UGANDA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	25,073	10	7,255	+ 17,819
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,408	2	18,865	+ 5,543
Measles	3	23,153	51	343	+ 22,809
Malaria	4	22,004	3	13,576	+ 8,428
Road Traffic Accidents	5	17,406	4	13,012	+ 4,394
HIV/AIDS	6	17,394	1	21,188	- 3,794
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,083	9	8,784	+ 8,299
Low Birth Weight	8	14,972	8	9,673	+ 5,299
Birth Trauma	9	14,516	7	10,405	+ 4,111
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	14,427	5	12,103	+ 2,324
Stroke	11	14,304	6	11,181	+ 3,123
Maternal Conditions	12	7,882	17	3,641	+ 4,241
Liver Disease	13	7,781	13	5,122	+ 2,659
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,551	11	6,641	+ 910
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,892	14	4,794	+ 1,098
Kidney Disease	16	5,516	19	3,168	+ 2,348
Meningitis	17	5,003	16	3,718	+ 1,286
Violence	18	4,323	12	6,175	- 1,852
Cervical Cancer	19	4,293	15	4,378	- 85
Liver Cancer	20	3,981	29	1,522	+ 2,459
Syphilis	21	3,573	23	2,235	+ 1,338
Other Injuries	22	3,446	20	3,130	+ 317
Hypertension	23	3,359	21	3,120	+ 239
Malnutrition	24	3,203	18	3,317	- 114
Prostate Cancer	25	2,695	34	950	+ 1,745
Lung Disease	26	2,661	22	3,051	- 390
Breast Cancer	27	2,225	32	1,128	+ 1,098
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,225	38	761	+ 1,464
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,127	30	1,286	+ 840
Suicide	30	1,990	24	2,033	- 43
Asthma	31	1,809	27	1,745	+ 63
Pertussis	32	1,789	25	1,909	- 120
Falls	33	1,409	33	1,127	+ 282
Fires	34	1,389	36	872	+ 517
Drownings	35	1,150	31	1,238	- 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,143	41	687	+ 456
Stomach Cancer	37	1,102	45	515	+ 587
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,045	37	859	+ 186
Lymphomas	39	847	26	1,762	- 914
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	812	35	919	- 107
Poisonings	41	741	39	745	- 4
Epilepsy	42	733	43	599	+ 134
Parkinson's Disease	43	655	48	351	+ 303
Lung Cancers	44	598	46	441	+ 157
Schistosomiasis	45	466	52	286	+ 181
Skin Cancers	46	463	49	349	+ 114
Ovary Cancer	47	456	44	519	- 63
Oral Cancer	48	455	40	731	- 276
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	454	50	348	+ 106
Drug Use	50	384	57	233	+ 151
Skin Disease	51	374	55	242	+ 131
Hepatitis B	52	354	61	123	+ 231
Pancreas Cancer	53	342	47	358	- 17
Tetanus	54	282	53	271	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	55	258	56	234	+ 24
Encephalitis	56	249	62	122	+ 127
Alcohol	57	231	54	256	- 26
Leukemia	58	209	42	599	- 389
Bladder Cancer	59	172	59	181	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	60	141	28	1,674	- 1,534
Appendicitis	61	112	58	211	- 99
Other Neoplasms	62	51	66	37	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	63	38	69	16	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	36	64	55	- 19
Hepatitis C	65	34	67	30	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	34	70	16	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	67	24	60	144	- 119
Diphtheria	68	8	72	11	- 3
Chlamydia	69	5	73	6	- 1
War	70	5	63	88	- 83
Otitis Media	71	0	71	11	- 11
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Liberia

Uganda

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.