LIBYA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,444	21	224	+ 5,220
Tuberculosis	2	3,357	7	812	+ 2,545
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,110	9	744	+ 2,366
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,011	1	6,610	- 3,599
Stroke	5	2,736	2	2,603	+ 133
Malaria	6	2,387	76	0	+ 2,387
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,929	3	1,444	+ 486
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,574	40	92	+ 1,483
Low Birth Weight	9	1,549	18	359	+ 1,190
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,267	8	803	+ 464
Birth Trauma	11	1,204	34	132	+ 1,072
Hypertension	12	1,126	6	915	+ 211
Liver Disease	13	1,123	11	630	+ 493
Congenital Anomalies	14	880	14	493	+ 387
Kidney Disease	15	740	4	1,186	- 446
Maternal Conditions	16	697	35	124	+ 573
Lung Disease	17	653	12	607	+ 46
Violence	18	650	30	145	+ 505
Suicide	19	421	19	304	+ 117
Other Injuries	20	402	15	432	- 30
Pertussis	21	397	55	17	+ 380
Meningitis	22	361	47	41	+ 320
Asthma	23	351	20	297	+ 54
Malnutrition	24	328	57	11	+ 317
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	278	10	743	- 465
Inflammatory/Heart	26	265	37	107	+ 158
Endocrine Disorders	27	251	29	153	+ 98
Prostate Cancer	28	239	39	96	+ 143
Cervical Cancer	29	237	32	135	+ 102
Liver Cancer	30	205	28	153	+ 52
Measles	31	192	72	0	+ 192
Breast Cancer	32	192	25	190	+ 2
Falls	33	180	24	204	- 24
Syphilis	34	129	61	6	+ 123
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	127	38	99	+ 28
Drownings	36	125	43	74	+ 51
Fires	37	109	36	115	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	107	16	427	- 319
Stomach Cancer	39	106	33	134	- 28
Epilepsy	40	92	44	67	+ 25
Poisonings	41	85	45	56	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	42	83	27	159	- 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	80	46	49	+ 31
Drug Use	44	79	17	371	- 292
Lymphomas	45	74	26	189	- 115
Leukemia	46	69	22	217	- 147
Lung Cancers	47	65	13	592	- 527
Ovary Cancer	48	60	42	75	- 15
Alcohol	49	56	50	22	+ 34
Skin Disease	50	55	54	17	+ 38
Schistosomiasis	51	54	59	9	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	52	51	23	209	- 158
Skin Cancers	53	43	51	20	+ 23
Oral Cancer	54	39	41	81	- 41
Tetanus	55	28	64	1	+ 27
Encephalitis	56	24	53	19	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	57	24	49	33	- 9
Appendicitis	58	22	56	15	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	18	62	4	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	60	18	60	8	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	61	18	31	136	- 118
Hepatitis B	62	18	48	34	- 17
Other Neoplasms	63	9	58	10	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	8	67	0	+ 8
Trypanosomiasis	65	8	78	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	52	20	- 15
Hepatitis C	67	3	65	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	2	68	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	66	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
War	72	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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.