LIBYA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,732	9	744	+ 5,988
Malaria	2	4,305	76	0	+ 4,305
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,573	40	92	+ 3,481
Measles	4	3,171	72	0	+ 3,171
Stroke	5	3,041	2	2,603	+ 438
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,982	1	6,610	- 3,628
Birth Trauma	7	2,525	34	132	+ 2,392
Low Birth Weight	8	2,273	18	359	+ 1,914
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,994	3	1,444	+ 550
HIV/AIDS	10	1,589	21	224	+ 1,365
Meningitis	11	1,386	47	41	+ 1,344
Liver Disease	12	1,342	11	630	+ 712
Tuberculosis	13	1,247	7	812	+ 434
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,148	14	493	+ 655
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,125	8	803	+ 322
Kidney Disease	16	1,021	4	1,186	- 165
Maternal Conditions	17	944	35	124	+ 820
Other Injuries	18	792	15	432	+ 359
Cervical Cancer	19	785	32	135	+ 650
Lung Disease	20	723	12	607	+ 116
Hypertension	21	710	6	915	- 205
Asthma	22	621	20	297	+ 324
Liver Cancer	23	614	28	153	+ 462
Pertussis	24	613	55	17	+ 596
Endocrine Disorders	25	600	29	153	+ 447
Violence	26	594	30	145	+ 448
Trypanosomiasis	27	564	78	0	+ 564
Malnutrition	28	543	57	11	+ 533
Suicide	29	469	19	304	+ 166
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	305	10	743	- 438
Drownings	31	278	43	74	+ 204
Prostate Cancer	32	276	39	96	+ 181
Falls	33	252	24	204	+ 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	236	38	99	+ 137
Inflammatory/Heart	35	231	37	107	+ 124
Fires	36	216	36	115	+ 101
Epilepsy	37	184	44	67	+ 117
Breast Cancer	38	182	25	190	- 8
Syphilis	39	173	61	6	+ 167
Poisonings	40	155	45	56	+ 99
Stomach Cancer	41	129	33	134	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	125	46	49	+ 76
Schistosomiasis	43	122	59	9	+ 113
Parkinson's Disease	44	112	27	159	- 48
Tetanus	45	89	64	1	+ 88
Drug Use	46	89	17	371	- 282
Hepatitis B	47	85	48	34	+ 51
Lymphomas	48	83	26	189	- 106
Skin Cancers	49	80	51	20	+ 60
Lung Cancers	50	67	13	592	- 525
Skin Disease	51	67	54	17	+ 50
Oral Cancer	52	64	41	81	- 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	53	16	427	- 374
Ovary Cancer	54	49	42	75	- 26
Alcohol	55	44	50	22	+ 22
Encephalitis	56	42	53	19	+ 23
Appendicitis	57	22	56	15	+ 7
Diphtheria	58	21	68	0	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	59	20	60	8	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	60	17	31	136	- 119
Hepatitis C	61	12	65	1	+ 11
Ascariasis	62	12	66	0	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	63	10	49	33	- 23
War	64	10	5	1,055	- 1,044
Pancreas Cancer	65	10	23	209	- 199
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	52	20	- 11
Leukemia	67	9	22	217	- 208
Other Neoplasms	68	8	58	10	- 2
Upper Respiratory	69	8	67	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	7	62	4	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.