EGYPT VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,897	1	173,871	- 73,974
Stroke	2	39,338	3	43,839	- 4,501
Road Traffic Accidents	3	21,817	12	10,141	+ 11,676
Kidney Disease	4	17,921	6	21,087	- 3,166
War	5	15,938	47	714	+ 15,225
Hypertension	6	13,823	5	21,094	- 7,271
Tuberculosis	7	12,275	51	432	+ 11,843
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,140	8	19,131	- 6,991
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	11,236	7	20,695	- 9,458
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	11,228	16	6,975	+ 4,253
Liver Disease	11	9,524	2	60,122	- 50,598
Lung Disease	12	9,174	9	13,393	- 4,219
Lung Cancers	13	8,949	18	5,677	+ 3,272
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,450	10	12,163	- 4,713
Other Injuries	15	6,535	21	3,819	+ 2,716
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,446	24	3,083	+ 3,364
Drug Use	17	5,605	62	116	+ 5,489
Low Birth Weight	18	5,424	11	11,391	- 5,967
Suicide	19	4,587	25	3,022	+ 1,565
Asthma	20	4,488	15	7,104	- 2,616
HIV/AIDS	21	3,385	53	397	+ 2,988
Leukemia	22	3,274	22	3,763	- 489
Pancreas Cancer	23	3,155	26	2,906	+ 249
Falls	24	3,075	30	2,019	+ 1,057
Breast Cancer	25	2,871	13	9,180	- 6,309
Lymphomas	26	2,856	14	7,539	- 4,683
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,408	28	2,391	+ 17
Liver Cancer	28	2,308	4	24,512	- 22,204
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,306	29	2,372	- 66
Violence	30	2,196	20	4,165	- 1,969
Bladder Cancer	31	2,052	19	5,133	- 3,081
Cervical Cancer	32	2,035	48	625	+ 1,410
Stomach Cancer	33	2,024	32	1,844	+ 180
Birth Trauma	34	2,000	17	6,109	- 4,109
Maternal Conditions	35	1,871	44	795	+ 1,076
Fires	36	1,743	33	1,568	+ 175
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,623	27	2,489	- 866
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,494	34	1,339	+ 155
Prostate Cancer	39	1,443	35	1,282	+ 161
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,383	23	3,692	- 2,309
Oral Cancer	41	1,220	45	793	+ 426
Ovary Cancer	42	1,134	31	1,944	- 810
Drownings	43	1,118	37	1,122	- 4
Epilepsy	44	1,005	50	451	+ 555
Poisonings	45	843	57	195	+ 648
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	746	36	1,248	- 502
Meningitis	47	627	43	827	- 200
Hepatitis B	48	516	40	988	- 472
Oesophagus Cancer	49	497	41	951	- 453
Alcohol	50	325	60	141	+ 184
Skin Cancers	51	304	39	1,013	- 709
Multiple Sclerosis	52	300	56	213	+ 88
Encephalitis	53	293	38	1,046	- 752
Skin Disease	54	258	55	219	+ 39
Pertussis	55	255	42	906	- 652
Appendicitis	56	223	59	142	+ 80
Malnutrition	57	160	46	759	- 599
Other Neoplasms	58	151	61	116	+ 34
Schistosomiasis	59	131	54	220	- 89
Uterin Cancer	60	125	52	422	- 297
Syphilis	61	86	58	159	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	64	65	26	+ 38
Leishmaniasis	63	29	66	13	+ 15
Tetanus	64	16	49	540	- 525
Hepatitis C	65	9	63	97	- 87
Ascariasis	66	3	67	6	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	3	68	5	- 2
Diphtheria	68	2	70	3	- 1
Chlamydia	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	64	43	- 43
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	69	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Libya

Egypt

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.