CHINA VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,271,570	2	1,771,525	- 499,955
Stroke	2	500,727	1	2,043,210	- 1,542,483
Road Traffic Accidents	3	277,700	8	250,272	+ 27,428
Kidney Disease	4	228,116	11	192,302	+ 35,814
War	5	202,876	61	900	+ 201,976
Hypertension	6	175,956	7	301,183	- 125,227
Tuberculosis	7	156,241	32	34,802	+ 121,439
Diabetes Mellitus	8	154,531	14	161,672	- 7,141
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	143,027	12	183,342	- 40,315
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	142,913	6	304,455	- 161,541
Liver Disease	11	121,233	15	145,603	- 24,370
Lung Disease	12	116,771	3	968,607	- 851,836
Lung Cancers	13	113,910	4	714,311	- 600,401
Congenital Anomalies	14	94,824	31	36,613	+ 58,211
Other Injuries	15	83,180	25	54,087	+ 29,092
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	82,056	9	248,388	- 166,333
Drug Use	17	71,349	38	24,214	+ 47,136
Low Birth Weight	18	69,039	40	21,631	+ 47,408
Suicide	19	58,390	17	116,324	- 57,934
Asthma	20	57,122	39	23,147	+ 33,975
HIV/AIDS	21	43,090	34	28,746	+ 14,344
Leukemia	22	41,674	22	58,145	- 16,470
Pancreas Cancer	23	40,160	18	111,537	- 71,377
Falls	24	39,146	16	138,878	- 99,732
Breast Cancer	25	36,542	19	92,757	- 56,215
Lymphomas	26	36,350	23	57,838	- 21,488
Parkinson's Disease	27	30,649	20	70,699	- 40,050
Liver Cancer	28	29,374	13	180,952	- 151,578
Endocrine Disorders	29	29,346	37	25,613	+ 3,734
Violence	30	27,950	47	11,115	+ 16,835
Bladder Cancer	31	26,121	29	37,873	- 11,752
Cervical Cancer	32	25,906	27	51,650	- 25,743
Stomach Cancer	33	25,764	5	398,439	- 372,675
Birth Trauma	34	25,461	43	17,644	+ 7,817
Maternal Conditions	35	23,811	54	3,596	+ 20,215
Fires	36	22,186	48	10,498	+ 11,687
Inflammatory/Heart	37	20,655	33	29,954	- 9,298
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	19,018	30	37,723	- 18,706
Prostate Cancer	39	18,371	28	51,056	- 32,685
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	17,602	50	8,719	+ 8,883
Oral Cancer	41	15,523	24	54,695	- 39,173
Ovary Cancer	42	14,433	35	28,078	- 13,645
Drownings	43	14,231	26	52,807	- 38,576
Epilepsy	44	12,798	46	11,365	+ 1,433
Poisonings	45	10,735	36	25,762	- 15,028
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	9,499	21	65,350	- 55,851
Meningitis	47	7,980	51	5,704	+ 2,276
Hepatitis B	48	6,569	56	2,757	+ 3,811
Oesophagus Cancer	49	6,332	10	242,891	- 236,559
Alcohol	50	4,138	42	19,071	- 14,934
Skin Cancers	51	3,868	41	19,669	- 15,801
Multiple Sclerosis	52	3,822	59	1,734	+ 2,088
Encephalitis	53	3,734	55	2,796	+ 938
Skin Disease	54	3,290	52	5,222	- 1,932
Pertussis	55	3,242	64	484	+ 2,759
Appendicitis	56	2,834	60	1,468	+ 1,366
Malnutrition	57	2,031	44	12,995	- 10,963
Other Neoplasms	58	1,916	53	4,374	- 2,458
Schistosomiasis	59	1,671	65	400	+ 1,271
Uterin Cancer	60	1,596	45	11,751	- 10,156
Syphilis	61	1,091	58	1,824	- 732
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	819	49	10,108	- 9,289
Leishmaniasis	63	364	78	0	+ 364
Tetanus	64	199	63	491	- 292
Hepatitis C	65	119	66	86	+ 33
Ascariasis	66	42	68	34	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	67	37	57	2,663	- 2,626
Diphtheria	68	31	71	11	+ 20
Chlamydia	69	28	67	55	- 28
Otitis Media	70	1	69	15	- 14
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	62	558	- 558
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	70	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Libya

China

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.