LIBERIA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,722	7	1,885	+ 2,837
Violence	2	2,113	18	477	+ 1,636
Stroke	3	1,817	11	1,578	+ 239
Lung Disease	4	1,746	26	294	+ 1,453
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,181	2	2,693	- 1,512
Road Traffic Accidents	6	851	5	1,920	- 1,069
Kidney Disease	7	749	16	609	+ 141
Hypertension	8	702	23	371	+ 331
Stomach Cancer	9	670	37	122	+ 549
Lung Cancers	10	576	44	66	+ 510
Diabetes Mellitus	11	551	15	650	- 99
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	479	40	90	+ 390
Breast Cancer	13	402	27	246	+ 157
Prostate Cancer	14	393	25	297	+ 96
Other Neoplasms	15	351	62	6	+ 346
Congenital Anomalies	16	325	14	833	- 508
HIV/AIDS	17	294	6	1,919	- 1,625
Lymphomas	18	285	39	93	+ 192
Liver Disease	19	266	13	858	- 592
Cervical Cancer	20	248	19	474	- 225
Leukemia	21	242	58	23	+ 219
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	237	29	235	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	23	230	8	1,652	- 1,422
Liver Cancer	24	226	20	439	- 213
Pancreas Cancer	25	222	53	38	+ 184
Suicide	26	215	30	220	- 4
Malnutrition	27	206	24	353	- 147
Other Injuries	28	175	22	380	- 206
Falls	29	166	33	155	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	30	150	28	245	- 96
Inflammatory/Heart	31	146	38	115	+ 30
Tuberculosis	32	139	1	2,766	- 2,627
Ovary Cancer	33	123	47	50	+ 73
Skin Disease	34	121	51	41	+ 80
Skin Cancers	35	113	46	51	+ 62
Oesophagus Cancer	36	92	60	16	+ 76
Oral Cancer	37	88	48	50	+ 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	82	10	1,592	- 1,510
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	77	36	126	- 50
Drownings	40	76	35	127	- 51
Birth Trauma	41	71	9	1,601	- 1,530
Bladder Cancer	42	67	59	19	+ 48
Epilepsy	43	65	42	81	- 15
Drug Use	44	54	50	42	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	45	46	55	28	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	46	43	12	870	- 826
Parkinson's Disease	47	42	43	72	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	37	84	0	+ 37
War	49	29	70	1	+ 28
Meningitis	50	27	17	552	- 525
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	27	64	4	+ 23
Appendicitis	52	23	61	12	+ 11
Chagas disease	53	22	78	0	+ 22
Asthma	54	21	31	200	- 179
Dengue	55	15	72	0	+ 15
Fires	56	14	34	153	- 139
Anemia	57	11	83	0	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	58	7	85	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	59	7	65	4	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	60	7	63	4	+ 3
Poisonings	61	7	41	82	- 75
Hepatitis B	62	6	52	39	- 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	4	49	50	- 46
Encephalitis	64	4	56	27	- 23
Syphilis	65	3	21	394	- 391
Upper Respiratory	66	3	67	3	+ 0
Malaria	67	3	4	2,428	- 2,425
Alcohol	68	3	57	25	- 23
Pertussis	69	2	32	197	- 195
Schizophrenia	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	2	54	31	- 30
Leprosy	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	1	77	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	75	1	86	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	76	1	66	4	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	45	51	- 51
Measles	78	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Colombia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.