LIBERIA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,304	7	1,885	+ 3,419
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,413	29	235	+ 2,179
Lung Cancers	3	2,104	44	66	+ 2,038
Stroke	4	2,082	11	1,578	+ 503
Lung Disease	5	1,963	26	294	+ 1,670
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,062	40	90	+ 972
Breast Cancer	7	917	27	246	+ 672
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	900	2	2,693	- 1,793
Kidney Disease	9	736	16	609	+ 128
Other Injuries	10	716	22	380	+ 335
Pancreas Cancer	11	662	53	38	+ 625
Liver Disease	12	608	13	858	- 251
Suicide	13	562	30	220	+ 342
Lymphomas	14	522	39	93	+ 428
Prostate Cancer	15	515	25	297	+ 218
Parkinson's Disease	16	501	43	72	+ 429
Diabetes Mellitus	17	495	15	650	- 155
Falls	18	491	33	155	+ 335
Hypertension	19	434	23	371	+ 64
Leukemia	20	429	58	23	+ 406
Endocrine Disorders	21	427	28	245	+ 182
Stomach Cancer	22	414	37	122	+ 293
Inflammatory/Heart	23	397	38	115	+ 282
Other Neoplasms	24	395	62	6	+ 390
Liver Cancer	25	393	20	439	- 46
Bladder Cancer	26	355	59	19	+ 336
Ovary Cancer	27	286	47	50	+ 235
Oesophagus Cancer	28	258	60	16	+ 242
Alcohol	29	205	57	25	+ 180
Road Traffic Accidents	30	203	5	1,920	- 1,717
Skin Cancers	31	175	46	51	+ 124
Malnutrition	32	157	24	353	- 196
Oral Cancer	33	154	48	50	+ 104
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	153	49	50	+ 103
Epilepsy	35	136	42	81	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	36	127	55	28	+ 98
Congenital Anomalies	37	84	14	833	- 749
Cervical Cancer	38	78	19	474	- 396
Drug Use	39	75	50	42	+ 33
Anemia	40	68	83	0	+ 68
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	55	36	126	- 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	50	10	1,592	- 1,542
Schizophrenia	43	47	80	0	+ 47
Skin Disease	44	43	51	41	+ 2
Asthma	45	37	31	200	- 162
Multiple Sclerosis	46	33	63	4	+ 29
Hepatitis C	47	30	65	4	+ 26
Violence	48	25	18	477	- 452
Low Birth Weight	49	25	8	1,652	- 1,627
Osteoarthritis	50	21	85	0	+ 21
Fires	51	20	34	153	- 133
HIV/AIDS	52	20	6	1,919	- 1,899
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	19	64	4	+ 15
Drownings	54	16	35	127	- 111
Tuberculosis	55	15	1	2,766	- 2,751
Poisonings	56	12	41	82	- 70
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	10	84	0	+ 10
Meningitis	58	6	17	552	- 546
Birth Trauma	59	5	9	1,601	- 1,597
Hepatitis B	60	4	52	39	- 35
Upper Respiratory	61	3	67	3	+ 0
Appendicitis	62	3	61	12	- 10
Maternal Conditions	63	3	12	870	- 867
Oral conditions	64	2	86	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	1	56	27	- 26
Syphilis	66	1	21	394	- 393
War	67	1	70	1	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	32	197	- 197
Tetanus	69	0	54	31	- 31
Measles	70	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	45	51	- 51
Malaria	81	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Luxembourg

Liberia

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.