	- 472
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	29	47	369	- 340
Hepatitis C	65	27	52	188	- 161
Ascariasis	66	27	82	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	67	19	60	19	- 0
Diphtheria	68	6	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	4	73	0	+ 4
War	70	4	66	4	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Liberia

Poland

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.