SWEDEN VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	5,388	56	24	+ 5,364
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,245	7	2,659	+ 2,586
Measles	3	4,975	83	0	+ 4,975
Malaria	4	4,728	74	0	+ 4,728
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,740	34	315	+ 3,425
HIV/AIDS	6	3,738	61	13	+ 3,725
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,671	1	15,136	- 11,465
Low Birth Weight	8	3,217	51	50	+ 3,167
Birth Trauma	9	3,119	55	34	+ 3,086
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	3,100	36	289	+ 2,811
Stroke	11	3,074	3	6,035	- 2,961
Maternal Conditions	12	1,694	64	5	+ 1,689
Liver Disease	13	1,672	23	723	+ 948
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,622	35	308	+ 1,315
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,266	11	1,834	- 568
Kidney Disease	16	1,185	12	1,629	- 444
Meningitis	17	1,075	54	35	+ 1,040
Violence	18	929	47	113	+ 816
Cervical Cancer	19	922	38	228	+ 695
Liver Cancer	20	855	22	752	+ 104
Syphilis	21	768	72	0	+ 768
Other Injuries	22	741	15	1,374	- 633
Hypertension	23	722	10	1,838	- 1,117
Malnutrition	24	688	45	117	+ 571
Prostate Cancer	25	579	8	2,622	- 2,043
Lung Disease	26	572	4	4,344	- 3,773
Breast Cancer	27	478	13	1,582	- 1,104
Endocrine Disorders	28	478	24	702	- 224
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	457	2	10,917	- 10,460
Suicide	30	428	14	1,479	- 1,052
Asthma	31	389	42	158	+ 230
Pertussis	32	384	67	0	+ 384
Falls	33	303	17	1,109	- 806
Fires	34	299	49	65	+ 234
Drownings	35	247	46	114	+ 133
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	246	37	277	- 31
Stomach Cancer	37	237	26	612	- 376
Inflammatory/Heart	38	224	28	547	- 322
Lymphomas	39	182	16	1,357	- 1,175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	175	6	3,049	- 2,875
Poisonings	41	159	60	18	+ 142
Epilepsy	42	158	44	121	+ 37
Parkinson's Disease	43	141	19	943	- 802
Lung Cancers	44	128	5	3,722	- 3,594
Schistosomiasis	45	100	69	0	+ 100
Skin Cancers	46	100	25	650	- 551
Ovary Cancer	47	98	27	553	- 455
Oral Cancer	48	98	31	379	- 282
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	98	48	110	- 13
Drug Use	50	83	30	423	- 341
Skin Disease	51	80	39	220	- 140
Hepatitis B	52	76	62	9	+ 67
Pancreas Cancer	53	73	9	1,849	- 1,775
Tetanus	54	61	68	0	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	55	55	33	345	- 289
Encephalitis	56	54	71	0	+ 53
Alcohol	57	50	32	359	- 309
Leukemia	58	45	20	825	- 780
Bladder Cancer	59	37	21	760	- 723
Oesophagus Cancer	60	30	29	538	- 508
Appendicitis	61	24	59	18	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	62	11	18	1,036	- 1,025
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	41	170	- 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	43	129	- 121
Hepatitis C	65	7	53	44	- 37
Ascariasis	66	7	81	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	67	5	58	20	- 14
Diphtheria	68	2	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	73	0	+ 1
War	70	1	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Liberia

Sweden

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.