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LIBERIA VS FINLAND
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Compare Liberia and Finland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Liberia LIBERIA   Finland FINLAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    38.9
    41.3
    40.1
    149
    144
    146
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    1970
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
    		  
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    1980
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
    		  
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    1990
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
    		  
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    2000
    42.0
    44.3
    43.1
    179
    178
    178
    		  
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    2010
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
    		  
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    2015
    60.8
    63.3
    62.0
    152
    157
    155
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Liberia LIBERIA   Finland FINLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    60.8
    63.3
    152
    157
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    Age 5
    65.8
    67.7
    148
    156
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 10
    66.3
    68.3
    148
    159
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 15
    66.8
    68.8
    147
    160
    		  
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 20
    67.3
    69.3
    144
    160
    		  
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    Age 25
    68.0
    70.0
    146
    160
    		  
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    Age 30
    68.6
    70.7
    147
    161
    		  
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    Age 35
    69.3
    71.4
    152
    161
    		  
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    Age 40
    70.2
    72.3
    154
    161
    		  
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    Age 45
    71.2
    73.3
    160
    166
    		  
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    Age 50
    72.3
    74.2
    161
    167
    		  
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    Age 55
    73.6
    75.3
    162
    169
    		  
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    Age 60
    75.2
    76.6
    165
    171
    		  
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    Age 65
    77.0
    78.2
    167
    171
    		  
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    Age 70
    79.2
    80.1
    169
    172
    		  
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    Age 75
    81.8
    82.4
    169
    171
    		  
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    Age 80
    84.7
    85.1
    171
    172
    		  
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    Age 85
    88.3
    88.6
    173
    171
    		  
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    Age 90
    92.4
    92.6
    171
    170
    		  
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    Age 95
    96.9
    97.1
    169
    169
    		  
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    Age 100
    101.6
    101.8
    164
    161
    		  
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Liberia LIBERIA   Finland FINLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    158.16
    22
    		  
    3.77
    171
    2. Stroke
    103.89
    74
    		  
    35.04
    146
    3. Tuberculosis
    70.86
    12
    		  
    0.48
    144
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    68.54
    125
    		  
    94.14
    79
    5. HIV/AIDS
    61.49
    32
    		  
    0.06
    154
    6. Lung Disease
    54.29
    9
    		  
    9.45
    151
    7. Malaria
    51.18
    23
    		  
    0.00
    172
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41.78
    40
    		  
    0.55
    146
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.51
    69
    		  
    4.66
    166
    10. Asthma
    29.98
    4
    		  
    0.94
    140
    11. Prostate Cancer
    28.21
    24
    		  
    17.49
    75
    12. Maternal Conditions
    27.97
    14
    		  
    0.04
    163
    13. Malnutrition
    26.69
    35
    		  
    0.04
    162
    14. Liver Disease
    26.69
    38
    		  
    15.59
    86
    15. Meningitis
    25.75
    23
    		  
    0.25
    157
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    25.48
    31
    		  
    4.31
    158
    17. Cervical Cancer
    23.99
    17
    		  
    1.43
    164
    18. Birth Trauma
    18.20
    31
    		  
    0.35
    167
    19. Liver Cancer
    16.59
    13
    		  
    3.96
    123
    20. Low Birth Weight
    15.61
    48
    		  
    1.02
    167
    21. Other Injuries
    15.01
    64
    		  
    5.01
    151
    22. Kidney Disease
    15.00
    80
    		  
    2.35
    171
    23. Breast Cancer
    14.35
    105
    		  
    16.90
    82
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    13.37
    16
    		  
    1.49
    123
    25. Hypertension
    12.79
    118
    		  
    10.32
    133
    26. Falls
    11.88
    28
    		  
    10.91
    39
    27. Anemia
    11.87
    15
    		  
    0.03
    159
    28. Epilepsy
    8.60
    31
    		  
    1.72
    93
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    8.33
    94
    		  
    3.49
    150
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    8.30
    65
    		  
    2.17
    146
    31. Fires
    7.90
    40
    		  
    0.84
    127
    32. Violence
    7.12
    72
    		  
    2.00
    130
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.82
    93
    		  
    6.57
    96
    34. Appendicitis
    5.68
    17
    		  
    0.10
    138
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.26
    73
    		  
    0.47
    162
    36. Drownings
    4.35
    79
    		  
    1.68
    132
    37. Suicide
    3.95
    140
    		  
    15.11
    31
    38. Stomach Cancer
    3.67
    127
    		  
    4.77
    105
    39. Skin Disease
    3.56
    54
    		  
    0.31
    149
    40. Hepatitis B
    3.08
    34
    		  
    0.01
    168
    41. Ovary Cancer
    3.06
    129
    		  
    6.88
    23
    42. Other Neoplasms
    2.98
    73
    		  
    2.97
    74
    43. Schistosomiasis
    2.82
    37
    		  
    0.00
    172
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.68
    161
    		  
    11.00
    60
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    2.61
    59
    		  
