LIBYA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,815	9	744	+ 6,071
Tuberculosis	2	6,127	7	812	+ 5,315
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,101	40	92	+ 6,010
HIV/AIDS	4	4,888	21	224	+ 4,664
Stroke	5	4,278	2	2,603	+ 1,675
Malaria	6	4,272	76	0	+ 4,272
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,778	1	6,610	- 2,833
Low Birth Weight	8	2,902	18	359	+ 2,543
Birth Trauma	9	2,855	34	132	+ 2,723
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,332	3	1,444	+ 888
Measles	11	2,117	72	0	+ 2,117
Hypertension	12	1,631	6	915	+ 717
Maternal Conditions	13	1,530	35	124	+ 1,406
Liver Disease	14	1,502	11	630	+ 872
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,487	8	803	+ 683
Meningitis	16	1,322	47	41	+ 1,280
Violence	17	1,314	30	145	+ 1,168
Lung Disease	18	1,245	12	607	+ 638
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,010	14	493	+ 517
Asthma	20	991	20	297	+ 694
Kidney Disease	21	925	4	1,186	- 261
Malnutrition	22	900	57	11	+ 889
Other Injuries	23	808	15	432	+ 376
Suicide	24	762	19	304	+ 458
Endocrine Disorders	25	551	29	153	+ 398
Breast Cancer	26	448	25	190	+ 258
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	413	38	99	+ 314
War	28	408	5	1,055	- 646
Tetanus	29	365	64	1	+ 364
Inflammatory/Heart	30	352	37	107	+ 244
Pertussis	31	345	55	17	+ 329
Cervical Cancer	32	300	32	135	+ 165
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	266	10	743	- 477
Drownings	34	263	43	74	+ 189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	253	46	49	+ 203
Falls	36	236	24	204	+ 33
Schistosomiasis	37	220	59	9	+ 212
Prostate Cancer	38	204	39	96	+ 108
Fires	39	185	36	115	+ 69
Poisonings	40	175	45	56	+ 119
Syphilis	41	156	61	6	+ 151
Lymphomas	42	155	26	189	- 34
Epilepsy	43	155	44	67	+ 88
Liver Cancer	44	152	28	153	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	152	16	427	- 275
Oral Cancer	46	119	41	81	+ 38
Leukemia	47	115	22	217	- 102
Parkinson's Disease	48	88	27	159	- 72
Stomach Cancer	49	85	33	134	- 49
Ovary Cancer	50	83	42	75	+ 8
Appendicitis	51	81	56	15	+ 66
Alcohol	52	80	50	22	+ 59
Oesophagus Cancer	53	63	49	33	+ 30
Skin Disease	54	63	54	17	+ 46
Lung Cancers	55	61	13	592	- 531
Leishmaniasis	56	59	63	2	+ 57
Drug Use	57	57	17	371	- 314
Skin Cancers	58	56	51	20	+ 36
Trypanosomiasis	59	52	78	0	+ 52
Pancreas Cancer	60	48	23	209	- 161
Hepatitis B	61	43	48	34	+ 9
Encephalitis	62	36	53	19	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	63	32	67	0	+ 32
Bladder Cancer	64	30	31	136	- 105
Uterin Cancer	65	25	60	8	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	20	62	4	+ 15
Diphtheria	67	14	68	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	68	8	70	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	7	65	1	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	70	6	58	10	- 4
Ascariasis	71	6	66	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	72	5	52	20	- 15
Chlamydia	73	2	69	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Central Africa

Libya

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.