SINGAPORE VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	3,067	40	26	+ 3,042
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,986	2	5,189	- 2,204
Measles	3	2,832	72	0	+ 2,832
Malaria	4	2,692	75	0	+ 2,692
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,129	26	121	+ 2,008
HIV/AIDS	6	2,128	45	18	+ 2,110
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,090	1	5,292	- 3,202
Low Birth Weight	8	1,831	41	25	+ 1,806
Birth Trauma	9	1,776	55	3	+ 1,773
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	1,765	39	28	+ 1,737
Stroke	11	1,750	3	1,559	+ 191
Maternal Conditions	12	964	53	3	+ 961
Liver Disease	13	952	20	209	+ 743
Congenital Anomalies	14	924	31	80	+ 844
Diabetes Mellitus	15	721	28	108	+ 613
Kidney Disease	16	675	6	1,028	- 354
Meningitis	17	612	48	8	+ 604
Violence	18	529	46	15	+ 514
Cervical Cancer	19	525	30	85	+ 440
Liver Cancer	20	487	7	746	- 259
Syphilis	21	437	65	0	+ 437
Other Injuries	22	422	32	79	+ 343
Hypertension	23	411	8	732	- 321
Malnutrition	24	392	63	0	+ 392
Prostate Cancer	25	330	16	303	+ 27
Lung Disease	26	325	14	383	- 57
Breast Cancer	27	272	10	605	- 333
Endocrine Disorders	28	272	37	30	+ 242
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	260	36	32	+ 228
Suicide	30	243	9	650	- 407
Asthma	31	221	35	37	+ 184
Pertussis	32	219	62	0	+ 219
Falls	33	172	18	218	- 45
Fires	34	170	49	7	+ 163
Drownings	35	141	38	29	+ 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	140	33	69	+ 71
Stomach Cancer	37	135	12	405	- 270
Inflammatory/Heart	38	128	19	215	- 88
Lymphomas	39	104	13	397	- 293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	99	5	1,203	- 1,103
Poisonings	41	91	60	1	+ 90
Epilepsy	42	90	42	25	+ 65
Parkinson's Disease	43	80	29	90	- 10
Lung Cancers	44	73	4	1,540	- 1,467
Schistosomiasis	45	57	78	0	+ 57
Skin Cancers	46	57	34	56	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	47	56	21	204	- 148
Oral Cancer	48	56	15	317	- 261
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	56	43	22	+ 33
Drug Use	50	47	44	19	+ 28
Skin Disease	51	46	25	136	- 90
Hepatitis B	52	43	52	4	+ 39
Pancreas Cancer	53	42	11	537	- 495
Tetanus	54	34	73	0	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	55	32	23	147	- 116
Encephalitis	56	30	61	0	+ 30
Alcohol	57	28	47	10	+ 18
Leukemia	58	26	17	249	- 224
Bladder Cancer	59	21	27	120	- 99
Oesophagus Cancer	60	17	24	137	- 120
Appendicitis	61	14	50	6	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	62	6	22	195	- 189
Multiple Sclerosis	63	5	57	3	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	58	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	4	56	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	4	67	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	67	3	54	3	- 0
Diphtheria	68	1	64	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	70	0	+ 1
War	70	1	59	2	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Liberia

Singapore

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.