SWITZERLAND VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	4,508	56	21	+ 4,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,388	8	1,949	+ 2,439
Measles	3	4,163	75	0	+ 4,163
Malaria	4	3,956	77	0	+ 3,956
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,129	34	193	+ 2,936
HIV/AIDS	6	3,127	54	29	+ 3,098
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,071	1	10,713	- 7,642
Low Birth Weight	8	2,692	43	105	+ 2,587
Birth Trauma	9	2,610	52	32	+ 2,578
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	2,594	35	186	+ 2,408
Stroke	11	2,572	3	3,918	- 1,346
Maternal Conditions	12	1,417	64	4	+ 1,413
Liver Disease	13	1,399	21	677	+ 722
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,358	31	305	+ 1,052
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,059	17	1,022	+ 37
Kidney Disease	16	992	13	1,261	- 269
Meningitis	17	900	57	20	+ 880
Violence	18	777	51	42	+ 735
Cervical Cancer	19	772	42	105	+ 667
Liver Cancer	20	716	19	805	- 89
Syphilis	21	642	65	2	+ 641
Other Injuries	22	620	30	410	+ 210
Hypertension	23	604	6	2,471	- 1,867
Malnutrition	24	576	47	84	+ 492
Prostate Cancer	25	485	10	1,579	- 1,095
Lung Disease	26	478	5	2,902	- 2,424
Breast Cancer	27	400	11	1,577	- 1,177
Endocrine Disorders	28	400	25	593	- 193
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	382	2	7,192	- 6,810
Suicide	30	358	14	1,249	- 891
Asthma	31	325	46	95	+ 230
Pertussis	32	322	73	0	+ 322
Falls	33	253	9	1,919	- 1,666
Fires	34	250	55	21	+ 228
Drownings	35	207	50	49	+ 157
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	206	41	122	+ 83
Stomach Cancer	37	198	24	614	- 416
Inflammatory/Heart	38	188	16	1,027	- 839
Lymphomas	39	152	15	1,131	- 979
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	146	7	1,995	- 1,849
Poisonings	41	133	60	13	+ 120
Epilepsy	42	132	39	159	- 27
Parkinson's Disease	43	118	18	857	- 739
Lung Cancers	44	107	4	3,520	- 3,412
Schistosomiasis	45	84	72	0	+ 83
Skin Cancers	46	83	27	493	- 410
Ovary Cancer	47	82	29	457	- 375
Oral Cancer	48	82	26	500	- 419
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	82	48	78	+ 4
Drug Use	50	69	36	176	- 107
Skin Disease	51	67	40	129	- 62
Hepatitis B	52	64	63	5	+ 59
Pancreas Cancer	53	61	12	1,486	- 1,424
Tetanus	54	51	70	0	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	55	46	33	224	- 177
Encephalitis	56	45	68	1	+ 44
Alcohol	57	41	32	229	- 187
Leukemia	58	38	22	671	- 634
Bladder Cancer	59	31	23	669	- 639
Oesophagus Cancer	60	25	28	491	- 466
Appendicitis	61	20	59	15	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	62	9	20	681	- 672
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	38	160	- 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	49	68	- 61
Hepatitis C	65	6	58	15	- 9
Ascariasis	66	6	82	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	67	4	61	11	- 7
Diphtheria	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	79	0	+ 1
War	70	1	67	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Liberia

Switzerland

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.