LIBERIA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,028	7	1,885	+ 6,143
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,566	29	235	+ 4,332
Lung Disease	3	3,107	26	294	+ 2,813
Stroke	4	2,520	11	1,578	+ 942
Lung Cancers	5	2,473	44	66	+ 2,407
Kidney Disease	6	1,365	16	609	+ 757
Drug Use	7	1,184	50	42	+ 1,141
Hypertension	8	1,049	23	371	+ 678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	983	40	90	+ 893
Diabetes Mellitus	10	977	15	650	+ 327
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	959	2	2,693	- 1,734
Suicide	12	844	30	220	+ 625
Breast Cancer	13	774	27	246	+ 528
Endocrine Disorders	14	747	28	245	+ 502
Pancreas Cancer	15	704	53	38	+ 667
Liver Disease	16	690	13	858	- 168
Road Traffic Accidents	17	663	5	1,920	- 1,257
Falls	18	643	33	155	+ 487
Lymphomas	19	640	39	93	+ 547
Prostate Cancer	20	566	25	297	+ 269
Parkinson's Disease	21	548	43	72	+ 476
Inflammatory/Heart	22	517	38	115	+ 402
Liver Cancer	23	430	20	439	- 9
Leukemia	24	429	58	23	+ 406
Other Injuries	25	413	22	380	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	26	312	59	19	+ 293
Violence	27	302	18	477	- 175
Oesophagus Cancer	28	283	60	16	+ 268
Other Neoplasms	29	282	62	6	+ 276
Alcohol	30	233	57	25	+ 208
Ovary Cancer	31	232	47	50	+ 182
Skin Cancers	32	228	46	51	+ 176
Stomach Cancer	33	208	37	122	+ 86
Congenital Anomalies	34	187	14	833	- 646
Oral Cancer	35	184	48	50	+ 134
Uterin Cancer	36	160	55	28	+ 132
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	158	10	1,592	- 1,433
Cervical Cancer	38	111	19	474	- 363
Low Birth Weight	39	110	8	1,652	- 1,542
Malnutrition	40	108	24	353	- 246
Hepatitis C	41	90	65	4	+ 87
HIV/AIDS	42	90	6	1,919	- 1,829
Skin Disease	43	86	51	41	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	44	80	63	4	+ 76
Drownings	45	65	35	127	- 62
Asthma	46	61	31	200	- 139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	58	49	50	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	55	36	126	- 71
Fires	49	51	34	153	- 103
Epilepsy	50	50	42	81	- 31
Anemia	51	50	83	0	+ 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	39	64	4	+ 35
Poisonings	53	27	41	82	- 55
Birth Trauma	54	20	9	1,601	- 1,582
War	55	19	70	1	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	56	12	12	870	- 857
Schizophrenia	57	11	80	0	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	11	84	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	59	10	52	39	- 29
Meningitis	60	10	17	552	- 542
Osteoarthritis	61	9	85	0	+ 9
Tuberculosis	62	9	1	2,766	- 2,758
Appendicitis	63	7	61	12	- 6
Oral conditions	64	5	86	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	65	4	67	3	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	21	394	- 393
Otitis Media	67	1	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	56	27	- 27
Pertussis	69	0	32	197	- 197
Chagas disease	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	54	31	- 31
Schistosomiasis	72	0	45	51	- 51
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

United States

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.