SPAIN VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	24,054	50	270	+ 23,784
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,416	7	13,717	+ 9,699
Measles	3	22,212	81	0	+ 22,212
Malaria	4	21,110	83	0	+ 21,110
Road Traffic Accidents	5	16,699	31	1,829	+ 14,870
HIV/AIDS	6	16,687	43	538	+ 16,149
Coronary Heart Disease	7	16,389	1	51,684	- 35,295
Low Birth Weight	8	14,364	52	253	+ 14,111
Birth Trauma	9	13,926	60	113	+ 13,813
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	13,841	36	1,064	+ 12,778
Stroke	11	13,723	3	29,004	- 15,281
Maternal Conditions	12	7,562	64	14	+ 7,548
Liver Disease	13	7,465	23	4,231	+ 3,233
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,244	38	863	+ 6,381
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,652	10	7,773	- 2,121
Kidney Disease	16	5,292	8	9,725	- 4,433
Meningitis	17	4,800	59	129	+ 4,671
Violence	18	4,147	51	262	+ 3,885
Cervical Cancer	19	4,118	39	855	+ 3,263
Liver Cancer	20	3,819	18	5,098	- 1,279
Syphilis	21	3,428	67	9	+ 3,419
Other Injuries	22	3,306	15	5,536	- 2,230
Hypertension	23	3,223	9	9,115	- 5,892
Malnutrition	24	3,073	47	302	+ 2,771
Prostate Cancer	25	2,586	13	6,420	- 3,834
Lung Disease	26	2,553	5	18,926	- 16,374
Breast Cancer	27	2,135	11	7,067	- 4,932
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,134	21	4,863	- 2,729
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,040	2	42,339	- 40,298
Suicide	30	1,909	25	3,609	- 1,700
Asthma	31	1,735	35	1,133	+ 602
Pertussis	32	1,716	73	2	+ 1,714
Falls	33	1,351	26	3,246	- 1,895
Fires	34	1,333	55	185	+ 1,148
Drownings	35	1,103	45	446	+ 657
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,097	44	475	+ 621
Stomach Cancer	37	1,057	14	5,796	- 4,739
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,002	19	4,984	- 3,982
Lymphomas	39	813	16	5,335	- 4,521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	779	6	16,957	- 16,178
Poisonings	41	711	57	170	+ 541
Epilepsy	42	703	40	824	- 121
Parkinson's Disease	43	628	20	4,943	- 4,315
Lung Cancers	44	573	4	22,131	- 21,557
Schistosomiasis	45	447	74	0	+ 447
Skin Cancers	46	444	32	1,803	- 1,359
Ovary Cancer	47	438	28	2,026	- 1,588
Oral Cancer	48	436	27	2,583	- 2,147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	435	33	1,612	- 1,177
Drug Use	50	368	41	776	- 408
Skin Disease	51	359	30	1,840	- 1,482
Hepatitis B	52	340	58	162	+ 178
Pancreas Cancer	53	328	12	6,752	- 6,424
Tetanus	54	271	72	2	+ 269
Uterin Cancer	55	247	34	1,612	- 1,364
Encephalitis	56	239	70	4	+ 235
Alcohol	57	221	46	333	- 112
Leukemia	58	201	24	3,772	- 3,571
Bladder Cancer	59	165	17	5,222	- 5,057
Oesophagus Cancer	60	135	29	2,011	- 1,876
Appendicitis	61	108	61	79	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	62	49	22	4,748	- 4,699
Multiple Sclerosis	63	37	49	287	- 250
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	35	48	294	- 259
Hepatitis C	65	33	42	652	- 620
Ascariasis	66	33	78	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	67	23	62	47	- 23
Diphtheria	68	8	76	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	5	82	0	+ 5
War	70	4	68	6	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	9	- 9
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Liberia

Spain

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.