ROMANIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	9,233	28	1,015	+ 8,218
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,988	5	9,357	- 369
Measles	3	8,526	61	7	+ 8,518
Malaria	4	8,103	75	0	+ 8,103
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,410	20	1,992	+ 4,418
HIV/AIDS	6	6,405	47	219	+ 6,186
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,291	1	71,810	- 65,520
Low Birth Weight	8	5,513	41	317	+ 5,197
Birth Trauma	9	5,345	57	38	+ 5,307
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	5,313	46	223	+ 5,089
Stroke	11	5,267	2	49,707	- 44,440
Maternal Conditions	12	2,903	58	35	+ 2,867
Liver Disease	13	2,865	6	8,920	- 6,055
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,780	38	367	+ 2,414
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,170	18	2,230	- 61
Kidney Disease	16	2,031	9	5,175	- 3,143
Meningitis	17	1,842	54	76	+ 1,766
Violence	18	1,592	44	255	+ 1,336
Cervical Cancer	19	1,581	22	1,870	- 289
Liver Cancer	20	1,466	13	3,114	- 1,648
Syphilis	21	1,316	66	1	+ 1,314
Other Injuries	22	1,269	19	2,139	- 870
Hypertension	23	1,237	3	11,007	- 9,770
Malnutrition	24	1,180	50	142	+ 1,038
Prostate Cancer	25	993	16	2,449	- 1,456
Lung Disease	26	980	7	7,359	- 6,379
Breast Cancer	27	820	11	3,851	- 3,031
Endocrine Disorders	28	819	48	193	+ 627
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	783	15	2,839	- 2,056
Suicide	30	733	21	1,886	- 1,154
Asthma	31	666	45	225	+ 441
Pertussis	32	659	69	0	+ 659
Falls	33	519	24	1,504	- 985
Fires	34	512	36	421	+ 90
Drownings	35	423	32	596	- 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	421	33	531	- 110
Stomach Cancer	37	406	12	3,457	- 3,051
Inflammatory/Heart	38	385	10	4,433	- 4,048
Lymphomas	39	312	25	1,385	- 1,073
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	299	8	6,835	- 6,536
Poisonings	41	273	39	366	- 93
Epilepsy	42	270	42	314	- 44
Parkinson's Disease	43	241	31	741	- 500
Lung Cancers	44	220	4	10,113	- 9,893
Schistosomiasis	45	172	74	0	+ 172
Skin Cancers	46	171	29	1,003	- 833
Ovary Cancer	47	168	27	1,109	- 941
Oral Cancer	48	167	17	2,290	- 2,122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	167	35	440	- 273
Drug Use	50	141	40	346	- 205
Skin Disease	51	138	53	97	+ 40
Hepatitis B	52	130	59	30	+ 100
Pancreas Cancer	53	126	14	2,935	- 2,809
Tetanus	54	104	67	1	+ 102
Uterin Cancer	55	95	34	522	- 427
Encephalitis	56	92	62	6	+ 86
Alcohol	57	85	37	409	- 324
Leukemia	58	77	26	1,342	- 1,265
Bladder Cancer	59	63	23	1,715	- 1,652
Oesophagus Cancer	60	52	30	755	- 703
Appendicitis	61	41	60	21	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	62	19	43	289	- 270
Multiple Sclerosis	63	14	55	66	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	13	85	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	65	13	52	98	- 86
Ascariasis	66	12	82	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	67	9	63	3	+ 6
Diphtheria	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	78	0	+ 2
War	70	2	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	103	- 103
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	56	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Liberia

Romania

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.