GREECE VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,394	1	21,124	- 11,731
Stroke	2	3,699	2	14,077	- 10,378
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,052	22	870	+ 1,181
Kidney Disease	4	1,685	6	4,759	- 3,073
War	5	1,499	64	1	+ 1,498
Hypertension	6	1,300	9	2,922	- 1,622
Tuberculosis	7	1,154	46	66	+ 1,088
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,142	20	1,266	- 124
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,057	3	8,282	- 7,226
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,056	7	3,940	- 2,884
Liver Disease	11	896	23	809	+ 86
Lung Disease	12	863	5	5,526	- 4,664
Lung Cancers	13	842	4	7,355	- 6,514
Congenital Anomalies	14	701	38	174	+ 526
Other Injuries	15	614	17	1,453	- 839
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	606	8	3,264	- 2,657
Drug Use	17	527	37	193	+ 334
Low Birth Weight	18	510	41	127	+ 383
Suicide	19	431	28	533	- 101
Asthma	20	422	55	27	+ 395
HIV/AIDS	21	318	50	47	+ 271
Leukemia	22	308	18	1,354	- 1,046
Pancreas Cancer	23	297	13	1,904	- 1,608
Falls	24	289	21	1,245	- 956
Breast Cancer	25	270	11	2,520	- 2,250
Lymphomas	26	269	19	1,268	- 1,000
Parkinson's Disease	27	226	10	2,646	- 2,419
Liver Cancer	28	217	14	1,566	- 1,349
Endocrine Disorders	29	217	29	526	- 309
Violence	30	206	42	104	+ 103
Bladder Cancer	31	193	15	1,551	- 1,358
Cervical Cancer	32	191	36	243	- 52
Stomach Cancer	33	190	16	1,535	- 1,345
Birth Trauma	34	188	57	17	+ 171
Maternal Conditions	35	176	61	2	+ 174
Fires	36	164	39	146	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	37	153	24	725	- 572
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	140	26	611	- 470
Prostate Cancer	39	136	12	2,023	- 1,887
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	130	44	95	+ 35
Oral Cancer	41	115	30	440	- 325
Ovary Cancer	42	107	27	557	- 451
Drownings	43	105	32	435	- 330
Epilepsy	44	95	34	249	- 155
Poisonings	45	79	56	19	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	70	43	100	- 30
Meningitis	47	59	53	33	+ 26
Hepatitis B	48	49	48	56	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	49	47	35	246	- 199
Alcohol	50	31	49	50	- 20
Skin Cancers	51	29	31	438	- 410
Multiple Sclerosis	52	28	40	135	- 107
Encephalitis	53	28	67	1	+ 27
Skin Disease	54	24	47	56	- 32
Pertussis	55	24	69	0	+ 24
Appendicitis	56	21	58	9	+ 11
Malnutrition	57	15	66	1	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	58	14	25	679	- 664
Schistosomiasis	59	12	75	0	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	60	12	33	373	- 361
Syphilis	61	8	65	1	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	6	45	67	- 61
Leishmaniasis	63	3	60	4	- 1
Tetanus	64	1	62	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	1	52	38	- 38
Ascariasis	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	59	8	- 8
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	47	- 47
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Libya

Greece

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.