LIBERIA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,681	7	1,885	+ 2,797
Violence	2	3,155	18	477	+ 2,678
Stroke	3	2,111	11	1,578	+ 533
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,945	15	650	+ 1,295
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,936	5	1,920	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	6	1,303	6	1,919	- 616
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,251	2	2,693	- 1,442
Kidney Disease	8	1,032	16	609	+ 423
Hypertension	9	904	23	371	+ 533
Lung Disease	10	896	26	294	+ 602
Lung Cancers	11	679	44	66	+ 613
Low Birth Weight	12	537	8	1,652	- 1,115
Prostate Cancer	13	496	25	297	+ 198
Congenital Anomalies	14	495	14	833	- 338
Breast Cancer	15	446	27	246	+ 200
Liver Disease	16	407	13	858	- 451
Stomach Cancer	17	378	37	122	+ 257
Other Neoplasms	18	377	62	6	+ 371
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	354	40	90	+ 265
Cervical Cancer	20	346	19	474	- 128
Other Injuries	21	295	22	380	- 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	236	10	1,592	- 1,355
Lymphomas	23	217	39	93	+ 124
Birth Trauma	24	189	9	1,601	- 1,412
Pancreas Cancer	25	188	53	38	+ 151
Liver Cancer	26	179	20	439	- 260
Leukemia	27	175	58	23	+ 152
Falls	28	151	33	155	- 5
Chagas disease	29	144	78	0	+ 144
Endocrine Disorders	30	132	28	245	- 113
Tuberculosis	31	130	1	2,766	- 2,636
Malnutrition	32	109	24	353	- 244
Inflammatory/Heart	33	104	38	115	- 11
Suicide	34	102	30	220	- 118
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	100	29	235	- 135
Ovary Cancer	36	98	47	50	+ 48
Skin Cancers	37	96	46	51	+ 45
Oral Cancer	38	95	48	50	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	39	73	12	870	- 796
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	73	36	126	- 53
Epilepsy	41	71	42	81	- 9
Malaria	42	70	4	2,428	- 2,358
Drownings	43	68	35	127	- 59
Oesophagus Cancer	44	64	60	16	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	45	63	59	19	+ 44
Asthma	46	54	31	200	- 145
Uterin Cancer	47	54	55	28	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	48	44	43	72	- 28
Meningitis	49	44	17	552	- 508
Drug Use	50	39	50	42	- 3
War	51	32	70	1	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	31	64	4	+ 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	26	84	0	+ 26
Fires	54	25	34	153	- 128
Anemia	55	22	83	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	56	17	61	12	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	14	49	50	- 36
Poisonings	58	12	41	82	- 70
Dengue	59	11	72	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	60	9	63	4	+ 5
Encephalitis	61	6	56	27	- 21
Alcohol	62	6	57	25	- 19
Hepatitis B	63	5	52	39	- 34
Pertussis	64	4	32	197	- 193
Hepatitis C	65	4	65	4	- 0
Skin Disease	66	3	51	41	- 38
Syphilis	67	3	21	394	- 392
Tetanus	68	1	54	31	- 30
Schizophrenia	69	1	80	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	66	4	- 3
Leprosy	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	72	1	85	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	74	0	67	3	- 2
Otitis Media	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	45	51	- 51
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Venezuela

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.