RWANDA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	6,931	26	625	+ 6,306
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,747	1	5,280	+ 1,467
Measles	3	6,400	59	51	+ 6,349
Malaria	4	6,083	5	3,298	+ 2,785
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,812	3	3,718	+ 1,093
HIV/AIDS	6	4,808	7	2,826	+ 1,983
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,722	4	3,605	+ 1,117
Low Birth Weight	8	4,139	9	2,193	+ 1,946
Birth Trauma	9	4,013	10	1,888	+ 2,124
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	3,988	6	3,121	+ 867
Stroke	11	3,954	2	5,060	- 1,106
Maternal Conditions	12	2,179	21	722	+ 1,456
Liver Disease	13	2,151	8	2,548	- 397
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,087	12	1,777	+ 310
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,629	11	1,858	- 230
Kidney Disease	16	1,525	15	1,206	+ 319
Meningitis	17	1,383	19	847	+ 536
Violence	18	1,195	29	548	+ 647
Cervical Cancer	19	1,187	18	941	+ 246
Liver Cancer	20	1,100	23	706	+ 394
Syphilis	21	988	46	173	+ 815
Other Injuries	22	953	17	944	+ 8
Hypertension	23	929	14	1,357	- 429
Malnutrition	24	885	16	1,168	- 282
Prostate Cancer	25	745	32	396	+ 349
Lung Disease	26	736	13	1,555	- 819
Breast Cancer	27	615	27	600	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	28	615	41	219	+ 395
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	588	25	657	- 69
Suicide	30	550	24	704	- 153
Asthma	31	500	22	717	- 217
Pertussis	32	494	42	218	+ 277
Falls	33	389	31	412	- 23
Fires	34	384	38	270	+ 114
Drownings	35	318	36	285	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	316	33	362	- 46
Stomach Cancer	37	305	20	780	- 476
Inflammatory/Heart	38	289	34	347	- 58
Lymphomas	39	234	30	450	- 215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	224	28	591	- 367
Poisonings	41	205	40	220	- 15
Epilepsy	42	203	45	191	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	43	181	47	146	+ 35
Lung Cancers	44	165	39	234	- 69
Schistosomiasis	45	129	51	111	+ 18
Skin Cancers	46	128	50	113	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	47	126	53	92	+ 34
Oral Cancer	48	126	37	272	- 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	125	48	136	- 11
Drug Use	50	106	60	45	+ 62
Skin Disease	51	103	52	103	+ 1
Hepatitis B	52	98	55	68	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	53	94	43	214	- 119
Tetanus	54	78	58	53	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	55	71	56	58	+ 13
Encephalitis	56	69	61	39	+ 30
Alcohol	57	64	49	125	- 62
Leukemia	58	58	35	317	- 259
Bladder Cancer	59	48	62	35	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	60	39	44	213	- 174
Appendicitis	61	31	54	70	- 39
Other Neoplasms	62	14	64	16	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	11	66	7	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	63	23	- 13
Hepatitis C	65	9	65	12	- 3
Ascariasis	66	9	67	5	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	67	7	57	58	- 52
Diphtheria	68	2	71	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	70	2	- 1
War	70	1	69	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	4	- 4
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Liberia

Rwanda

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.