    4.66
    1
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.26
    115
    		  
    53.77
    1
    47. Pertussis
    2.22
    24
    		  
    0.00
    172
    48. Measles
    2.12
    33
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Lymphomas
    1.84
    156
    		  
    7.31
    27
    50. Poisonings
    1.81
    66
    		  
    1.21
    89
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Liberia LIBERIA   Finland FINLAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,209
    13.46
    		  
    379
    0.87
    2. Malaria
    2,885
    9.22
    		  
    0
    0.00
    3. Tuberculosis
    1,927
    6.16
    		  
    59
    0.14
    4. HIV/AIDS
    1,921
    6.14
    		  
    5
    0.01
    5. Stroke
    1,810
    5.79
    		  
    4,170
    9.59
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,608
    5.14
    		  
    68
    0.16
    7. Birth Trauma
    1,391
    4.45
    		  
    12
    0.03
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,216
    3.89
    		  
    11,143
    25.63
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,193
    3.82
    		  
    35
    0.08
    10. Maternal Conditions
    985
    3.15
    		  
    2
    0.01
    11. Lung Disease
    968
    3.09
    		  
    1,106
    2.54
    12. Meningitis
    901
    2.88
    		  
    15
    0.03
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    832
    2.66
    		  
    263
    0.61
    14. Malnutrition
    659
    2.11
    		  
    4
    0.01
    15. Asthma
    658
    2.10
    		  
    101
    0.23
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    626
    2.00
    		  
    456
    1.05
    17. Liver Disease
    616
    1.97
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    595
    1.90
    		  
    182
    0.42
    19. Other Injuries
    517
    1.65
    		  
    403
    0.93
    20. Liver Cancer
    370
    1.18
    		  
    436
    1.00
    21. Fires
    360
    1.15
    		  
    65
    0.15
    22. Kidney Disease
    333
    1.06
    		  
    288
    0.66
    23. Falls
    330
    1.06
    		  
    1,214
    2.79
    24. Epilepsy
    298
    0.95
    		  
    126
    0.29
    25. Anemia
    286
    0.92
    		  
    4
    0.01
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    266
    0.85
    		  
    150
    0.35
    27. Violence
    263
    0.84
    		  
    114
    0.26
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    261
    0.84
    		  
    182
    0.42
    29. Cervical Cancer
    261
    0.83
    		  
    63
    0.14
    30. Hypertension
    222
    0.71
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    31. Drownings
    183
    0.58
    		  
    125
    0.29
    32. Prostate Cancer
    181
    0.58
    		  
    879
    2.02
    33. Breast Cancer
    174
    0.56
    		  
    887
    2.04
    34. Pertussis
    170
    0.54
    		  
    0
    0.00
    35. Measles
    150
    0.48
    		  
    0
    0.00
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    147
    0.47
    		  
    584
    1.34
    37. Appendicitis
    128
    0.41
    		  
    10
    0.02
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    113
    0.36
    		  
    56
    0.13
    39. Suicide
    109
    0.35
    		  
    903
    2.08
    40. Syphilis
    101
    0.32
    		  
    1
    0.00
    41. Poisonings
    79
    0.25
    		  
    79
    0.18
    42. Skin Disease
    78
    0.25
    		  
    33
    0.07
    43. Stomach Cancer
    76
    0.24
    		  
    498
    1.15
    44. Hepatitis B
    73
    0.23
    		  
    2
    0.00
    45. Other Neoplasms
    63
    0.20
    		  
    330
    0.76
    46. Schistosomiasis
    59
    0.19
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    58
    0.19
    		  
    1,202
    2.76
    48. Lymphomas
    49
    0.16
    		  
    806
    1.85
    49. Tetanus
    49
    0.16
    		  
    1
    0.00
    50. Leishmaniasis
    44
    0.14
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Liberia LIBERIA   Finland FINLAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.21
    24
    		  
    17.49
    75
    2. Cervical Cancer
    23.99
    17
    		  
    1.43
    164
    3. Liver Cancer
    16.59
    13
    		  
    3.96
    123
    4. Breast Cancer
    14.35
    105
    		  
    16.90
    82
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.67
    127
    		  
    4.77
    105
    6. Ovary Cancer
    3.06
    129
    		  
    6.88
    23
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.68
    161
    		  
    11.00
    60
    8. Lymphomas
    1.84
    156
    		  
    7.31
    27
    9. Uterin Cancer
    1.72
    99
    		  
    3.09
    41
    10. Oral Cancer
    1.61
    141
    		  
    2.24
    111
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.56
    90
    		  
    2.65
    29
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1.41
    134
    		  
    9.42
    11
    13. Lung Cancers
    1.38
    159
    		  
    20.15
    57
    14. Leukemia
    1.02
    162
    		  
    3.41
    102
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.82
    152
    		  
    2.46
    71
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.74
    153
    		  
    2.62
    83
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.