SRI LANKA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	11,184	25	769	+ 10,415
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,887	8	5,117	+ 5,770
Measles	3	10,327	77	0	+ 10,327
Malaria	4	9,815	80	0	+ 9,815
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,764	9	4,200	+ 3,564
HIV/AIDS	6	7,759	55	39	+ 7,719
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,620	1	26,304	- 18,684
Low Birth Weight	8	6,678	29	536	+ 6,142
Birth Trauma	9	6,475	44	193	+ 6,282
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	6,435	28	605	+ 5,831
Stroke	11	6,380	6	6,805	- 425
Maternal Conditions	12	3,516	48	96	+ 3,420
Liver Disease	13	3,471	17	1,303	+ 2,168
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,368	22	989	+ 2,379
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,628	2	12,460	- 9,832
Kidney Disease	16	2,460	5	6,858	- 4,398
Meningitis	17	2,232	46	146	+ 2,086
Violence	18	1,928	31	499	+ 1,429
Cervical Cancer	19	1,915	26	762	+ 1,153
Liver Cancer	20	1,776	19	1,090	+ 685
Syphilis	21	1,594	58	15	+ 1,579
Other Injuries	22	1,537	14	1,529	+ 8
Hypertension	23	1,498	20	1,055	+ 443
Malnutrition	24	1,429	54	43	+ 1,385
Prostate Cancer	25	1,202	30	507	+ 695
Lung Disease	26	1,187	3	9,456	- 8,269
Breast Cancer	27	993	15	1,383	- 390
Endocrine Disorders	28	992	32	462	+ 530
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	949	4	6,939	- 5,990
Suicide	30	888	10	2,977	- 2,090
Asthma	31	807	7	6,471	- 5,664
Pertussis	32	798	59	15	+ 783
Falls	33	628	23	964	- 336
Fires	34	620	41	239	+ 381
Drownings	35	513	27	731	- 218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	510	56	38	+ 472
Stomach Cancer	37	492	16	1,321	- 829
Inflammatory/Heart	38	466	35	425	+ 41
Lymphomas	39	378	21	1,027	- 649
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	362	24	911	- 549
Poisonings	41	331	49	93	+ 237
Epilepsy	42	327	39	269	+ 58
Parkinson's Disease	43	292	45	168	+ 124
Lung Cancers	44	267	12	1,775	- 1,508
Schistosomiasis	45	208	81	0	+ 208
Skin Cancers	46	207	52	58	+ 148
Ovary Cancer	47	203	37	281	- 78
Oral Cancer	48	203	11	2,893	- 2,690
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	202	53	49	+ 153
Drug Use	50	171	40	257	- 86
Skin Disease	51	167	36	293	- 126
Hepatitis B	52	158	62	6	+ 152
Pancreas Cancer	53	152	43	214	- 61
Tetanus	54	126	57	27	+ 98
Uterin Cancer	55	115	42	218	- 103
Encephalitis	56	111	61	10	+ 101
Alcohol	57	103	51	82	+ 21
Leukemia	58	93	18	1,155	- 1,061
Bladder Cancer	59	77	34	432	- 355
Oesophagus Cancer	60	63	13	1,544	- 1,481
Appendicitis	61	50	64	5	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	62	23	50	86	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	63	17	69	2	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	60	11	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	15	75	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	66	15	72	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	67	11	66	5	+ 6
Diphtheria	68	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	84	0	+ 2
War	70	2	38	280	- 278
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Liberia

Sri Lanka

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.