SOMALIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	6,623	4	10,261	- 3,639
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,447	1	21,712	- 15,265
Measles	3	6,115	3	11,576	- 5,460
Malaria	4	5,812	22	1,942	+ 3,870
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,598	11	4,231	+ 367
HIV/AIDS	6	4,594	33	610	+ 3,985
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,512	7	7,233	- 2,721
Low Birth Weight	8	3,955	8	6,250	- 2,296
Birth Trauma	9	3,834	5	9,573	- 5,739
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	3,811	2	15,363	- 11,552
Stroke	11	3,778	6	8,595	- 4,817
Maternal Conditions	12	2,082	12	4,127	- 2,045
Liver Disease	13	2,055	13	3,917	- 1,862
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,994	15	3,410	- 1,416
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,556	16	2,888	- 1,332
Kidney Disease	16	1,457	21	2,051	- 594
Meningitis	17	1,322	9	5,381	- 4,060
Violence	18	1,142	29	828	+ 313
Cervical Cancer	19	1,134	28	883	+ 251
Liver Cancer	20	1,052	53	256	+ 796
Syphilis	21	944	45	378	+ 566
Other Injuries	22	910	14	3,602	- 2,691
Hypertension	23	887	18	2,643	- 1,756
Malnutrition	24	846	10	4,825	- 3,979
Prostate Cancer	25	712	52	285	+ 427
Lung Disease	26	703	19	2,442	- 1,740
Breast Cancer	27	588	26	1,232	- 644
Endocrine Disorders	28	588	44	406	+ 181
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	562	32	647	- 86
Suicide	30	526	27	1,219	- 693
Asthma	31	478	23	1,878	- 1,400
Pertussis	32	472	20	2,054	- 1,582
Falls	33	372	37	548	- 176
Fires	34	367	30	810	- 443
Drownings	35	304	25	1,272	- 968
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	302	36	559	- 257
Stomach Cancer	37	291	49	310	- 19
Inflammatory/Heart	38	276	39	521	- 245
Lymphomas	39	224	34	605	- 381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	215	38	546	- 332
Poisonings	41	196	31	758	- 562
Epilepsy	42	194	43	419	- 225
Parkinson's Disease	43	173	56	184	- 11
Lung Cancers	44	158	54	233	- 75
Schistosomiasis	45	123	42	435	- 312
Skin Cancers	46	122	57	164	- 41
Ovary Cancer	47	120	50	295	- 174
Oral Cancer	48	120	46	328	- 208
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	120	41	446	- 326
Drug Use	50	101	65	54	+ 47
Skin Disease	51	99	58	151	- 52
Hepatitis B	52	94	48	315	- 221
Pancreas Cancer	53	90	62	108	- 17
Tetanus	54	74	17	2,648	- 2,574
Uterin Cancer	55	68	64	78	- 10
Encephalitis	56	66	63	91	- 25
Alcohol	57	61	59	151	- 90
Leukemia	58	55	35	562	- 506
Bladder Cancer	59	45	61	149	- 104
Oesophagus Cancer	60	37	40	516	- 479
Appendicitis	61	30	55	188	- 158
Other Neoplasms	62	13	70	12	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	10	71	8	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	66	35	- 26
Hepatitis C	65	9	67	34	- 25
Ascariasis	66	9	69	30	- 21
Upper Respiratory	67	6	47	326	- 319
Diphtheria	68	2	60	150	- 148
Chlamydia	69	1	72	5	- 4
War	70	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Otitis Media	71	0	68	32	- 31
Dengue	72	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Liberia

Somalia

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.