LIBERIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,761	2	2,693	+ 2,068
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,324	10	1,592	+ 1,732
Tuberculosis	3	2,924	1	2,766	+ 158
Malaria	4	2,319	4	2,428	- 109
Birth Trauma	5	2,301	9	1,601	+ 699
Low Birth Weight	6	2,204	8	1,652	+ 552
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,410	7	1,885	- 475
Stroke	8	1,326	11	1,578	- 252
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,141	14	833	+ 308
HIV/AIDS	10	1,013	6	1,919	- 906
Meningitis	11	1,003	17	552	+ 451
Road Traffic Accidents	12	958	5	1,920	- 963
Liver Disease	13	880	13	858	+ 22
Measles	14	676	3	2,554	- 1,878
Maternal Conditions	15	541	12	870	- 329
Pertussis	16	535	32	197	+ 337
Other Injuries	17	521	22	380	+ 141
Diabetes Mellitus	18	517	15	650	- 133
Violence	19	423	18	477	- 54
Kidney Disease	20	418	16	609	- 191
Endocrine Disorders	21	363	28	245	+ 117
Lung Disease	22	289	26	294	- 5
Breast Cancer	23	273	27	246	+ 27
Hypertension	24	246	23	371	- 125
Cervical Cancer	25	243	19	474	- 231
Tetanus	26	192	54	31	+ 161
Asthma	27	188	31	200	- 11
Falls	28	173	33	155	+ 17
Fires	29	164	34	153	+ 10
Suicide	30	161	30	220	- 58
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	156	29	235	- 79
Drownings	32	151	35	127	+ 24
Poisonings	33	151	41	82	+ 69
Drug Use	34	144	50	42	+ 102
Prostate Cancer	35	136	25	297	- 162
Malnutrition	36	135	24	353	- 218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	134	36	126	+ 8
Syphilis	38	125	21	394	- 269
Liver Cancer	39	121	20	439	- 318
Lymphomas	40	119	39	93	+ 26
Epilepsy	41	115	42	81	+ 34
Inflammatory/Heart	42	111	38	115	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	95	40	90	+ 6
Diphtheria	44	87	68	1	+ 86
War	45	75	70	1	+ 74
Parkinson's Disease	46	57	43	72	- 15
Leukemia	47	52	58	23	+ 29
Oral Cancer	48	51	48	50	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	49	49	47	50	- 1
Stomach Cancer	50	49	37	122	- 73
Pancreas Cancer	51	45	53	38	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	45	49	50	- 5
Skin Cancers	53	44	46	51	- 7
Schistosomiasis	54	35	45	51	- 17
Hepatitis B	55	34	52	39	- 5
Skin Disease	56	34	51	41	- 8
Lung Cancers	57	30	44	66	- 36
Alcohol	58	24	57	25	- 2
Encephalitis	59	22	56	27	- 6
Appendicitis	60	17	61	12	+ 5
Ascariasis	61	16	66	4	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	62	16	55	28	- 13
Bladder Cancer	63	15	59	19	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	64	13	60	16	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	7	65	4	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	7	62	6	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	67	6	67	3	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	63	4	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	64	4	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	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	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

Nigeria

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.