YEMEN VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	16,352	18	1,899	+ 14,452
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,918	4	11,978	+ 3,939
Measles	3	15,099	12	3,019	+ 12,080
Malaria	4	14,350	20	1,719	+ 12,631
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,352	6	8,561	+ 2,791
HIV/AIDS	6	11,344	46	396	+ 10,948
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,141	1	30,158	- 19,017
Low Birth Weight	8	9,764	5	8,810	+ 955
Birth Trauma	9	9,467	7	5,939	+ 3,527
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	9,409	9	4,372	+ 5,037
Stroke	11	9,329	2	13,570	- 4,241
Maternal Conditions	12	5,141	32	890	+ 4,251
Liver Disease	13	5,074	13	2,891	+ 2,183
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,924	10	4,291	+ 633
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,842	19	1,794	+ 2,048
Kidney Disease	16	3,597	15	2,679	+ 919
Meningitis	17	3,263	28	1,018	+ 2,245
Violence	18	2,819	14	2,839	- 20
Cervical Cancer	19	2,800	57	119	+ 2,681
Liver Cancer	20	2,596	39	609	+ 1,987
Syphilis	21	2,330	53	175	+ 2,155
Other Injuries	22	2,247	16	2,225	+ 22
Hypertension	23	2,191	8	5,293	- 3,103
Malnutrition	24	2,089	27	1,058	+ 1,031
Prostate Cancer	25	1,758	63	39	+ 1,718
Lung Disease	26	1,735	11	3,196	- 1,461
Breast Cancer	27	1,451	26	1,134	+ 318
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,451	36	738	+ 713
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,387	22	1,405	- 18
Suicide	30	1,298	21	1,699	- 401
Asthma	31	1,180	17	2,106	- 926
Pertussis	32	1,167	23	1,239	- 73
Falls	33	919	24	1,170	- 251
Fires	34	906	29	991	- 85
Drownings	35	750	25	1,142	- 392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	745	33	833	- 88
Stomach Cancer	37	719	31	902	- 183
Inflammatory/Heart	38	681	40	585	+ 97
Lymphomas	39	553	45	433	+ 120
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	530	30	913	- 383
Poisonings	41	483	44	532	- 48
Epilepsy	42	478	43	539	- 61
Parkinson's Disease	43	427	49	362	+ 66
Lung Cancers	44	390	41	569	- 179
Schistosomiasis	45	304	56	124	+ 180
Skin Cancers	46	302	58	100	+ 202
Ovary Cancer	47	298	52	188	+ 109
Oral Cancer	48	297	42	547	- 251
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	296	37	707	- 411
Drug Use	50	250	38	613	- 362
Skin Disease	51	244	61	44	+ 200
Hepatitis B	52	231	50	299	- 69
Pancreas Cancer	53	223	51	283	- 60
Tetanus	54	184	47	395	- 211
Uterin Cancer	55	168	69	5	+ 163
Encephalitis	56	162	48	369	- 206
Alcohol	57	150	59	78	+ 72
Leukemia	58	137	34	776	- 640
Bladder Cancer	59	112	55	160	- 48
Oesophagus Cancer	60	92	35	765	- 673
Appendicitis	61	73	54	162	- 89
Other Neoplasms	62	33	64	21	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	63	25	62	42	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	24	66	14	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	22	68	8	+ 14
Ascariasis	66	22	65	17	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	67	16	70	5	+ 11
Diphtheria	68	5	67	14	- 9
Chlamydia	69	3	72	1	+ 2
War	70	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Otitis Media	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Liberia

Yemen

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.