LIBERIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,771	7	1,885	+ 5,887
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,605	29	235	+ 5,371
Stroke	3	3,098	11	1,578	+ 1,520
Lung Disease	4	2,231	26	294	+ 1,937
Lung Cancers	5	1,911	44	66	+ 1,845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,566	40	90	+ 1,476
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,365	2	2,693	- 1,328
Prostate Cancer	8	1,346	25	297	+ 1,049
Pancreas Cancer	9	949	53	38	+ 911
Hypertension	10	944	23	371	+ 573
Diabetes Mellitus	11	942	15	650	+ 292
Kidney Disease	12	836	16	609	+ 228
Breast Cancer	13	812	27	246	+ 567
Suicide	14	760	30	220	+ 540
Other Injuries	15	705	22	380	+ 325
Lymphomas	16	697	39	93	+ 603
Falls	17	569	33	155	+ 414
Other Neoplasms	18	532	62	6	+ 526
Parkinson's Disease	19	484	43	72	+ 412
Leukemia	20	424	58	23	+ 401
Bladder Cancer	21	390	59	19	+ 371
Liver Cancer	22	386	20	439	- 53
Liver Disease	23	371	13	858	- 487
Endocrine Disorders	24	360	28	245	+ 115
Skin Cancers	25	334	46	51	+ 283
Stomach Cancer	26	314	37	122	+ 193
Ovary Cancer	27	284	47	50	+ 233
Inflammatory/Heart	28	281	38	115	+ 166
Oesophagus Cancer	29	276	60	16	+ 261
Drug Use	30	217	50	42	+ 175
Oral Cancer	31	195	48	50	+ 145
Alcohol	32	184	57	25	+ 159
Uterin Cancer	33	177	55	28	+ 149
Road Traffic Accidents	34	162	5	1,920	- 1,759
Congenital Anomalies	35	158	14	833	- 675
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	149	10	1,592	- 1,443
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	142	36	126	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	38	117	19	474	- 357
Skin Disease	39	113	51	41	+ 72
Anemia	40	90	83	0	+ 90
Multiple Sclerosis	41	87	63	4	+ 83
Asthma	42	81	31	200	- 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	66	64	4	+ 62
Epilepsy	44	62	42	81	- 19
Malnutrition	45	60	24	353	- 293
Drownings	46	59	35	127	- 68
Violence	47	58	18	477	- 419
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	57	49	50	+ 7
Fires	49	33	34	153	- 120
Schizophrenia	50	33	80	0	+ 33
Low Birth Weight	51	26	8	1,652	- 1,626
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	24	84	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	53	23	65	4	+ 19
Meningitis	54	18	17	552	- 534
Birth Trauma	55	17	9	1,601	- 1,584
Tuberculosis	56	12	1	2,766	- 2,754
Osteoarthritis	57	12	85	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	58	10	67	3	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	9	61	12	- 3
Poisonings	60	9	41	82	- 73
HIV/AIDS	61	7	6	1,919	- 1,913
Hepatitis B	62	5	52	39	- 34
Oral conditions	63	4	86	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	3	12	870	- 867
War	65	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	32	197	- 197
Tetanus	68	0	54	31	- 31
Schistosomiasis	69	0	45	51	- 51
Diphtheria	70	0	68	1	- 1
Encephalitis	71	0	56	27	- 27
Syphilis	72	0	21	394	- 394
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Sweden

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.