LIBYA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	14,549	10	743	+ 13,806
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,862	1	6,610	+ 6,252
Stroke	3	5,384	2	2,603	+ 2,781
Lung Cancers	4	3,025	13	592	+ 2,433
Hypertension	5	2,656	6	915	+ 1,741
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,875	16	427	+ 1,449
Falls	7	1,734	24	204	+ 1,530
Lung Disease	8	1,687	12	607	+ 1,080
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,632	23	209	+ 1,423
Liver Disease	10	1,397	11	630	+ 767
Prostate Cancer	11	1,269	39	96	+ 1,174
Breast Cancer	12	1,241	25	190	+ 1,051
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,116	27	159	+ 956
Lymphomas	14	1,113	26	189	+ 924
Suicide	15	1,107	19	304	+ 803
Liver Cancer	16	713	28	153	+ 560
Inflammatory/Heart	17	678	37	107	+ 570
Alcohol	18	608	50	22	+ 586
Stomach Cancer	19	585	33	134	+ 451
Other Injuries	20	571	15	432	+ 139
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	571	9	744	- 173
Diabetes Mellitus	22	547	8	803	- 257
Other Neoplasms	23	493	58	10	+ 483
Leukemia	24	486	22	217	+ 269
Ovary Cancer	25	451	42	75	+ 376
Kidney Disease	26	447	4	1,186	- 739
Oesophagus Cancer	27	418	49	33	+ 385
Bladder Cancer	28	403	31	136	+ 268
Skin Cancers	29	389	51	20	+ 369
Drug Use	30	352	17	371	- 19
Endocrine Disorders	31	336	29	153	+ 183
Uterin Cancer	32	294	60	8	+ 286
Road Traffic Accidents	33	281	3	1,444	- 1,162
Oral Cancer	34	271	41	81	+ 190
Congenital Anomalies	35	251	14	493	- 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	198	38	99	+ 99
Drownings	37	139	43	74	+ 65
Epilepsy	38	136	44	67	+ 70
Schizophrenia	39	122	86	0	+ 122
Asthma	40	111	20	297	- 186
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	109	62	4	+ 104
Multiple Sclerosis	42	105	52	20	+ 85
Violence	43	84	30	145	- 61
Cervical Cancer	44	81	32	135	- 53
Fires	45	81	36	115	- 35
Tuberculosis	46	42	7	812	- 770
Skin Disease	47	36	54	17	+ 18
Low Birth Weight	48	34	18	359	- 325
Poisonings	49	32	45	56	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	25	46	49	- 25
Osteoarthritis	51	22	81	0	+ 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	20	40	92	- 71
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	14	80	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	54	12	56	15	- 2
Meningitis	55	12	47	41	- 29
Birth Trauma	56	10	34	132	- 122
Malnutrition	57	9	57	11	- 2
Anemia	58	7	84	0	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	59	7	21	224	- 217
Hepatitis C	60	6	65	1	+ 5
Oral conditions	61	5	82	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	3	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	2	48	34	- 32
Maternal Conditions	64	2	35	124	- 122
War	65	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Encephalitis	66	1	53	19	- 19
Syphilis	67	0	61	6	- 5
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	55	17	- 17
Tetanus	70	0	64	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Finland

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.