LIBYA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	3,745	7	812	+ 2,933
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,646	9	744	+ 2,902
Measles	3	3,458	72	0	+ 3,458
Malaria	4	3,287	76	0	+ 3,287
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,600	3	1,444	+ 1,156
HIV/AIDS	6	2,598	21	224	+ 2,374
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,552	1	6,610	- 4,059
Low Birth Weight	8	2,236	18	359	+ 1,877
Birth Trauma	9	2,168	34	132	+ 2,036
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	2,155	40	92	+ 2,063
Stroke	11	2,137	2	2,603	- 466
Maternal Conditions	12	1,177	35	124	+ 1,054
Liver Disease	13	1,162	11	630	+ 532
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,128	14	493	+ 635
Diabetes Mellitus	15	880	8	803	+ 77
Kidney Disease	16	824	4	1,186	- 362
Meningitis	17	747	47	41	+ 706
Violence	18	646	30	145	+ 500
Cervical Cancer	19	641	32	135	+ 507
Liver Cancer	20	595	28	153	+ 442
Syphilis	21	534	61	6	+ 528
Other Injuries	22	515	15	432	+ 82
Hypertension	23	502	6	915	- 413
Malnutrition	24	478	57	11	+ 468
Prostate Cancer	25	403	39	96	+ 307
Lung Disease	26	397	12	607	- 210
Breast Cancer	27	332	25	190	+ 142
Endocrine Disorders	28	332	29	153	+ 180
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	318	10	743	- 425
Suicide	30	297	19	304	- 6
Asthma	31	270	20	297	- 27
Pertussis	32	267	55	17	+ 250
Falls	33	210	24	204	+ 7
Fires	34	208	36	115	+ 92
Drownings	35	172	43	74	+ 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	171	38	99	+ 72
Stomach Cancer	37	165	33	134	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	38	156	37	107	+ 49
Lymphomas	39	127	26	189	- 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	121	16	427	- 305
Poisonings	41	111	45	56	+ 55
Epilepsy	42	109	44	67	+ 43
Parkinson's Disease	43	98	27	159	- 61
Lung Cancers	44	89	13	592	- 503
Schistosomiasis	45	70	59	9	+ 61
Skin Cancers	46	69	51	20	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	47	68	42	75	- 7
Oral Cancer	48	68	41	81	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	68	46	49	+ 18
Drug Use	50	57	17	371	- 314
Skin Disease	51	56	54	17	+ 39
Hepatitis B	52	53	48	34	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	53	51	23	209	- 158
Tetanus	54	42	64	1	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	55	39	60	8	+ 30
Encephalitis	56	37	53	19	+ 18
Alcohol	57	34	50	22	+ 13
Leukemia	58	31	22	217	- 185
Bladder Cancer	59	26	31	136	- 110
Oesophagus Cancer	60	21	49	33	- 12
Appendicitis	61	17	56	15	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	62	8	58	10	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	6	52	20	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	62	4	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	5	65	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	5	66	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	67	4	67	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	69	0	+ 1
War	70	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	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.