LIBYA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,583	1	6,610	- 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,430	10	743	+ 5,687
Lung Disease	3	5,406	12	607	+ 4,799
Lung Cancers	4	4,586	13	592	+ 3,994
Stroke	5	4,513	2	2,603	+ 1,910
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,765	9	744	+ 2,021
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,646	16	427	+ 2,219
Prostate Cancer	8	1,824	39	96	+ 1,728
Breast Cancer	9	1,601	25	190	+ 1,411
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,582	8	803	+ 779
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,351	23	209	+ 1,142
Kidney Disease	12	1,122	4	1,186	- 63
Lymphomas	13	899	26	189	+ 710
Liver Disease	14	853	11	630	+ 223
Hypertension	15	792	6	915	- 123
Suicide	16	761	19	304	+ 457
Parkinson's Disease	17	739	27	159	+ 580
Alcohol	18	737	50	22	+ 716
Endocrine Disorders	19	708	29	153	+ 556
Leukemia	20	688	22	217	+ 472
Bladder Cancer	21	672	31	136	+ 536
Falls	22	666	24	204	+ 463
Stomach Cancer	23	597	33	134	+ 463
Oesophagus Cancer	24	587	49	33	+ 554
Liver Cancer	25	572	28	153	+ 420
Skin Cancers	26	479	51	20	+ 459
Other Neoplasms	27	466	58	10	+ 456
Oral Cancer	28	457	41	81	+ 376
Ovary Cancer	29	452	42	75	+ 377
Other Injuries	30	428	15	432	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	31	351	37	107	+ 243
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	266	38	99	+ 168
Road Traffic Accidents	33	263	3	1,444	- 1,181
Drug Use	34	243	17	371	- 128
Uterin Cancer	35	192	60	8	+ 183
Congenital Anomalies	36	189	14	493	- 304
Cervical Cancer	37	188	32	135	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	178	40	92	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	39	163	52	20	+ 143
Epilepsy	40	154	44	67	+ 88
Low Birth Weight	41	144	18	359	- 215
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	119	46	49	+ 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	104	62	4	+ 100
Asthma	44	101	20	297	- 195
Skin Disease	45	97	54	17	+ 80
Anemia	46	90	84	0	+ 90
Violence	47	78	30	145	- 68
Schizophrenia	48	70	86	0	+ 70
Fires	49	65	36	115	- 50
Drownings	50	46	43	74	- 28
Osteoarthritis	51	31	81	0	+ 31
Meningitis	52	31	47	41	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	30	80	0	+ 30
Appendicitis	54	28	56	15	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	55	28	21	224	- 196
Birth Trauma	56	26	34	132	- 106
Tuberculosis	57	19	7	812	- 793
Upper Respiratory	58	19	67	0	+ 19
Malnutrition	59	17	57	11	+ 7
Hepatitis C	60	11	65	1	+ 10
Hepatitis B	61	7	48	34	- 27
Poisonings	62	7	45	56	- 49
Oral conditions	63	5	82	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	3	35	124	- 121
Otitis Media	65	2	70	0	+ 2
War	66	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Encephalitis	67	1	53	19	- 19
Tetanus	68	0	64	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	61	6	- 5
Measles	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	55	17	- 17
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Denmark

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.