LIBYA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,861	9	744	+ 4,118
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,971	40	92	+ 2,879
Stroke	3	2,908	2	2,603	+ 305
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,851	1	6,610	- 3,759
Low Birth Weight	5	2,685	18	359	+ 2,326
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,849	3	1,444	+ 405
Birth Trauma	7	1,724	34	132	+ 1,592
Liver Disease	8	1,306	11	630	+ 676
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,115	8	803	+ 311
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,069	14	493	+ 576
Meningitis	11	944	47	41	+ 903
Hypertension	12	941	6	915	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	13	854	32	135	+ 720
Kidney Disease	14	829	4	1,186	- 357
Malnutrition	15	784	57	11	+ 774
Other Injuries	16	738	15	432	+ 305
Lung Disease	17	683	12	607	+ 76
Pertussis	18	654	55	17	+ 637
Tuberculosis	19	645	7	812	- 167
Violence	20	517	30	145	+ 372
Asthma	21	400	20	297	+ 103
Maternal Conditions	22	384	35	124	+ 260
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	380	10	743	- 363
Suicide	24	375	19	304	+ 71
Drownings	25	284	43	74	+ 210
Oesophagus Cancer	26	275	49	33	+ 242
Prostate Cancer	27	268	39	96	+ 173
Liver Cancer	28	238	28	153	+ 85
Malaria	29	237	76	0	+ 237
Fires	30	221	36	115	+ 106
Inflammatory/Heart	31	215	37	107	+ 107
Falls	32	214	24	204	+ 11
Breast Cancer	33	185	25	190	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	172	38	99	+ 73
Poisonings	35	164	45	56	+ 108
Endocrine Disorders	36	159	29	153	+ 7
Lymphomas	37	158	26	189	- 31
Syphilis	38	156	61	6	+ 151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	153	16	427	- 274
Epilepsy	40	142	44	67	+ 75
Oral Cancer	41	126	41	81	+ 46
Skin Cancers	42	102	51	20	+ 82
Tetanus	43	97	64	1	+ 96
Parkinson's Disease	44	94	27	159	- 66
Stomach Cancer	45	92	33	134	- 42
Bladder Cancer	46	84	31	136	- 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	83	46	49	+ 34
Skin Disease	48	75	54	17	+ 58
Drug Use	49	55	17	371	- 316
Appendicitis	50	48	56	15	+ 33
Alcohol	51	47	50	22	+ 26
Hepatitis B	52	42	48	34	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	53	34	67	0	+ 34
Encephalitis	54	34	53	19	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	55	25	60	8	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	56	25	42	75	- 50
Leukemia	57	25	22	217	- 192
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	14	62	4	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	59	9	58	10	- 1
Lung Cancers	60	8	13	592	- 584
Hepatitis C	61	8	65	1	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	62	6	52	20	- 14
Ascariasis	63	3	66	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	64	3	70	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	2	68	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	2	69	0	+ 2
War	67	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Dengue	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	63	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	9	- 9
HIV/AIDS	76	0	21	224	- 224
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	23	209	- 209
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Comoros

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.