LIBYA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	10,622	2	2,603	+ 8,019
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,209	1	6,610	+ 2,599
Lung Disease	3	5,035	12	607	+ 4,428
Lung Cancers	4	3,713	13	592	+ 3,121
Stomach Cancer	5	2,071	33	134	+ 1,937
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,583	10	743	+ 840
Hypertension	7	1,566	6	915	+ 651
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,301	3	1,444	- 143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,291	16	427	+ 865
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,263	49	33	+ 1,230
Kidney Disease	11	1,000	4	1,186	- 186
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	953	9	744	+ 210
Liver Cancer	13	941	28	153	+ 788
Diabetes Mellitus	14	840	8	803	+ 37
Liver Disease	15	757	11	630	+ 127
Falls	16	722	24	204	+ 518
Suicide	17	605	19	304	+ 301
Pancreas Cancer	18	580	23	209	+ 371
Breast Cancer	19	482	25	190	+ 292
Parkinson's Disease	20	368	27	159	+ 208
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	340	46	49	+ 290
Leukemia	22	302	22	217	+ 86
Lymphomas	23	301	26	189	+ 112
Oral Cancer	24	284	41	81	+ 204
Other Injuries	25	281	15	432	- 151
Drownings	26	275	43	74	+ 201
Cervical Cancer	27	268	32	135	+ 134
Prostate Cancer	28	265	39	96	+ 170
Bladder Cancer	29	197	31	136	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	196	38	99	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	31	190	14	493	- 303
Tuberculosis	32	181	7	812	- 631
Inflammatory/Heart	33	156	37	107	+ 48
HIV/AIDS	34	149	21	224	- 75
Ovary Cancer	35	146	42	75	+ 71
Poisonings	36	134	45	56	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	37	133	29	153	- 19
Drug Use	38	126	17	371	- 245
Asthma	39	120	20	297	- 177
Low Birth Weight	40	112	18	359	- 246
Skin Cancers	41	102	51	20	+ 82
Alcohol	42	99	50	22	+ 78
Birth Trauma	43	92	34	132	- 41
Malnutrition	44	68	57	11	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	45	61	60	8	+ 53
Epilepsy	46	59	44	67	- 7
Violence	47	58	30	145	- 88
Fires	48	55	36	115	- 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	53	62	4	+ 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	45	40	92	- 46
Meningitis	51	30	47	41	- 12
Skin Disease	52	27	54	17	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	53	23	58	10	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	54	19	35	124	- 105
Encephalitis	55	15	53	19	- 5
Hepatitis B	56	14	48	34	- 20
Upper Respiratory	57	14	67	0	+ 14
Syphilis	58	9	61	6	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	59	9	52	20	- 11
Appendicitis	60	8	56	15	- 7
War	61	5	5	1,055	- 1,050
Measles	62	3	72	0	+ 3
Tetanus	63	3	64	1	+ 2
Pertussis	64	3	55	17	- 14
Schistosomiasis	65	2	59	9	- 7
Hepatitis C	66	0	65	1	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	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.