ETHIOPIA VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,455	4	36,530	+ 69,925
Stroke	2	41,921	3	39,362	+ 2,559
Road Traffic Accidents	3	23,249	5	31,564	- 8,315
Kidney Disease	4	19,098	13	12,103	+ 6,995
War	5	16,985	64	281	+ 16,704
Hypertension	6	14,731	12	13,470	+ 1,261
Tuberculosis	7	13,080	9	21,455	- 8,375
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,937	10	16,258	- 3,320
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	11,974	1	59,931	- 47,956
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	11,965	21	8,258	+ 3,707
Liver Disease	11	10,150	8	27,270	- 17,121
Lung Disease	12	9,776	15	11,870	- 2,094
Lung Cancers	13	9,536	38	2,202	+ 7,334
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,939	11	15,638	- 7,699
Other Injuries	15	6,964	16	11,735	- 4,771
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,870	31	3,755	+ 3,115
Drug Use	17	5,973	60	513	+ 5,460
Low Birth Weight	18	5,780	7	28,020	- 22,241
Suicide	19	4,888	25	6,030	- 1,142
Asthma	20	4,782	29	4,484	+ 299
HIV/AIDS	21	3,607	17	11,471	- 7,864
Leukemia	22	3,489	30	4,222	- 733
Pancreas Cancer	23	3,362	61	488	+ 2,875
Falls	24	3,277	28	4,510	- 1,233
Breast Cancer	25	3,059	20	8,485	- 5,426
Lymphomas	26	3,043	33	3,590	- 546
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,566	46	1,578	+ 988
Liver Cancer	28	2,459	42	1,730	+ 729
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,457	45	1,623	+ 834
Violence	30	2,340	22	8,076	- 5,736
Bladder Cancer	31	2,187	51	1,080	+ 1,107
Cervical Cancer	32	2,169	27	5,019	- 2,850
Stomach Cancer	33	2,157	47	1,519	+ 638
Birth Trauma	34	2,132	6	31,107	- 28,975
Maternal Conditions	35	1,993	18	8,887	- 6,893
Fires	36	1,857	34	3,255	- 1,397
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,729	39	2,168	- 439
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,592	41	1,758	- 166
Prostate Cancer	39	1,538	50	1,244	+ 294
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,474	2	44,361	- 42,887
Oral Cancer	41	1,300	48	1,477	- 177
Ovary Cancer	42	1,208	36	2,424	- 1,215
Drownings	43	1,191	35	3,133	- 1,941
Epilepsy	44	1,071	44	1,625	- 554
Poisonings	45	899	32	3,668	- 2,770
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	795	49	1,339	- 544
Meningitis	47	668	14	12,019	- 11,351
Hepatitis B	48	550	56	742	- 192
Oesophagus Cancer	49	530	40	1,839	- 1,309
Alcohol	50	346	55	750	- 403
Skin Cancers	51	324	52	1,006	- 682
Multiple Sclerosis	52	320	70	61	+ 259
Encephalitis	53	313	63	386	- 73
Skin Disease	54	275	53	904	- 629
Pertussis	55	271	23	6,896	- 6,625
Appendicitis	56	237	58	677	- 440
Malnutrition	57	170	19	8,643	- 8,473
Other Neoplasms	58	160	66	148	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	59	140	54	839	- 699
Uterin Cancer	60	134	62	421	- 288
Syphilis	61	91	43	1,699	- 1,608
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	69	65	221	- 152
Leishmaniasis	63	30	59	579	- 548
Tetanus	64	17	37	2,203	- 2,186
Hepatitis C	65	10	69	115	- 105
Ascariasis	66	3	68	130	- 126
Upper Respiratory	67	3	57	709	- 706
Diphtheria	68	3	67	146	- 143
Chlamydia	69	2	72	21	- 19
Otitis Media	70	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	20	- 20
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	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 ETHIOPIA

Libya

Ethiopia

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.