LIBERIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	7,794	29	235	+ 7,560
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,697	7	1,885	+ 3,812
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,220	2	2,693	+ 527
Stroke	4	2,988	11	1,578	+ 1,410
Lung Cancers	5	2,837	44	66	+ 2,771
Lung Disease	6	2,613	26	294	+ 2,319
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,465	40	90	+ 1,375
Prostate Cancer	8	1,055	25	297	+ 758
Breast Cancer	9	1,010	27	246	+ 765
Lymphomas	10	743	39	93	+ 649
Pancreas Cancer	11	714	53	38	+ 677
Oesophagus Cancer	12	693	60	16	+ 678
Parkinson's Disease	13	681	43	72	+ 609
Liver Disease	14	609	13	858	- 250
Falls	15	605	33	155	+ 450
Bladder Cancer	16	487	59	19	+ 468
Diabetes Mellitus	17	464	15	650	- 186
Kidney Disease	18	435	16	609	- 174
Other Injuries	19	434	22	380	+ 54
Suicide	20	423	30	220	+ 203
Liver Cancer	21	416	20	439	- 23
Leukemia	22	414	58	23	+ 391
Hypertension	23	414	23	371	+ 43
Stomach Cancer	24	397	37	122	+ 275
Ovary Cancer	25	319	47	50	+ 269
Other Neoplasms	26	317	62	6	+ 311
Skin Cancers	27	296	46	51	+ 245
Endocrine Disorders	28	262	28	245	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	29	248	38	115	+ 133
Oral Cancer	30	247	48	50	+ 197
Drug Use	31	224	50	42	+ 182
Uterin Cancer	32	186	55	28	+ 158
Road Traffic Accidents	33	172	5	1,920	- 1,748
Skin Disease	34	169	51	41	+ 128
Congenital Anomalies	35	169	14	833	- 664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	166	36	126	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	37	147	63	4	+ 143
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	127	10	1,592	- 1,465
Alcohol	39	123	57	25	+ 98
Low Birth Weight	40	104	8	1,652	- 1,548
Asthma	41	103	31	200	- 96
Epilepsy	42	95	42	81	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	43	87	19	474	- 386
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	81	64	4	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	70	49	50	+ 20
Violence	46	69	18	477	- 408
Tuberculosis	47	28	1	2,766	- 2,738
Fires	48	27	34	153	- 127
Drownings	49	24	35	127	- 103
Anemia	50	22	83	0	+ 22
Hepatitis C	51	21	65	4	+ 17
Meningitis	52	18	17	552	- 534
Poisonings	53	18	41	82	- 64
Birth Trauma	54	15	9	1,601	- 1,586
HIV/AIDS	55	15	6	1,919	- 1,904
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	84	0	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	57	13	85	0	+ 13
Malnutrition	58	9	24	353	- 344
Appendicitis	59	8	61	12	- 4
Schizophrenia	60	8	80	0	+ 8
Oral conditions	61	4	86	0	+ 4
Syphilis	62	4	21	394	- 390
Upper Respiratory	63	4	67	3	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	4	12	870	- 866
Hepatitis B	65	3	52	39	- 36
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
War	67	1	70	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	56	27	- 27
Pertussis	69	0	32	197	- 197
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	54	31	- 31
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Malaria	76	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	45	51	- 51
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

United Kingdom

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.