USA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	173,978	62	546	+ 173,431
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	169,358	11	60,317	+ 109,041
Measles	3	160,652	80	0	+ 160,652
Malaria	4	152,681	77	0	+ 152,681
Road Traffic Accidents	5	120,779	17	41,694	+ 79,084
HIV/AIDS	6	120,693	42	5,660	+ 115,033
Coronary Heart Disease	7	118,534	1	504,904	- 386,370
Low Birth Weight	8	103,889	39	6,924	+ 96,965
Birth Trauma	9	100,722	54	1,233	+ 99,489
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	100,108	37	9,955	+ 90,154
Stroke	11	99,254	4	158,520	- 59,266
Maternal Conditions	12	54,694	56	779	+ 53,915
Liver Disease	13	53,989	16	43,402	+ 10,586
Congenital Anomalies	14	52,392	34	11,762	+ 40,631
Diabetes Mellitus	15	40,882	10	61,418	- 20,536
Kidney Disease	16	38,274	6	85,861	- 47,586
Meningitis	17	34,717	60	606	+ 34,112
Violence	18	29,994	27	18,976	+ 11,018
Cervical Cancer	19	29,787	38	6,984	+ 22,803
Liver Cancer	20	27,623	23	27,064	+ 559
Syphilis	21	24,795	66	49	+ 24,746
Other Injuries	22	23,912	25	25,997	- 2,085
Hypertension	23	23,310	8	65,960	- 42,650
Malnutrition	24	22,226	40	6,762	+ 15,464
Prostate Cancer	25	18,702	20	35,612	- 16,910
Lung Disease	26	18,463	3	195,387	- 176,924
Breast Cancer	27	15,442	13	48,671	- 33,229
Endocrine Disorders	28	15,437	14	46,985	- 31,549
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	14,757	2	287,198	- 272,442
Suicide	30	13,809	12	53,099	- 39,290
Asthma	31	12,550	46	3,818	+ 8,731
Pertussis	32	12,412	69	16	+ 12,396
Falls	33	9,774	18	40,418	- 30,644
Fires	34	9,641	49	3,183	+ 6,458
Drownings	35	7,977	45	4,070	+ 3,907
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	7,931	48	3,461	+ 4,470
Stomach Cancer	37	7,646	33	13,077	- 5,430
Inflammatory/Heart	38	7,249	22	32,529	- 25,280
Lymphomas	39	5,880	19	40,281	- 34,401
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	5,635	9	61,827	- 56,192
Poisonings	41	5,144	53	1,674	+ 3,470
Epilepsy	42	5,087	50	3,162	+ 1,924
Parkinson's Disease	43	4,545	21	34,491	- 29,946
Lung Cancers	44	4,147	5	155,533	- 151,385
Schistosomiasis	45	3,235	72	1	+ 3,234
Skin Cancers	46	3,213	32	14,311	- 11,098
Ovary Cancer	47	3,165	31	14,591	- 11,426
Oral Cancer	48	3,156	35	11,555	- 8,399
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	3,149	47	3,646	- 497
Drug Use	50	2,665	7	74,435	- 71,769
Skin Disease	51	2,593	43	5,409	- 2,816
Hepatitis B	52	2,457	59	608	+ 1,849
Pancreas Cancer	53	2,370	15	44,293	- 41,922
Tetanus	54	1,957	71	2	+ 1,955
Uterin Cancer	55	1,790	36	10,063	- 8,273
Encephalitis	56	1,728	68	25	+ 1,703
Alcohol	57	1,600	30	14,659	- 13,060
Leukemia	58	1,453	24	26,966	- 25,512
Bladder Cancer	59	1,194	26	19,622	- 18,428
Oesophagus Cancer	60	976	28	17,829	- 16,854
Appendicitis	61	778	63	424	+ 353
Other Neoplasms	62	354	29	17,743	- 17,389
Multiple Sclerosis	63	265	44	5,059	- 4,794
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	252	52	2,461	- 2,209
Hepatitis C	65	236	41	5,684	- 5,448
Ascariasis	66	235	82	0	+ 235
Upper Respiratory	67	168	65	229	- 62
Diphtheria	68	54	75	0	+ 54
Chlamydia	69	33	84	0	+ 33
War	70	32	55	1,198	- 1,165
Otitis Media	71	3	67	34	- 31
Dengue	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Liberia

United States

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.