LIBERIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,505	6	1,919	+ 2,586
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,488	2	2,693	- 205
Stroke	3	2,078	11	1,578	+ 500
Malaria	4	2,060	4	2,428	- 367
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,640	10	1,592	+ 49
Tuberculosis	6	1,553	1	2,766	- 1,213
Birth Trauma	7	1,323	9	1,601	- 278
Low Birth Weight	8	1,270	8	1,652	- 382
Liver Disease	9	1,177	13	858	+ 318
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,159	7	1,885	- 726
Road Traffic Accidents	11	955	5	1,920	- 965
Congenital Anomalies	12	822	14	833	- 11
Hypertension	13	684	23	371	+ 313
Diabetes Mellitus	14	626	15	650	- 24
Malnutrition	15	602	24	353	+ 249
Meningitis	16	517	17	552	- 35
Cervical Cancer	17	470	19	474	- 3
Kidney Disease	18	460	16	609	- 148
Other Injuries	19	452	22	380	+ 72
Suicide	20	340	30	220	+ 121
Lung Disease	21	333	26	294	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	22	311	12	870	- 559
Violence	23	301	18	477	- 175
Syphilis	24	231	21	394	- 163
Pertussis	25	194	32	197	- 3
Asthma	26	194	31	200	- 6
Drownings	27	180	35	127	+ 53
Falls	28	156	33	155	+ 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	154	29	235	- 80
Prostate Cancer	30	147	25	297	- 151
Lymphomas	31	143	39	93	+ 50
Fires	32	143	34	153	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	33	131	38	115	+ 16
Poisonings	34	119	41	82	+ 37
Breast Cancer	35	96	27	246	- 150
Oesophagus Cancer	36	94	60	16	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	37	92	28	245	- 153
Epilepsy	38	87	42	81	+ 6
Leukemia	39	68	58	23	+ 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	64	36	126	- 62
Lung Cancers	41	59	44	66	- 7
Stomach Cancer	42	54	37	122	- 68
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	53	40	90	- 37
Tetanus	44	50	54	31	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	50	49	50	- 0
Liver Cancer	46	46	20	439	- 393
Parkinson's Disease	47	43	43	72	- 29
Oral Cancer	48	41	48	50	- 10
Alcohol	49	37	57	25	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	50	34	59	19	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	51	34	45	51	- 18
Skin Disease	52	33	51	41	- 8
Drug Use	53	32	50	42	- 10
Skin Cancers	54	28	46	51	- 23
Hepatitis B	55	27	52	39	- 12
Appendicitis	56	22	61	12	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	57	22	47	50	- 29
Leishmaniasis	58	19	77	0	+ 19
Encephalitis	59	18	56	27	- 9
Upper Respiratory	60	18	67	3	+ 15
Measles	61	13	3	2,554	- 2,542
Pancreas Cancer	62	11	53	38	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	8	64	4	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	64	8	55	28	- 21
Other Neoplasms	65	5	62	6	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	5	65	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	63	4	- 1
Ascariasis	68	2	66	4	- 1
War	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	69	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	68	1	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Zambia

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.