VENEZUELA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	15,899	31	748	+ 15,151
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,477	7	7,188	+ 8,289
Measles	3	14,681	79	0	+ 14,681
Malaria	4	13,953	42	402	+ 13,551
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,037	5	11,127	- 90
HIV/AIDS	6	11,030	6	7,490	+ 3,539
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,832	1	26,905	- 16,073
Low Birth Weight	8	9,494	12	3,088	+ 6,406
Birth Trauma	9	9,204	24	1,087	+ 8,117
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	9,148	22	1,359	+ 7,789
Stroke	11	9,070	3	12,133	- 3,063
Maternal Conditions	12	4,998	39	422	+ 4,576
Liver Disease	13	4,934	16	2,340	+ 2,593
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,788	14	2,846	+ 1,942
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,736	4	11,176	- 7,440
Kidney Disease	16	3,498	8	5,932	- 2,434
Meningitis	17	3,173	49	251	+ 2,922
Violence	18	2,741	2	18,132	- 15,391
Cervical Cancer	19	2,722	20	1,986	+ 736
Liver Cancer	20	2,524	26	1,029	+ 1,495
Syphilis	21	2,266	67	15	+ 2,251
Other Injuries	22	2,185	21	1,693	+ 492
Hypertension	23	2,130	9	5,195	- 3,065
Malnutrition	24	2,031	32	629	+ 1,402
Prostate Cancer	25	1,709	13	2,848	- 1,139
Lung Disease	26	1,687	10	5,150	- 3,462
Breast Cancer	27	1,411	15	2,563	- 1,152
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,411	30	760	+ 651
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,349	35	572	+ 777
Suicide	30	1,262	34	585	+ 677
Asthma	31	1,147	46	311	+ 836
Pertussis	32	1,134	64	26	+ 1,109
Falls	33	893	28	865	+ 28
Fires	34	881	54	144	+ 737
Drownings	35	729	43	388	+ 341
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	725	40	418	+ 307
Stomach Cancer	37	699	17	2,175	- 1,476
Inflammatory/Heart	38	662	33	599	+ 63
Lymphomas	39	537	23	1,248	- 710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	515	19	2,037	- 1,522
Poisonings	41	470	58	68	+ 403
Epilepsy	42	465	41	411	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	43	415	48	252	+ 164
Lung Cancers	44	379	11	3,900	- 3,521
Schistosomiasis	45	296	76	1	+ 295
Skin Cancers	46	294	37	553	- 259
Ovary Cancer	47	289	36	563	- 273
Oral Cancer	48	288	38	544	- 256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	288	57	80	+ 208
Drug Use	50	244	50	225	+ 18
Skin Disease	51	237	66	18	+ 219
Hepatitis B	52	225	63	30	+ 195
Pancreas Cancer	53	217	25	1,082	- 865
Tetanus	54	179	68	8	+ 171
Uterin Cancer	55	164	47	309	- 146
Encephalitis	56	158	61	37	+ 121
Alcohol	57	146	62	34	+ 112
Leukemia	58	133	27	1,007	- 875
Bladder Cancer	59	109	45	365	- 255
Oesophagus Cancer	60	89	44	370	- 281
Appendicitis	61	71	56	98	- 26
Other Neoplasms	62	32	18	2,167	- 2,135
Multiple Sclerosis	63	24	60	51	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	23	52	180	- 157
Hepatitis C	65	22	65	21	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	21	70	5	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	67	15	74	1	+ 14
Diphtheria	68	5	78	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	3	82	0	+ 3
War	70	3	51	185	- 182
Otitis Media	71	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Liberia

Venezuela

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.