CUBA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	5,579	60	45	+ 5,534
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,431	3	8,564	- 3,133
Measles	3	5,152	76	0	+ 5,152
Malaria	4	4,896	82	0	+ 4,896
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,873	19	1,007	+ 2,866
HIV/AIDS	6	3,870	34	471	+ 3,399
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,801	1	22,079	- 18,278
Low Birth Weight	8	3,331	48	98	+ 3,233
Birth Trauma	9	3,230	59	49	+ 3,181
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	3,210	43	206	+ 3,004
Stroke	11	3,183	2	10,725	- 7,542
Maternal Conditions	12	1,754	61	43	+ 1,710
Liver Disease	13	1,731	11	1,873	- 142
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,680	37	368	+ 1,312
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,311	13	1,791	- 480
Kidney Disease	16	1,227	14	1,700	- 473
Meningitis	17	1,113	50	83	+ 1,031
Violence	18	962	32	584	+ 378
Cervical Cancer	19	955	29	666	+ 289
Liver Cancer	20	886	24	815	+ 71
Syphilis	21	795	69	1	+ 794
Other Injuries	22	767	12	1,869	- 1,103
Hypertension	23	748	7	3,469	- 2,721
Malnutrition	24	713	55	64	+ 649
Prostate Cancer	25	600	8	3,365	- 2,766
Lung Disease	26	592	6	5,492	- 4,900
Breast Cancer	27	495	15	1,673	- 1,178
Endocrine Disorders	28	495	36	412	+ 83
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	473	5	5,841	- 5,368
Suicide	30	443	16	1,638	- 1,195
Asthma	31	402	40	301	+ 101
Pertussis	32	398	73	0	+ 398
Falls	33	313	10	2,810	- 2,496
Fires	34	309	58	55	+ 254
Drownings	35	256	42	231	+ 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	254	35	420	- 165
Stomach Cancer	37	245	20	991	- 746
Inflammatory/Heart	38	232	17	1,156	- 924
Lymphomas	39	189	18	1,089	- 901
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	181	9	2,958	- 2,777
Poisonings	41	165	62	17	+ 148
Epilepsy	42	163	46	108	+ 55
Parkinson's Disease	43	146	27	691	- 545
Lung Cancers	44	133	4	5,985	- 5,852
Schistosomiasis	45	104	81	0	+ 104
Skin Cancers	46	103	33	514	- 411
Ovary Cancer	47	102	39	323	- 221
Oral Cancer	48	101	23	876	- 775
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	101	44	162	- 61
Drug Use	50	85	51	82	+ 4
Skin Disease	51	83	41	258	- 175
Hepatitis B	52	79	56	59	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	53	76	21	905	- 829
Tetanus	54	63	71	1	+ 62
Uterin Cancer	55	57	31	602	- 545
Encephalitis	56	55	66	6	+ 50
Alcohol	57	51	28	675	- 624
Leukemia	58	47	30	633	- 587
Bladder Cancer	59	38	26	734	- 696
Oesophagus Cancer	60	31	22	879	- 848
Appendicitis	61	25	47	104	- 79
Other Neoplasms	62	11	25	769	- 757
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	57	55	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	49	87	- 79
Hepatitis C	65	8	45	112	- 105
Ascariasis	66	8	70	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	67	5	65	6	- 0
Diphtheria	68	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
War	70	1	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 11
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Liberia

Cuba

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.