LIBYA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,536	21	224	+ 7,312
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,741	9	744	+ 2,998
Malaria	3	2,736	76	0	+ 2,736
Low Birth Weight	4	1,873	18	359	+ 1,514
Birth Trauma	5	1,807	34	132	+ 1,675
Stroke	6	1,792	2	2,603	- 811
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,717	1	6,610	- 4,893
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,510	3	1,444	+ 67
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,430	40	92	+ 1,338
Tuberculosis	10	1,315	7	812	+ 503
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,226	8	803	+ 423
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,022	14	493	+ 529
Liver Disease	13	817	11	630	+ 187
Kidney Disease	14	813	4	1,186	- 373
Measles	15	742	72	0	+ 742
Hypertension	16	677	6	915	- 238
Maternal Conditions	17	569	35	124	+ 445
Syphilis	18	549	61	6	+ 543
Meningitis	19	521	47	41	+ 479
Lung Disease	20	494	12	607	- 113
Pertussis	21	447	55	17	+ 430
Suicide	22	439	19	304	+ 136
Other Injuries	23	431	15	432	- 2
Breast Cancer	24	345	25	190	+ 156
Endocrine Disorders	25	300	29	153	+ 147
Asthma	26	267	20	297	- 30
Inflammatory/Heart	27	259	37	107	+ 151
Cervical Cancer	28	230	32	135	+ 95
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	227	10	743	- 516
Drug Use	30	206	17	371	- 165
Malnutrition	31	197	57	11	+ 187
Falls	32	187	24	204	- 16
Violence	33	183	30	145	+ 38
Liver Cancer	34	176	28	153	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	35	176	39	96	+ 80
Drownings	36	162	43	74	+ 88
Oral Cancer	37	141	41	81	+ 61
Epilepsy	38	132	44	67	+ 66
Fires	39	124	36	115	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	117	16	427	- 309
Lung Cancers	41	110	13	592	- 483
Tetanus	42	95	64	1	+ 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	90	38	99	- 9
Poisonings	44	86	45	56	+ 30
Lymphomas	45	79	26	189	- 110
Parkinson's Disease	46	72	27	159	- 87
Trypanosomiasis	47	68	78	0	+ 68
Skin Cancers	48	66	51	20	+ 46
Stomach Cancer	49	64	33	134	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	58	46	49	+ 9
Skin Disease	51	53	54	17	+ 36
Ovary Cancer	52	53	42	75	- 23
Alcohol	53	49	50	22	+ 27
Oesophagus Cancer	54	49	49	33	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	55	47	23	209	- 162
Bladder Cancer	56	35	31	136	- 101
Encephalitis	57	32	53	19	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	58	32	60	8	+ 23
Appendicitis	59	23	56	15	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	60	18	59	9	+ 9
Leukemia	61	15	22	217	- 201
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	15	62	4	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	63	13	58	10	+ 3
Diphtheria	64	13	68	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	65	12	48	34	- 22
Upper Respiratory	66	7	67	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	67	6	52	20	- 14
Chlamydia	68	2	69	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	66	0	+ 1
War	71	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Equ. Guinea

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.