LIBERIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,574	7	1,885	+ 4,689
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,413	29	235	+ 4,179
Stroke	3	2,404	11	1,578	+ 826
Lung Cancers	4	2,160	44	66	+ 2,094
Lung Disease	5	1,781	26	294	+ 1,487
Hypertension	6	1,517	23	371	+ 1,146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,224	40	90	+ 1,134
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,196	2	2,693	- 1,497
Falls	9	1,178	33	155	+ 1,022
Prostate Cancer	10	969	25	297	+ 672
Breast Cancer	11	968	27	246	+ 722
Pancreas Cancer	12	912	53	38	+ 874
Kidney Disease	13	774	16	609	+ 165
Suicide	14	766	30	220	+ 547
Lymphomas	15	694	39	93	+ 601
Inflammatory/Heart	16	630	38	115	+ 515
Diabetes Mellitus	17	627	15	650	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	18	526	43	72	+ 454
Liver Cancer	19	494	20	439	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	20	418	62	6	+ 412
Liver Disease	21	416	13	858	- 443
Leukemia	22	412	58	23	+ 389
Bladder Cancer	23	411	59	19	+ 392
Stomach Cancer	24	377	37	122	+ 255
Endocrine Disorders	25	364	28	245	+ 118
Oral Cancer	26	307	48	50	+ 257
Skin Cancers	27	303	46	51	+ 252
Oesophagus Cancer	28	301	60	16	+ 286
Ovary Cancer	29	281	47	50	+ 230
Other Injuries	30	251	22	380	- 129
Congenital Anomalies	31	187	14	833	- 646
Alcohol	32	140	57	25	+ 115
Uterin Cancer	33	137	55	28	+ 109
Road Traffic Accidents	34	118	5	1,920	- 1,802
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	114	10	1,592	- 1,478
Drug Use	36	108	50	42	+ 66
Osteoarthritis	37	104	85	0	+ 104
Multiple Sclerosis	38	98	63	4	+ 94
Epilepsy	39	97	42	81	+ 16
Skin Disease	40	79	51	41	+ 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	75	36	126	- 51
Cervical Cancer	42	64	19	474	- 409
Low Birth Weight	43	64	8	1,652	- 1,587
Anemia	44	62	83	0	+ 62
Schizophrenia	45	59	80	0	+ 59
Asthma	46	58	31	200	- 141
Malnutrition	47	52	24	353	- 302
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	48	49	50	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	42	64	4	+ 38
Drownings	50	30	35	127	- 97
Violence	51	26	18	477	- 451
Birth Trauma	52	20	9	1,601	- 1,582
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	20	84	0	+ 20
HIV/AIDS	54	18	6	1,919	- 1,901
Fires	55	13	34	153	- 140
Tuberculosis	56	13	1	2,766	- 2,753
Meningitis	57	12	17	552	- 540
Hepatitis C	58	9	65	4	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	9	61	12	- 3
Poisonings	60	8	41	82	- 74
Upper Respiratory	61	7	67	3	+ 4
Oral conditions	62	5	86	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	3	52	39	- 36
Maternal Conditions	64	3	12	870	- 867
Syphilis	65	1	21	394	- 393
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	79	0	+ 1
War	67	1	70	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	56	27	- 27
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	54	31	- 31
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	45	51	- 51
Pertussis	73	0	32	197	- 197
Diphtheria	74	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Switzerland

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.