LIBERIA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,515	7	1,885	+ 19,630
Stroke	2	14,892	11	1,578	+ 13,314
Hypertension	3	3,298	23	371	+ 2,927
Lung Cancers	4	3,030	44	66	+ 2,964
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,803	2	2,693	+ 111
Liver Disease	6	2,672	13	858	+ 1,814
Lung Disease	7	2,205	26	294	+ 1,911
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,048	40	90	+ 1,958
Kidney Disease	9	1,550	16	609	+ 942
Inflammatory/Heart	10	1,328	38	115	+ 1,213
Breast Cancer	11	1,154	27	246	+ 908
Stomach Cancer	12	1,036	37	122	+ 914
Liver Cancer	13	933	20	439	+ 494
Pancreas Cancer	14	879	53	38	+ 842
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	851	29	235	+ 616
Prostate Cancer	16	734	25	297	+ 436
Oral Cancer	17	686	48	50	+ 636
Diabetes Mellitus	18	668	15	650	+ 18
Other Injuries	19	641	22	380	+ 261
Road Traffic Accidents	20	597	5	1,920	- 1,324
Suicide	21	565	30	220	+ 346
Cervical Cancer	22	560	19	474	+ 87
Bladder Cancer	23	514	59	19	+ 495
Falls	24	451	33	155	+ 295
Lymphomas	25	415	39	93	+ 321
Leukemia	26	402	58	23	+ 379
Ovary Cancer	27	332	47	50	+ 282
Tuberculosis	28	304	1	2,766	- 2,462
Skin Cancers	29	301	46	51	+ 249
Oesophagus Cancer	30	226	60	16	+ 211
Parkinson's Disease	31	222	43	72	+ 150
Drownings	32	179	35	127	+ 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	159	36	126	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	34	156	55	28	+ 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	132	49	50	+ 82
Fires	36	126	34	153	- 27
Alcohol	37	123	57	25	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	38	110	14	833	- 723
Poisonings	39	110	41	82	+ 28
Drug Use	40	104	50	42	+ 61
Low Birth Weight	41	95	8	1,652	- 1,557
Epilepsy	42	94	42	81	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	43	86	62	6	+ 81
Violence	44	76	18	477	- 400
Asthma	45	67	31	200	- 132
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	67	10	1,592	- 1,525
HIV/AIDS	47	66	6	1,919	- 1,853
Endocrine Disorders	48	58	28	245	- 188
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	43	84	0	+ 43
Malnutrition	50	42	24	353	- 311
Schizophrenia	51	31	80	0	+ 31
Hepatitis C	52	29	65	4	+ 26
Skin Disease	53	29	51	41	- 12
Meningitis	54	23	17	552	- 529
Multiple Sclerosis	55	20	63	4	+ 16
Anemia	56	18	83	0	+ 18
Birth Trauma	57	11	9	1,601	- 1,590
Maternal Conditions	58	11	12	870	- 859
Hepatitis B	59	9	52	39	- 30
Appendicitis	60	6	61	12	- 6
Measles	61	2	3	2,554	- 2,552
Encephalitis	62	2	56	27	- 26
Upper Respiratory	63	1	67	3	- 2
Oral conditions	64	1	86	0	+ 1
War	65	1	70	1	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	21	394	- 394
Tetanus	67	0	54	31	- 31
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	32	197	- 197
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	45	51	- 51
Malaria	75	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	64	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Romania

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.