LIBERIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,368	7	1,885	+ 3,483
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,194	29	235	+ 2,959
Stroke	3	2,505	11	1,578	+ 927
Lung Cancers	4	1,974	44	66	+ 1,908
Lung Disease	5	1,912	26	294	+ 1,618
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,575	40	90	+ 1,485
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	969	2	2,693	- 1,724
Diabetes Mellitus	8	810	15	650	+ 160
Prostate Cancer	9	778	25	297	+ 481
Breast Cancer	10	776	27	246	+ 531
Falls	11	660	33	155	+ 505
Skin Cancers	12	644	46	51	+ 593
Lymphomas	13	641	39	93	+ 547
Pancreas Cancer	14	572	53	38	+ 534
Suicide	15	557	30	220	+ 337
Road Traffic Accidents	16	482	5	1,920	- 1,438
Kidney Disease	17	455	16	609	- 153
Leukemia	18	412	58	23	+ 389
Parkinson's Disease	19	372	43	72	+ 300
Hypertension	20	344	23	371	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	21	342	28	245	+ 96
Stomach Cancer	22	340	37	122	+ 218
Inflammatory/Heart	23	330	38	115	+ 214
Liver Cancer	24	303	20	439	- 136
Oesophagus Cancer	25	294	60	16	+ 278
Bladder Cancer	26	281	59	19	+ 262
Other Neoplasms	27	258	62	6	+ 252
Other Injuries	28	230	22	380	- 150
Ovary Cancer	29	218	47	50	+ 168
Congenital Anomalies	30	185	14	833	- 648
Oral Cancer	31	172	48	50	+ 122
Liver Disease	32	166	13	858	- 692
Uterin Cancer	33	152	55	28	+ 124
Skin Disease	34	124	51	41	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	119	49	50	+ 69
Asthma	36	95	31	200	- 104
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	85	10	1,592	- 1,507
Low Birth Weight	38	83	8	1,652	- 1,569
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	74	36	126	- 52
Drug Use	40	73	50	42	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	41	64	19	474	- 410
Violence	42	60	18	477	- 417
Epilepsy	43	58	42	81	- 23
Drownings	44	57	35	127	- 70
Alcohol	45	54	57	25	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	50	64	4	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	47	46	63	4	+ 42
Hepatitis C	48	31	65	4	+ 27
Osteoarthritis	49	25	85	0	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	23	84	0	+ 23
Anemia	51	18	83	0	+ 18
Tuberculosis	52	18	1	2,766	- 2,748
Fires	53	18	34	153	- 136
Birth Trauma	54	15	9	1,601	- 1,586
Malnutrition	55	15	24	353	- 339
Hepatitis B	56	15	52	39	- 24
HIV/AIDS	57	11	6	1,919	- 1,908
Poisonings	58	10	41	82	- 72
Meningitis	59	9	17	552	- 543
Schizophrenia	60	8	80	0	+ 8
Oral conditions	61	8	86	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	6	61	12	- 6
Maternal Conditions	63	5	12	870	- 865
Upper Respiratory	64	4	67	3	+ 1
Pertussis	65	1	32	197	- 197
Encephalitis	66	1	56	27	- 27
Otitis Media	67	1	71	0	+ 1
War	68	1	70	1	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	54	31	- 31
Syphilis	70	0	21	394	- 394
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	45	51	- 51
Malaria	78	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Diphtheria	83	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

New Zealand

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.