ZAMBIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	10,582	6	5,941	+ 4,641
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,301	2	9,517	+ 784
Measles	3	9,771	61	48	+ 9,723
Malaria	4	9,286	4	7,882	+ 1,404
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,346	11	3,654	+ 3,692
HIV/AIDS	6	7,341	1	17,234	- 9,894
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,210	10	4,432	+ 2,778
Low Birth Weight	8	6,319	8	4,857	+ 1,462
Birth Trauma	9	6,126	7	5,062	+ 1,065
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	6,089	5	6,275	- 186
Stroke	11	6,037	3	7,948	- 1,911
Maternal Conditions	12	3,327	22	1,188	+ 2,139
Liver Disease	13	3,284	9	4,501	- 1,217
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,187	12	3,146	+ 41
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,487	14	2,395	+ 92
Kidney Disease	16	2,328	18	1,760	+ 568
Meningitis	17	2,112	16	1,976	+ 136
Violence	18	1,824	23	1,153	+ 671
Cervical Cancer	19	1,812	17	1,799	+ 13
Liver Cancer	20	1,680	46	177	+ 1,503
Syphilis	21	1,508	24	885	+ 623
Other Injuries	22	1,454	19	1,729	- 274
Hypertension	23	1,418	13	2,616	- 1,199
Malnutrition	24	1,352	15	2,303	- 951
Prostate Cancer	25	1,138	30	561	+ 576
Lung Disease	26	1,123	21	1,273	- 150
Breast Cancer	27	939	35	366	+ 573
Endocrine Disorders	28	939	37	354	+ 585
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	898	29	590	+ 308
Suicide	30	840	20	1,303	- 463
Asthma	31	763	26	741	+ 22
Pertussis	32	755	25	743	+ 12
Falls	33	594	28	596	- 2
Fires	34	586	32	546	+ 40
Drownings	35	485	27	689	- 204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	482	40	246	+ 237
Stomach Cancer	37	465	42	206	+ 259
Inflammatory/Heart	38	441	33	501	- 60
Lymphomas	39	358	31	548	- 190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	343	43	203	+ 140
Poisonings	41	313	34	456	- 143
Epilepsy	42	309	38	332	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	43	276	47	164	+ 112
Lung Cancers	44	252	41	226	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	45	197	51	128	+ 69
Skin Cancers	46	195	54	108	+ 87
Ovary Cancer	47	193	57	82	+ 110
Oral Cancer	48	192	48	155	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	192	45	190	+ 2
Drug Use	50	162	53	122	+ 40
Skin Disease	51	158	52	126	+ 32
Hepatitis B	52	149	55	104	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	53	144	62	42	+ 102
Tetanus	54	119	44	190	- 71
Uterin Cancer	55	109	64	30	+ 79
Encephalitis	56	105	59	70	+ 35
Alcohol	57	97	49	140	- 43
Leukemia	58	88	39	261	- 173
Bladder Cancer	59	73	50	132	- 59
Oesophagus Cancer	60	59	36	359	- 299
Appendicitis	61	47	56	84	- 37
Other Neoplasms	62	22	65	20	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	16	67	13	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	15	63	30	- 15
Hepatitis C	65	14	66	18	- 3
Ascariasis	66	14	68	9	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	67	10	60	68	- 57
Diphtheria	68	3	73	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	2	71	3	- 1
War	70	2	69	6	- 4
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
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	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Liberia

Zambia

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.