PORTUGAL VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	5,193	38	213	+ 4,980
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,055	4	6,851	- 1,796
Measles	3	4,795	71	0	+ 4,795
Malaria	4	4,557	78	0	+ 4,557
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,605	27	838	+ 2,767
HIV/AIDS	6	3,603	35	320	+ 3,283
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,538	1	12,878	- 9,340
Low Birth Weight	8	3,101	52	79	+ 3,022
Birth Trauma	9	3,006	60	24	+ 2,983
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	2,988	36	231	+ 2,757
Stroke	11	2,963	2	12,339	- 9,377
Maternal Conditions	12	1,633	63	7	+ 1,625
Liver Disease	13	1,611	22	1,126	+ 486
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,564	40	196	+ 1,367
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,220	8	3,601	- 2,381
Kidney Disease	16	1,142	9	2,803	- 1,661
Meningitis	17	1,036	56	43	+ 994
Violence	18	895	48	96	+ 799
Cervical Cancer	19	889	34	329	+ 560
Liver Cancer	20	825	18	1,270	- 446
Syphilis	21	740	64	3	+ 737
Other Injuries	22	714	13	1,937	- 1,223
Hypertension	23	696	14	1,880	- 1,184
Malnutrition	24	663	53	79	+ 585
Prostate Cancer	25	558	11	2,124	- 1,566
Lung Disease	26	551	7	4,286	- 3,735
Breast Cancer	27	461	12	1,997	- 1,536
Endocrine Disorders	28	461	17	1,547	- 1,086
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	440	3	7,191	- 6,751
Suicide	30	412	19	1,172	- 760
Asthma	31	375	43	146	+ 228
Pertussis	32	370	72	0	+ 370
Falls	33	292	23	1,033	- 741
Fires	34	288	46	108	+ 179
Drownings	35	238	51	79	+ 159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	237	37	229	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	37	228	10	2,532	- 2,304
Inflammatory/Heart	38	216	26	909	- 692
Lymphomas	39	176	16	1,608	- 1,432
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	168	6	4,389	- 4,221
Poisonings	41	154	57	29	+ 124
Epilepsy	42	152	31	415	- 263
Parkinson's Disease	43	136	21	1,139	- 1,004
Lung Cancers	44	124	5	4,406	- 4,282
Schistosomiasis	45	97	77	0	+ 97
Skin Cancers	46	96	30	523	- 428
Ovary Cancer	47	94	33	397	- 303
Oral Cancer	48	94	25	912	- 818
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	94	41	169	- 75
Drug Use	50	80	44	128	- 49
Skin Disease	51	77	39	202	- 125
Hepatitis B	52	73	59	26	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	53	71	15	1,669	- 1,598
Tetanus	54	58	73	0	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	55	53	32	406	- 352
Encephalitis	56	52	67	1	+ 50
Alcohol	57	48	45	111	- 63
Leukemia	58	43	24	1,015	- 972
Bladder Cancer	59	36	20	1,171	- 1,135
Oesophagus Cancer	60	29	29	623	- 594
Appendicitis	61	23	61	21	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	62	11	28	652	- 642
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	54	56	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	47	99	- 91
Hepatitis C	65	7	49	87	- 80
Ascariasis	66	7	83	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	67	5	62	15	- 10
Diphtheria	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	76	0	+ 1
War	70	1	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	49	- 49
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Liberia

Portugal

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.