LIBERIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,944	7	1,885	+ 4,059
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,869	29	235	+ 4,634
Stroke	3	3,335	11	1,578	+ 1,757
Lung Cancers	4	2,545	44	66	+ 2,479
Lung Disease	5	2,177	26	294	+ 1,883
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,950	40	90	+ 1,861
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,577	2	2,693	- 1,115
Kidney Disease	8	1,118	16	609	+ 510
Hypertension	9	1,048	23	371	+ 678
Diabetes Mellitus	10	894	15	650	+ 244
Breast Cancer	11	813	27	246	+ 567
Pancreas Cancer	12	777	53	38	+ 739
Prostate Cancer	13	738	25	297	+ 441
Stomach Cancer	14	667	37	122	+ 545
Other Injuries	15	637	22	380	+ 256
Lymphomas	16	613	39	93	+ 520
Bladder Cancer	17	601	59	19	+ 582
Liver Cancer	18	586	20	439	+ 147
Inflammatory/Heart	19	573	38	115	+ 458
Parkinson's Disease	20	568	43	72	+ 496
Endocrine Disorders	21	559	28	245	+ 314
Other Neoplasms	22	546	62	6	+ 540
Liver Disease	23	487	13	858	- 372
Leukemia	24	434	58	23	+ 411
Suicide	25	415	30	220	+ 196
Falls	26	373	33	155	+ 218
Oral Cancer	27	297	48	50	+ 247
Ovary Cancer	28	233	47	50	+ 183
Oesophagus Cancer	29	231	60	16	+ 216
Skin Disease	30	212	51	41	+ 170
Road Traffic Accidents	31	210	5	1,920	- 1,710
Skin Cancers	32	207	46	51	+ 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	185	49	50	+ 135
Uterin Cancer	34	185	55	28	+ 157
Asthma	35	130	31	200	- 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	122	10	1,592	- 1,469
Anemia	37	105	83	0	+ 105
Congenital Anomalies	38	99	14	833	- 734
Cervical Cancer	39	98	19	474	- 375
Epilepsy	40	95	42	81	+ 14
Drug Use	41	89	50	42	+ 47
Hepatitis C	42	75	65	4	+ 71
HIV/AIDS	43	62	6	1,919	- 1,857
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	55	36	126	- 71
Drownings	45	51	35	127	- 76
Alcohol	46	38	57	25	+ 13
Malnutrition	47	35	24	353	- 319
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	34	64	4	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	49	33	63	4	+ 29
Tuberculosis	50	31	1	2,766	- 2,735
Violence	51	30	18	477	- 447
Low Birth Weight	52	29	8	1,652	- 1,623
Osteoarthritis	53	24	85	0	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	24	84	0	+ 24
Fires	55	21	34	153	- 132
Schizophrenia	56	21	80	0	+ 21
Poisonings	57	20	41	82	- 62
Hepatitis B	58	19	52	39	- 20
Meningitis	59	15	17	552	- 537
Birth Trauma	60	13	9	1,601	- 1,589
Appendicitis	61	9	61	12	- 3
Upper Respiratory	62	5	67	3	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	5	86	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	2	12	870	- 868
Leishmaniasis	65	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	21	394	- 393
War	68	1	70	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	56	27	- 27
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	54	31	- 31
Pertussis	73	0	32	197	- 197
Schistosomiasis	74	0	45	51	- 51
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Chlamydia	82	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

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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.