LIBYA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,865	1	6,610	+ 8,255
Stroke	2	9,906	2	2,603	+ 7,303
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,828	9	744	+ 5,085
Lung Cancers	4	5,176	13	592	+ 4,584
Lung Disease	5	3,889	12	607	+ 3,282
Kidney Disease	6	3,348	4	1,186	+ 2,163
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,772	10	743	+ 2,029
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,297	16	427	+ 1,870
Hypertension	9	2,056	6	915	+ 1,142
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,862	27	159	+ 1,702
Breast Cancer	11	1,773	25	190	+ 1,584
Prostate Cancer	12	1,424	39	96	+ 1,328
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,340	23	209	+ 1,131
Liver Cancer	14	1,102	28	153	+ 949
Bladder Cancer	15	1,091	31	136	+ 955
Stomach Cancer	16	1,080	33	134	+ 946
Other Injuries	17	1,023	15	432	+ 590
Leukemia	18	953	22	217	+ 736
Lymphomas	19	893	26	189	+ 704
Diabetes Mellitus	20	891	8	803	+ 87
Falls	21	876	24	204	+ 673
Road Traffic Accidents	22	612	3	1,444	- 831
Liver Disease	23	569	11	630	- 61
Inflammatory/Heart	24	510	37	107	+ 403
Other Neoplasms	25	477	58	10	+ 467
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	430	38	99	+ 331
Ovary Cancer	27	392	42	75	+ 317
Suicide	28	375	19	304	+ 71
Endocrine Disorders	29	370	29	153	+ 218
Oral Cancer	30	310	41	81	+ 229
Skin Cancers	31	308	51	20	+ 288
Drownings	32	306	43	74	+ 232
Uterin Cancer	33	262	60	8	+ 254
Epilepsy	34	175	44	67	+ 109
Oesophagus Cancer	35	173	49	33	+ 140
Cervical Cancer	36	171	32	135	+ 37
Drug Use	37	136	17	371	- 235
Congenital Anomalies	38	123	14	493	- 370
Fires	39	103	36	115	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	40	95	52	20	+ 75
Low Birth Weight	41	90	18	359	- 269
Violence	42	73	30	145	- 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	70	46	49	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	67	40	92	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	47	62	4	+ 43
Tuberculosis	46	47	7	812	- 765
Skin Disease	47	40	54	17	+ 22
Hepatitis B	48	39	48	34	+ 5
Alcohol	49	35	50	22	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	50	33	21	224	- 191
Anemia	51	33	84	0	+ 33
Hepatitis C	52	27	65	1	+ 26
Meningitis	53	23	47	41	- 18
Schizophrenia	54	19	86	0	+ 19
Asthma	55	19	20	297	- 278
Poisonings	56	14	45	56	- 42
Birth Trauma	57	12	34	132	- 120
Appendicitis	58	7	56	15	- 8
Upper Respiratory	59	6	67	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	60	3	63	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	2	35	124	- 122
Tetanus	62	1	64	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	1	82	0	+ 1
War	64	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Syphilis	65	1	61	6	- 5
Malnutrition	66	1	57	11	- 10
Encephalitis	67	0	53	19	- 19
Measles	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	55	17	- 17
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	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.