THAILAND VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	35,573	14	9,551	+ 26,022
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,628	3	31,289	+ 3,339
Measles	3	32,848	63	56	+ 32,793
Malaria	4	31,219	66	13	+ 31,206
Road Traffic Accidents	5	24,696	7	22,428	+ 2,268
HIV/AIDS	6	24,678	12	13,922	+ 10,756
Coronary Heart Disease	7	24,237	1	51,305	- 27,069
Low Birth Weight	8	21,242	40	1,548	+ 19,695
Birth Trauma	9	20,595	50	533	+ 20,061
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	20,469	15	6,863	+ 13,606
Stroke	11	20,294	2	50,273	- 29,979
Maternal Conditions	12	11,183	52	227	+ 10,956
Liver Disease	13	11,039	11	17,596	- 6,557
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,713	35	2,107	+ 8,605
Diabetes Mellitus	15	8,359	10	18,776	- 10,417
Kidney Disease	16	7,826	4	26,822	- 18,996
Meningitis	17	7,099	43	931	+ 6,168
Violence	18	6,133	31	2,965	+ 3,168
Cervical Cancer	19	6,090	19	5,110	+ 981
Liver Cancer	20	5,648	5	23,883	- 18,235
Syphilis	21	5,070	64	36	+ 5,034
Other Injuries	22	4,889	21	4,869	+ 20
Hypertension	23	4,766	34	2,179	+ 2,587
Malnutrition	24	4,545	42	962	+ 3,583
Prostate Cancer	25	3,824	30	3,013	+ 811
Lung Disease	26	3,775	9	19,474	- 15,699
Breast Cancer	27	3,157	17	6,053	- 2,895
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,156	37	1,888	+ 1,268
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,017	6	22,851	- 19,834
Suicide	30	2,824	16	6,147	- 3,323
Asthma	31	2,566	24	4,182	- 1,616
Pertussis	32	2,538	62	77	+ 2,460
Falls	33	1,998	18	5,409	- 3,411
Fires	34	1,971	48	617	+ 1,354
Drownings	35	1,631	25	3,956	- 2,325
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,622	39	1,679	- 57
Stomach Cancer	37	1,563	27	3,451	- 1,887
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,482	32	2,879	- 1,397
Lymphomas	39	1,202	22	4,539	- 3,337
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,152	13	9,908	- 8,756
Poisonings	41	1,052	57	132	+ 920
Epilepsy	42	1,040	47	689	+ 351
Parkinson's Disease	43	929	23	4,292	- 3,363
Lung Cancers	44	848	8	22,296	- 21,448
Schistosomiasis	45	662	75	0	+ 662
Skin Cancers	46	657	41	1,133	- 476
Ovary Cancer	47	647	36	2,003	- 1,356
Oral Cancer	48	645	20	4,961	- 4,316
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	644	51	436	+ 208
Drug Use	50	545	45	794	- 249
Skin Disease	51	530	28	3,375	- 2,845
Hepatitis B	52	502	56	153	+ 349
Pancreas Cancer	53	485	33	2,383	- 1,898
Tetanus	54	400	58	116	+ 284
Uterin Cancer	55	366	44	864	- 498
Encephalitis	56	353	46	722	- 368
Alcohol	57	327	49	548	- 221
Leukemia	58	297	26	3,902	- 3,605
Bladder Cancer	59	244	38	1,798	- 1,554
Oesophagus Cancer	60	199	29	3,156	- 2,956
Appendicitis	61	159	59	114	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	62	72	54	192	- 119
Multiple Sclerosis	63	54	61	86	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	52	53	194	- 143
Hepatitis C	65	48	67	7	+ 41
Ascariasis	66	48	69	4	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	67	34	65	18	+ 17
Diphtheria	68	11	71	1	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	7	70	3	+ 3
War	70	7	60	87	- 81
Otitis Media	71	1	68	7	- 6
Dengue	72	0	55	172	- 172
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Liberia

Thailand

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.