LIBYA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,111	9	744	+ 4,368
Malaria	2	3,525	76	0	+ 3,525
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,421	40	92	+ 3,330
Stroke	4	2,932	2	2,603	+ 329
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,703	1	6,610	- 3,907
Low Birth Weight	6	2,458	18	359	+ 2,099
Birth Trauma	7	1,978	34	132	+ 1,846
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,584	3	1,444	+ 140
Liver Disease	9	1,225	11	630	+ 595
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,134	14	493	+ 641
HIV/AIDS	11	1,133	21	224	+ 909
Meningitis	12	985	47	41	+ 944
Kidney Disease	13	966	4	1,186	- 220
Diabetes Mellitus	14	958	8	803	+ 154
Other Injuries	15	767	15	432	+ 335
Endocrine Disorders	16	728	29	153	+ 576
Lung Disease	17	611	12	607	+ 4
Pertussis	18	585	55	17	+ 568
Hypertension	19	545	6	915	- 370
Maternal Conditions	20	520	35	124	+ 397
Malnutrition	21	465	57	11	+ 454
Suicide	22	462	19	304	+ 158
Tuberculosis	23	460	7	812	- 352
Asthma	24	446	20	297	+ 149
Prostate Cancer	25	434	39	96	+ 339
Measles	26	395	72	0	+ 395
Breast Cancer	27	393	25	190	+ 203
Violence	28	364	30	145	+ 218
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	358	10	743	- 385
Cervical Cancer	30	335	32	135	+ 200
Drownings	31	286	43	74	+ 212
Falls	32	272	24	204	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	33	229	37	107	+ 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	222	38	99	+ 123
Fires	35	216	36	115	+ 100
Lymphomas	36	194	26	189	+ 5
Epilepsy	37	185	44	67	+ 118
Stomach Cancer	38	181	33	134	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	39	163	49	33	+ 130
Liver Cancer	40	161	28	153	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	156	16	427	- 271
Poisonings	42	154	45	56	+ 98
Parkinson's Disease	43	106	27	159	- 53
Drug Use	44	99	17	371	- 272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	99	46	49	+ 49
Leukemia	46	98	22	217	- 119
Schistosomiasis	47	92	59	9	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	48	89	23	209	- 120
Oral Cancer	49	78	41	81	- 2
Tetanus	50	78	64	1	+ 77
Syphilis	51	75	61	6	+ 70
Skin Disease	52	72	54	17	+ 55
Hepatitis B	53	71	48	34	+ 37
Skin Cancers	54	51	51	20	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	55	50	60	8	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	56	43	42	75	- 32
Encephalitis	57	43	53	19	+ 23
Alcohol	58	43	50	22	+ 21
Lung Cancers	59	33	13	592	- 559
Appendicitis	60	23	56	15	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	61	22	31	136	- 114
Ascariasis	62	20	66	0	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	63	10	58	10	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	9	67	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	8	65	1	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	52	20	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	6	62	4	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	5	68	0	+ 5
War	69	1	5	1,055	- 1,053
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

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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.globallifeexpectancy.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.