BRAZIL VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	197,601	1	165,788	+ 31,813
Stroke	2	77,812	2	123,207	- 45,394
Road Traffic Accidents	3	43,154	8	33,871	+ 9,284
Kidney Disease	4	35,449	7	37,690	- 2,241
War	5	31,527	56	1,090	+ 30,437
Hypertension	6	27,343	11	28,822	- 1,479
Tuberculosis	7	24,280	40	4,895	+ 19,384
Diabetes Mellitus	8	24,014	5	59,608	- 35,594
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	22,226	3	94,705	- 72,479
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	22,209	10	30,717	- 8,508
Liver Disease	11	18,839	13	21,422	- 2,583
Lung Disease	12	18,146	6	59,373	- 41,227
Lung Cancers	13	17,702	9	31,659	- 13,957
Congenital Anomalies	14	14,736	23	12,317	+ 2,419
Other Injuries	15	12,926	21	13,807	- 881
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	12,751	12	23,161	- 10,410
Drug Use	17	11,088	49	2,467	+ 8,621
Low Birth Weight	18	10,729	33	6,881	+ 3,848
Suicide	19	9,074	20	14,540	- 5,466
Asthma	20	8,877	48	2,595	+ 6,282
HIV/AIDS	21	6,696	22	12,558	- 5,862
Leukemia	22	6,476	30	8,531	- 2,055
Pancreas Cancer	23	6,241	24	11,999	- 5,758
Falls	24	6,083	16	18,847	- 12,763
Breast Cancer	25	5,679	14	20,759	- 15,080
Lymphomas	26	5,649	27	10,376	- 4,727
Parkinson's Disease	27	4,763	41	4,770	- 8
Liver Cancer	28	4,565	25	11,514	- 6,950
Endocrine Disorders	29	4,560	19	16,927	- 12,367
Violence	30	4,343	4	68,779	- 64,436
Bladder Cancer	31	4,059	36	5,306	- 1,247
Cervical Cancer	32	4,026	29	9,511	- 5,485
Stomach Cancer	33	4,004	17	17,992	- 13,988
Birth Trauma	34	3,957	45	3,777	+ 180
Maternal Conditions	35	3,700	53	1,507	+ 2,193
Fires	36	3,448	58	1,028	+ 2,420
Inflammatory/Heart	37	3,210	18	17,508	- 14,298
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,955	44	4,258	- 1,303
Prostate Cancer	39	2,855	15	19,001	- 16,146
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,735	35	5,659	- 2,924
Oral Cancer	41	2,412	28	9,951	- 7,539
Ovary Cancer	42	2,243	43	4,355	- 2,112
Drownings	43	2,211	39	4,937	- 2,726
Epilepsy	44	1,989	46	3,263	- 1,274
Poisonings	45	1,668	66	317	+ 1,352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,476	51	2,193	- 717
Meningitis	47	1,240	54	1,359	- 119
Hepatitis B	48	1,021	59	775	+ 246
Oesophagus Cancer	49	984	26	10,466	- 9,482
Alcohol	50	643	32	7,121	- 6,478
Skin Cancers	51	601	38	5,032	- 4,430
Multiple Sclerosis	52	594	64	356	+ 238
Encephalitis	53	580	72	65	+ 515
Skin Disease	54	511	31	7,179	- 6,668
Pertussis	55	504	75	30	+ 474
Appendicitis	56	440	57	1,067	- 627
Malnutrition	57	316	34	6,695	- 6,380
Other Neoplasms	58	298	42	4,665	- 4,367
Schistosomiasis	59	260	62	593	- 333
Uterin Cancer	60	248	47	2,780	- 2,532
Syphilis	61	170	68	223	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	127	61	596	- 469
Leishmaniasis	63	57	63	432	- 376
Tetanus	64	31	71	88	- 57
Hepatitis C	65	19	52	1,955	- 1,936
Ascariasis	66	6	78	7	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	6	67	260	- 254
Diphtheria	68	5	79	7	- 2
Chlamydia	69	4	80	5	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	71	0	69	173	- 173
Measles	72	0	81	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	14	- 14
Hookworm Disease	75	0	85	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	84	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Libya

Brazil

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.