SOUTH AFRICA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	30,751	6	21,965	+ 8,785
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	29,934	2	39,341	- 9,406
Measles	3	28,396	57	270	+ 28,125
Malaria	4	26,987	63	83	+ 26,904
Road Traffic Accidents	5	21,348	11	13,014	+ 8,334
HIV/AIDS	6	21,333	1	71,996	- 50,663
Coronary Heart Disease	7	20,951	3	32,739	- 11,788
Low Birth Weight	8	18,363	16	6,250	+ 12,112
Birth Trauma	9	17,803	30	3,004	+ 14,799
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	17,694	8	15,843	+ 1,851
Stroke	11	17,543	4	30,693	- 13,150
Maternal Conditions	12	9,667	38	1,700	+ 7,968
Liver Disease	13	9,543	14	9,013	+ 529
Congenital Anomalies	14	9,260	25	4,351	+ 4,910
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,226	5	30,188	- 22,962
Kidney Disease	16	6,765	9	15,302	- 8,537
Meningitis	17	6,136	26	3,660	+ 2,476
Violence	18	5,301	7	21,000	- 15,698
Cervical Cancer	19	5,265	20	5,555	- 291
Liver Cancer	20	4,882	33	2,383	+ 2,499
Syphilis	21	4,383	44	1,130	+ 3,253
Other Injuries	22	4,227	17	6,014	- 1,787
Hypertension	23	4,120	12	12,789	- 8,669
Malnutrition	24	3,929	34	2,381	+ 1,548
Prostate Cancer	25	3,306	24	4,374	- 1,068
Lung Disease	26	3,263	13	11,895	- 8,631
Breast Cancer	27	2,729	23	4,533	- 1,804
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,728	19	5,890	- 3,162
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,608	22	4,676	- 2,068
Suicide	30	2,441	10	13,774	- 11,333
Asthma	31	2,218	18	5,966	- 3,748
Pertussis	32	2,194	43	1,142	+ 1,051
Falls	33	1,728	42	1,399	+ 328
Fires	34	1,704	27	3,618	- 1,914
Drownings	35	1,410	32	2,403	- 993
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,402	36	1,894	- 492
Stomach Cancer	37	1,352	39	1,535	- 183
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,281	21	5,408	- 4,127
Lymphomas	39	1,039	31	2,818	- 1,778
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	996	28	3,587	- 2,591
Poisonings	41	909	50	975	- 66
Epilepsy	42	899	37	1,870	- 971
Parkinson's Disease	43	803	46	1,077	- 274
Lung Cancers	44	733	15	7,705	- 6,972
Schistosomiasis	45	572	66	35	+ 537
Skin Cancers	46	568	48	993	- 425
Ovary Cancer	47	559	51	951	- 391
Oral Cancer	48	558	41	1,406	- 848
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	557	47	1,015	- 458
Drug Use	50	471	53	770	- 299
Skin Disease	51	458	45	1,101	- 643
Hepatitis B	52	434	61	139	+ 295
Pancreas Cancer	53	419	35	2,007	- 1,588
Tetanus	54	346	65	38	+ 308
Uterin Cancer	55	316	54	512	- 196
Encephalitis	56	305	59	234	+ 71
Alcohol	57	283	49	987	- 704
Leukemia	58	257	40	1,464	- 1,207
Bladder Cancer	59	211	52	829	- 618
Oesophagus Cancer	60	172	29	3,486	- 3,313
Appendicitis	61	137	56	274	- 136
Other Neoplasms	62	63	58	267	- 204
Multiple Sclerosis	63	47	62	113	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	45	55	376	- 331
Hepatitis C	65	42	70	8	+ 34
Ascariasis	66	42	71	3	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	67	30	60	223	- 193
Diphtheria	68	10	69	16	- 7
Chlamydia	69	6	68	18	- 12
War	70	6	64	66	- 60
Otitis Media	71	0	67	19	- 19
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Liberia

South Africa

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.