ZIMBABWE VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	8,725	16	1,999	+ 6,726
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,494	2	10,779	- 2,286
Measles	3	8,057	63	30	+ 8,027
Malaria	4	7,657	15	2,003	+ 5,654
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,057	4	6,037	+ 20
HIV/AIDS	6	6,053	1	19,988	- 13,935
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,945	3	8,493	- 2,548
Low Birth Weight	8	5,210	7	4,038	+ 1,173
Birth Trauma	9	5,051	8	3,405	+ 1,646
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	5,021	6	4,595	+ 426
Stroke	11	4,978	5	5,126	- 148
Maternal Conditions	12	2,743	19	1,749	+ 994
Liver Disease	13	2,708	17	1,941	+ 766
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,628	11	2,217	+ 410
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,050	9	3,344	- 1,293
Kidney Disease	16	1,920	12	2,214	- 294
Meningitis	17	1,741	22	1,325	+ 416
Violence	18	1,504	18	1,916	- 412
Cervical Cancer	19	1,494	14	2,023	- 529
Liver Cancer	20	1,385	38	510	+ 876
Syphilis	21	1,244	55	124	+ 1,119
Other Injuries	22	1,199	20	1,656	- 456
Hypertension	23	1,169	24	1,146	+ 23
Malnutrition	24	1,115	10	2,396	- 1,281
Prostate Cancer	25	938	32	628	+ 310
Lung Disease	26	926	23	1,163	- 237
Breast Cancer	27	774	28	839	- 65
Endocrine Disorders	28	774	34	553	+ 221
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	740	31	768	- 27
Suicide	30	693	13	2,069	- 1,376
Asthma	31	629	21	1,531	- 901
Pertussis	32	622	42	419	+ 204
Falls	33	490	41	465	+ 25
Fires	34	484	30	793	- 309
Drownings	35	400	27	956	- 556
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	398	35	548	- 150
Stomach Cancer	37	383	33	559	- 175
Inflammatory/Heart	38	364	25	1,047	- 684
Lymphomas	39	295	26	960	- 665
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	283	40	505	- 222
Poisonings	41	258	37	515	- 257
Epilepsy	42	255	39	508	- 253
Parkinson's Disease	43	228	46	226	+ 2
Lung Cancers	44	208	43	286	- 78
Schistosomiasis	45	162	53	172	- 10
Skin Cancers	46	161	44	264	- 103
Ovary Cancer	47	159	51	173	- 15
Oral Cancer	48	158	49	208	- 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	158	36	542	- 384
Drug Use	50	134	48	213	- 79
Skin Disease	51	130	52	173	- 43
Hepatitis B	52	123	60	57	+ 66
Pancreas Cancer	53	119	47	217	- 98
Tetanus	54	98	57	102	- 4
Uterin Cancer	55	90	50	182	- 92
Encephalitis	56	87	56	117	- 31
Alcohol	57	80	61	48	+ 32
Leukemia	58	73	45	244	- 171
Bladder Cancer	59	60	54	125	- 65
Oesophagus Cancer	60	49	29	801	- 753
Appendicitis	61	39	58	66	- 27
Other Neoplasms	62	18	62	37	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	67	14	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	13	64	26	- 14
Hepatitis C	65	12	66	14	- 2
Ascariasis	66	12	70	2	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	67	8	59	65	- 57
Diphtheria	68	3	72	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	2	69	3	- 1
War	70	2	65	26	- 24
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	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 ZIMBABWE

Liberia

Zimbabwe

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.