SYRIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	12,142	56	23	+ 12,118
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,819	4	2,958	+ 8,861
Measles	3	11,212	70	0	+ 11,212
Malaria	4	10,656	79	0	+ 10,656
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,429	5	2,550	+ 5,879
HIV/AIDS	6	8,423	58	15	+ 8,408
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,272	1	28,203	- 19,931
Low Birth Weight	8	7,250	12	1,652	+ 5,598
Birth Trauma	9	7,029	21	744	+ 6,285
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	6,987	7	2,156	+ 4,831
Stroke	11	6,927	2	8,088	- 1,162
Maternal Conditions	12	3,817	45	105	+ 3,712
Liver Disease	13	3,768	11	1,720	+ 2,048
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,656	8	2,077	+ 1,579
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,853	15	1,534	+ 1,319
Kidney Disease	16	2,671	6	2,329	+ 342
Meningitis	17	2,423	35	295	+ 2,128
Violence	18	2,093	25	444	+ 1,649
Cervical Cancer	19	2,079	42	188	+ 1,891
Liver Cancer	20	1,928	31	366	+ 1,561
Syphilis	21	1,730	55	31	+ 1,700
Other Injuries	22	1,669	24	521	+ 1,148
Hypertension	23	1,627	23	707	+ 919
Malnutrition	24	1,551	51	73	+ 1,478
Prostate Cancer	25	1,305	28	404	+ 901
Lung Disease	26	1,289	13	1,601	- 313
Breast Cancer	27	1,078	10	1,953	- 875
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,077	26	418	+ 659
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,030	14	1,551	- 521
Suicide	30	964	33	333	+ 631
Asthma	31	876	17	1,052	- 176
Pertussis	32	866	37	289	+ 577
Falls	33	682	29	383	+ 299
Fires	34	673	43	179	+ 494
Drownings	35	557	40	215	+ 342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	554	49	79	+ 474
Stomach Cancer	37	534	22	725	- 191
Inflammatory/Heart	38	506	32	337	+ 169
Lymphomas	39	410	18	827	- 417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	393	16	1,224	- 830
Poisonings	41	359	46	98	+ 261
Epilepsy	42	355	48	92	+ 263
Parkinson's Disease	43	317	30	367	- 50
Lung Cancers	44	289	9	2,048	- 1,758
Schistosomiasis	45	226	60	11	+ 214
Skin Cancers	46	224	38	276	- 52
Ovary Cancer	47	221	34	328	- 107
Oral Cancer	48	220	36	289	- 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	220	41	197	+ 22
Drug Use	50	186	39	249	- 63
Skin Disease	51	181	61	8	+ 173
Hepatitis B	52	171	63	5	+ 166
Pancreas Cancer	53	165	27	411	- 246
Tetanus	54	137	52	57	+ 79
Uterin Cancer	55	125	44	146	- 21
Encephalitis	56	121	50	77	+ 44
Alcohol	57	112	53	51	+ 61
Leukemia	58	101	19	796	- 695
Bladder Cancer	59	83	20	757	- 674
Oesophagus Cancer	60	68	47	97	- 29
Appendicitis	61	54	54	36	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	62	25	57	21	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	63	18	59	14	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	18	62	7	+ 11
Hepatitis C	65	16	68	1	+ 16
Ascariasis	66	16	67	1	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	67	12	66	3	+ 8
Diphtheria	68	4	64	5	- 1
Chlamydia	69	2	69	1	+ 1
War	70	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	78	0	78	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	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Liberia

Syria

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.