LIBERIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,069	2	2,693	+ 6,376
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,417	10	1,592	+ 4,825
Measles	3	4,835	3	2,554	+ 2,281
Tuberculosis	4	4,286	1	2,766	+ 1,520
Birth Trauma	5	3,999	9	1,601	+ 2,397
Stroke	6	3,590	11	1,578	+ 2,012
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,021	7	1,885	+ 1,136
Low Birth Weight	8	2,611	8	1,652	+ 959
Meningitis	9	2,248	17	552	+ 1,696
Malnutrition	10	2,015	24	353	+ 1,662
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,767	5	1,920	- 153
Maternal Conditions	12	1,724	12	870	+ 854
Liver Disease	13	1,636	13	858	+ 778
Other Injuries	14	1,504	22	380	+ 1,124
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,424	14	833	+ 591
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,206	15	650	+ 556
Tetanus	17	1,106	54	31	+ 1,075
Hypertension	18	1,104	23	371	+ 733
Lung Disease	19	1,020	26	294	+ 727
Pertussis	20	858	32	197	+ 661
Kidney Disease	21	857	16	609	+ 248
Malaria	22	811	4	2,428	- 1,616
Asthma	23	785	31	200	+ 585
War	24	551	70	1	+ 550
Drownings	25	531	35	127	+ 404
Breast Cancer	26	514	27	246	+ 269
Suicide	27	509	30	220	+ 290
Cervical Cancer	28	369	19	474	- 105
Violence	29	346	18	477	- 131
Fires	30	339	34	153	+ 185
Poisonings	31	317	41	82	+ 235
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	270	29	235	+ 36
HIV/AIDS	33	255	6	1,919	- 1,664
Lymphomas	34	253	39	93	+ 159
Leukemia	35	235	58	23	+ 211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	234	36	126	+ 107
Falls	37	229	33	155	+ 73
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	228	40	90	+ 139
Inflammatory/Heart	39	218	38	115	+ 102
Oesophagus Cancer	40	216	60	16	+ 200
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	186	49	50	+ 136
Schistosomiasis	42	182	45	51	+ 130
Epilepsy	43	175	42	81	+ 94
Endocrine Disorders	44	170	28	245	- 76
Syphilis	45	158	21	394	- 237
Oral Cancer	46	137	48	50	+ 87
Upper Respiratory	47	136	67	3	+ 133
Hepatitis B	48	131	52	39	+ 92
Stomach Cancer	49	129	37	122	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	50	123	47	50	+ 73
Leishmaniasis	51	121	77	0	+ 121
Prostate Cancer	52	119	25	297	- 178
Liver Cancer	53	107	20	439	- 332
Lung Cancers	54	97	44	66	+ 31
Appendicitis	55	78	61	12	+ 66
Parkinson's Disease	56	77	43	72	+ 5
Skin Cancers	57	68	46	51	+ 17
Skin Disease	58	63	51	41	+ 22
Alcohol	59	63	57	25	+ 38
Diphtheria	60	62	68	1	+ 62
Bladder Cancer	61	62	59	19	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	62	45	53	38	+ 7
Encephalitis	63	38	56	27	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	64	33	55	28	+ 4
Drug Use	65	23	50	42	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	15	64	4	+ 11
Hepatitis C	67	14	65	4	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	13	71	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	69	12	66	4	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	70	5	62	6	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	63	4	- 1
Chlamydia	72	2	69	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	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 LIBERIA

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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.