LIBYA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,295	2	2,603	+ 3,692
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,415	8	803	+ 4,611
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,499	1	6,610	- 2,111
Violence	4	3,869	30	145	+ 3,724
Prostate Cancer	5	2,303	39	96	+ 2,207
Kidney Disease	6	2,067	4	1,186	+ 881
HIV/AIDS	7	1,974	21	224	+ 1,750
Hypertension	8	1,696	6	915	+ 782
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,531	10	743	+ 788
Lung Cancers	10	1,232	13	592	+ 639
Lung Disease	11	1,178	12	607	+ 571
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,158	3	1,444	- 286
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,138	16	427	+ 711
Breast Cancer	14	1,077	25	190	+ 887
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,024	9	744	+ 281
Cervical Cancer	16	933	32	135	+ 798
Lymphomas	17	654	26	189	+ 465
Low Birth Weight	18	627	18	359	+ 268
Stomach Cancer	19	601	33	134	+ 467
Endocrine Disorders	20	460	29	153	+ 307
Liver Disease	21	404	11	630	- 227
Skin Disease	22	379	54	17	+ 362
Congenital Anomalies	23	362	14	493	- 131
Inflammatory/Heart	24	348	37	107	+ 240
Parkinson's Disease	25	345	27	159	+ 186
Leukemia	26	336	22	217	+ 119
Pancreas Cancer	27	309	23	209	+ 100
Uterin Cancer	28	277	60	8	+ 268
Liver Cancer	29	264	28	153	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	30	253	42	75	+ 178
Other Injuries	31	237	15	432	- 196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	215	38	99	+ 116
Falls	33	214	24	204	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	34	192	49	33	+ 159
Suicide	35	183	19	304	- 121
Asthma	36	170	20	297	- 127
Birth Trauma	37	169	34	132	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	38	155	31	136	+ 19
Oral Cancer	39	153	41	81	+ 72
Malnutrition	40	124	57	11	+ 114
Epilepsy	41	119	44	67	+ 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	90	40	92	- 1
Maternal Conditions	43	90	35	124	- 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	69	46	49	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	45	48	58	10	+ 38
Fires	46	41	36	115	- 75
Meningitis	47	40	47	41	- 1
Drug Use	48	34	17	371	- 337
Encephalitis	49	34	53	19	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	29	62	4	+ 25
Drownings	51	27	43	74	- 47
Skin Cancers	52	26	51	20	+ 6
Appendicitis	53	24	56	15	+ 9
Tuberculosis	54	20	7	812	- 792
Alcohol	55	19	50	22	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	56	9	52	20	- 11
Poisonings	57	6	45	56	- 50
Dengue	58	3	74	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	59	2	48	34	- 32
Syphilis	60	2	61	6	- 4
War	61	1	5	1,055	- 1,053
Chlamydia	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	64	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	65	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	55	17	- 17
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	63	2	- 2
Malaria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Jamaica

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.