UNITED KINGDOM VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	34,829	47	351	+ 34,478
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	33,904	3	40,540	- 6,636
Measles	3	32,162	75	0	+ 32,162
Malaria	4	30,566	76	0	+ 30,566
Road Traffic Accidents	5	24,179	33	2,169	+ 22,010
HIV/AIDS	6	24,162	55	188	+ 23,974
Coronary Heart Disease	7	23,730	2	71,728	- 47,998
Low Birth Weight	8	20,798	40	1,313	+ 19,485
Birth Trauma	9	20,164	54	190	+ 19,974
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	20,041	38	1,599	+ 18,442
Stroke	11	19,870	4	37,626	- 17,756
Maternal Conditions	12	10,949	64	47	+ 10,903
Liver Disease	13	10,808	14	7,666	+ 3,143
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,489	35	2,127	+ 8,362
Diabetes Mellitus	15	8,184	17	5,842	+ 2,342
Kidney Disease	16	7,662	18	5,471	+ 2,191
Meningitis	17	6,950	52	232	+ 6,718
Violence	18	6,005	46	868	+ 5,137
Cervical Cancer	19	5,963	43	1,099	+ 4,864
Liver Cancer	20	5,530	21	5,237	+ 293
Syphilis	21	4,964	62	49	+ 4,915
Other Injuries	22	4,787	19	5,464	- 677
Hypertension	23	4,667	23	5,208	- 541
Malnutrition	24	4,450	58	116	+ 4,334
Prostate Cancer	25	3,744	8	13,289	- 9,545
Lung Disease	26	3,696	6	32,896	- 29,200
Breast Cancer	27	3,091	9	12,718	- 9,627
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,090	28	3,297	- 207
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,954	1	98,135	- 95,181
Suicide	30	2,765	20	5,325	- 2,560
Asthma	31	2,512	41	1,302	+ 1,210
Pertussis	32	2,485	69	3	+ 2,482
Falls	33	1,957	15	7,618	- 5,662
Fires	34	1,930	48	334	+ 1,596
Drownings	35	1,597	49	301	+ 1,296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,588	36	2,090	- 502
Stomach Cancer	37	1,531	24	4,999	- 3,468
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,451	29	3,126	- 1,675
Lymphomas	39	1,177	10	9,350	- 8,173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,128	7	18,446	- 17,318
Poisonings	41	1,030	53	221	+ 809
Epilepsy	42	1,018	42	1,193	- 175
Parkinson's Disease	43	910	13	8,573	- 7,663
Lung Cancers	44	830	5	35,715	- 34,885
Schistosomiasis	45	648	78	0	+ 648
Skin Cancers	46	643	27	3,727	- 3,084
Ovary Cancer	47	634	25	4,019	- 3,385
Oral Cancer	48	632	30	3,109	- 2,477
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	630	45	876	- 246
Drug Use	50	534	31	2,824	- 2,291
Skin Disease	51	519	34	2,134	- 1,615
Hepatitis B	52	492	65	40	+ 452
Pancreas Cancer	53	475	11	8,995	- 8,521
Tetanus	54	392	72	0	+ 391
Uterin Cancer	55	358	32	2,346	- 1,988
Encephalitis	56	346	68	6	+ 340
Alcohol	57	320	39	1,555	- 1,234
Leukemia	58	291	22	5,211	- 4,920
Bladder Cancer	59	239	16	6,133	- 5,894
Oesophagus Cancer	60	195	12	8,727	- 8,531
Appendicitis	61	156	59	105	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	62	71	26	3,986	- 3,915
Multiple Sclerosis	63	53	37	1,856	- 1,803
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	50	44	1,014	- 963
Hepatitis C	65	47	51	267	- 220
Ascariasis	66	47	80	0	+ 47
Upper Respiratory	67	34	63	48	- 15
Diphtheria	68	11	74	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	69	7	79	0	+ 7
War	70	6	67	10	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	66	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Liberia

United Kingdom

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.