LIBYA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,158	1	6,610	+ 1,548
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,975	10	743	+ 5,232
Stroke	3	2,843	2	2,603	+ 240
Lung Cancers	4	2,713	13	592	+ 2,121
Lung Disease	5	2,602	12	607	+ 1,995
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,665	9	744	+ 921
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,485	16	427	+ 1,059
Prostate Cancer	8	1,230	39	96	+ 1,135
Breast Cancer	9	1,079	25	190	+ 889
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,071	27	159	+ 912
Other Injuries	11	1,011	15	432	+ 579
Pancreas Cancer	12	876	23	209	+ 667
Suicide	13	814	19	304	+ 510
Lymphomas	14	743	26	189	+ 554
Kidney Disease	15	672	4	1,186	- 514
Diabetes Mellitus	16	600	8	803	- 204
Hypertension	17	490	6	915	- 425
Falls	18	479	24	204	+ 275
Oesophagus Cancer	19	456	49	33	+ 423
Liver Cancer	20	452	28	153	+ 300
Bladder Cancer	21	412	31	136	+ 276
Leukemia	22	382	22	217	+ 165
Stomach Cancer	23	355	33	134	+ 221
Drug Use	24	340	17	371	- 31
Ovary Cancer	25	332	42	75	+ 257
Inflammatory/Heart	26	316	37	107	+ 209
Endocrine Disorders	27	315	29	153	+ 163
Alcohol	28	286	50	22	+ 264
Skin Cancers	29	263	51	20	+ 242
Other Neoplasms	30	197	58	10	+ 187
Liver Disease	31	191	11	630	- 439
Cervical Cancer	32	186	32	135	+ 51
Oral Cancer	33	173	41	81	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	34	151	14	493	- 342
Road Traffic Accidents	35	140	3	1,444	- 1,303
Uterin Cancer	36	140	60	8	+ 131
Epilepsy	37	110	44	67	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	86	62	4	+ 81
Violence	39	81	30	145	- 64
Anemia	40	74	84	0	+ 74
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	66	38	99	- 33
Poisonings	42	65	45	56	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	43	61	18	359	- 298
Multiple Sclerosis	44	56	52	20	+ 36
Skin Disease	45	53	54	17	+ 36
Birth Trauma	46	50	34	132	- 82
Osteoarthritis	47	42	81	0	+ 42
Asthma	48	34	20	297	- 263
Schizophrenia	49	29	86	0	+ 29
Meningitis	50	26	47	41	- 16
Upper Respiratory	51	22	67	0	+ 22
Hepatitis C	52	22	65	1	+ 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	21	80	0	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	21	46	49	- 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	20	40	92	- 72
Drownings	56	18	43	74	- 56
Malnutrition	57	11	57	11	+ 0
Fires	58	11	36	115	- 104
HIV/AIDS	59	9	21	224	- 215
Maternal Conditions	60	7	35	124	- 117
War	61	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Pertussis	62	0	55	17	- 17
Hepatitis B	63	0	48	34	- 34
Otitis Media	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	64	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	2	- 2
Encephalitis	78	0	53	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	61	6	- 6
Chlamydia	81	0	69	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	7	812	- 812
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	15	- 15
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.