LIBYA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,869	1	6,610	+ 6,259
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,478	10	743	+ 3,735
Stroke	3	4,357	2	2,603	+ 1,754
Lung Cancers	4	4,074	13	592	+ 3,482
Lung Disease	5	3,745	12	607	+ 3,138
Hypertension	6	2,345	6	915	+ 1,430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,278	16	427	+ 1,851
Kidney Disease	8	1,993	4	1,186	+ 807
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,813	9	744	+ 1,069
Breast Cancer	10	1,649	25	190	+ 1,459
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,573	23	209	+ 1,364
Prostate Cancer	12	1,443	39	96	+ 1,347
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,362	8	803	+ 558
Falls	14	1,341	24	204	+ 1,138
Liver Disease	15	1,330	11	630	+ 699
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,102	27	159	+ 943
Lymphomas	17	1,072	26	189	+ 883
Endocrine Disorders	18	934	29	153	+ 782
Suicide	19	900	19	304	+ 596
Stomach Cancer	20	845	33	134	+ 711
Inflammatory/Heart	21	778	37	107	+ 671
Leukemia	22	765	22	217	+ 548
Other Injuries	23	722	15	432	+ 289
Other Neoplasms	24	714	58	10	+ 704
Liver Cancer	25	705	28	153	+ 552
Alcohol	26	548	50	22	+ 526
Oesophagus Cancer	27	544	49	33	+ 511
Bladder Cancer	28	542	31	136	+ 406
Oral Cancer	29	527	41	81	+ 446
Ovary Cancer	30	454	42	75	+ 379
Skin Cancers	31	355	51	20	+ 335
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	335	40	92	+ 244
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	316	46	49	+ 267
Road Traffic Accidents	34	277	3	1,444	- 1,167
Epilepsy	35	271	44	67	+ 204
Congenital Anomalies	36	201	14	493	- 292
Uterin Cancer	37	195	60	8	+ 187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	190	38	99	+ 91
Cervical Cancer	39	187	32	135	+ 52
Drug Use	40	169	17	371	- 202
Multiple Sclerosis	41	137	52	20	+ 118
Skin Disease	42	135	54	17	+ 118
Anemia	43	87	84	0	+ 87
Asthma	44	81	20	297	- 216
Low Birth Weight	45	67	18	359	- 292
Violence	46	67	30	145	- 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	47	62	4	+ 43
Hepatitis C	48	44	65	1	+ 44
Drownings	49	40	43	74	- 34
Malnutrition	50	39	57	11	+ 29
Schizophrenia	51	34	86	0	+ 34
Osteoarthritis	52	32	81	0	+ 32
Fires	53	31	36	115	- 84
HIV/AIDS	54	30	21	224	- 194
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	26	80	0	+ 26
Tuberculosis	56	25	7	812	- 788
Birth Trauma	57	21	34	132	- 111
Poisonings	58	19	45	56	- 37
Hepatitis B	59	16	48	34	- 18
Meningitis	60	15	47	41	- 27
Upper Respiratory	61	12	67	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	62	11	56	15	- 3
Oral conditions	63	5	82	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	3	35	124	- 120
Otitis Media	65	1	70	0	+ 1
War	66	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Encephalitis	67	1	53	19	- 19
Syphilis	68	0	61	6	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	55	17	- 17
Measles	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	63	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	73	0	59	9	- 9
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	64	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	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.