LIBYA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,698	1	6,610	+ 88
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,514	10	743	+ 3,771
Lung Cancers	3	2,695	13	592	+ 2,103
Lung Disease	4	2,694	12	607	+ 2,087
Stroke	5	2,489	2	2,603	- 114
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,826	9	744	+ 1,083
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,540	16	427	+ 1,114
Breast Cancer	8	1,069	25	190	+ 879
Prostate Cancer	9	823	39	96	+ 727
Kidney Disease	10	797	4	1,186	- 389
Pancreas Cancer	11	746	23	209	+ 537
Parkinson's Disease	12	745	27	159	+ 586
Lymphomas	13	721	26	189	+ 532
Suicide	14	661	19	304	+ 357
Oesophagus Cancer	15	589	49	33	+ 556
Diabetes Mellitus	16	582	8	803	- 222
Stomach Cancer	17	502	33	134	+ 368
Liver Cancer	18	447	28	153	+ 295
Liver Disease	19	393	11	630	- 237
Leukemia	20	385	22	217	+ 168
Ovary Cancer	21	384	42	75	+ 309
Bladder Cancer	22	360	31	136	+ 224
Skin Cancers	23	354	51	20	+ 334
Endocrine Disorders	24	351	29	153	+ 198
Falls	25	347	24	204	+ 144
Inflammatory/Heart	26	337	37	107	+ 230
Other Neoplasms	27	306	58	10	+ 297
Oral Cancer	28	257	41	81	+ 176
Hypertension	29	246	6	915	- 669
Other Injuries	30	240	15	432	- 192
Drug Use	31	235	17	371	- 136
Congenital Anomalies	32	215	14	493	- 278
Road Traffic Accidents	33	215	3	1,444	- 1,228
Uterin Cancer	34	177	60	8	+ 169
Cervical Cancer	35	145	32	135	+ 10
Epilepsy	36	120	44	67	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	37	117	52	20	+ 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	94	38	99	- 5
Alcohol	39	90	50	22	+ 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	83	62	4	+ 79
Asthma	41	81	20	297	- 215
Skin Disease	42	81	54	17	+ 64
Drownings	43	80	43	74	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	44	78	18	359	- 280
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	74	40	92	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	70	46	49	+ 21
Violence	47	54	30	145	- 92
Fires	48	42	36	115	- 73
Anemia	49	40	84	0	+ 40
Tuberculosis	50	32	7	812	- 780
Osteoarthritis	51	28	81	0	+ 28
Hepatitis C	52	27	65	1	+ 26
Poisonings	53	20	45	56	- 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	19	80	0	+ 19
Schizophrenia	55	16	86	0	+ 16
Birth Trauma	56	14	34	132	- 118
HIV/AIDS	57	12	21	224	- 212
Meningitis	58	10	47	41	- 31
Hepatitis B	59	8	48	34	- 26
Appendicitis	60	5	56	15	- 10
Maternal Conditions	61	4	35	124	- 119
Oral conditions	62	3	82	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	63	2	57	11	- 8
Upper Respiratory	64	1	67	0	+ 1
War	65	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Encephalitis	66	0	53	19	- 19
Pertussis	67	0	55	17	- 17
Syphilis	68	0	61	6	- 6
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	9	- 9
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	63	2	- 2
Ascariasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	64	1	- 1
Diphtheria	82	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Ireland

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.