LIBYA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,602	1	6,610	+ 992
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,876	10	743	+ 5,134
Lung Cancers	3	3,973	13	592	+ 3,381
Lung Disease	4	2,697	12	607	+ 2,090
Stroke	5	2,687	2	2,603	+ 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,831	16	427	+ 1,405
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,410	9	744	+ 667
Breast Cancer	8	1,121	25	190	+ 931
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,085	8	803	+ 282
Lymphomas	10	976	26	189	+ 788
Pancreas Cancer	11	960	23	209	+ 751
Falls	12	916	24	204	+ 713
Prostate Cancer	13	894	39	96	+ 798
Kidney Disease	14	869	4	1,186	- 317
Suicide	15	838	19	304	+ 535
Drug Use	16	699	17	371	+ 329
Liver Disease	17	688	11	630	+ 57
Parkinson's Disease	18	637	27	159	+ 478
Endocrine Disorders	19	613	29	153	+ 461
Liver Cancer	20	591	28	153	+ 438
Leukemia	21	588	22	217	+ 371
Hypertension	22	486	6	915	- 428
Bladder Cancer	23	478	31	136	+ 342
Other Injuries	24	454	15	432	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	25	423	49	33	+ 390
Stomach Cancer	26	413	33	134	+ 279
Inflammatory/Heart	27	391	37	107	+ 283
Road Traffic Accidents	28	379	3	1,444	- 1,065
Ovary Cancer	29	361	42	75	+ 286
Skin Cancers	30	333	51	20	+ 313
Other Neoplasms	31	319	58	10	+ 309
Oral Cancer	32	302	41	81	+ 221
Alcohol	33	283	50	22	+ 261
Uterin Cancer	34	224	60	8	+ 216
Congenital Anomalies	35	205	14	493	- 288
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	159	40	92	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	37	131	52	20	+ 111
Skin Disease	38	129	54	17	+ 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	121	46	49	+ 71
Violence	40	115	30	145	- 30
Cervical Cancer	41	110	32	135	- 25
Low Birth Weight	42	105	18	359	- 254
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	84	38	99	- 15
Epilepsy	44	73	44	67	+ 6
Hepatitis C	45	69	65	1	+ 68
Anemia	46	65	84	0	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	61	62	4	+ 57
Drownings	48	54	43	74	- 20
Asthma	49	50	20	297	- 247
Birth Trauma	50	37	34	132	- 96
Malnutrition	51	37	57	11	+ 26
Fires	52	36	36	115	- 79
HIV/AIDS	53	31	21	224	- 193
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	27	80	0	+ 27
Osteoarthritis	55	26	81	0	+ 26
Poisonings	56	23	45	56	- 33
Schizophrenia	57	22	86	0	+ 22
Tuberculosis	58	18	7	812	- 794
Meningitis	59	13	47	41	- 28
Hepatitis B	60	13	48	34	- 22
Oral conditions	61	10	82	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	62	9	56	15	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	9	67	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	9	35	124	- 115
War	65	4	5	1,055	- 1,051
Otitis Media	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	61	6	- 5
Encephalitis	68	1	53	19	- 19
Pertussis	69	0	55	17	- 17
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	64	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	9	- 9
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	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.