NIGERIA VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	212,593	7	61,374	+ 151,219
Stroke	2	83,716	8	57,744	+ 25,973
Road Traffic Accidents	3	46,428	12	41,693	+ 4,735
Kidney Disease	4	38,139	20	18,189	+ 19,949
War	5	33,919	45	3,245	+ 30,674
Hypertension	6	29,418	24	10,692	+ 18,726
Tuberculosis	7	26,122	3	127,335	- 101,214
Diabetes Mellitus	8	25,836	18	22,497	+ 3,339
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	23,913	1	207,281	- 183,368
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	23,894	31	6,786	+ 17,108
Liver Disease	11	20,269	13	38,326	- 18,057
Lung Disease	12	19,523	22	12,569	+ 6,954
Lung Cancers	13	19,045	57	1,295	+ 17,749
Congenital Anomalies	14	15,854	9	49,696	- 33,843
Other Injuries	15	13,907	17	22,696	- 8,789
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	13,719	43	4,152	+ 9,567
Drug Use	17	11,929	34	6,273	+ 5,656
Low Birth Weight	18	11,543	6	95,959	- 84,416
Suicide	19	9,762	30	7,019	+ 2,744
Asthma	20	9,550	27	8,192	+ 1,358
HIV/AIDS	21	7,204	10	44,124	- 36,920
Leukemia	22	6,968	47	2,257	+ 4,711
Pancreas Cancer	23	6,714	51	1,975	+ 4,740
Falls	24	6,545	28	7,528	- 983
Breast Cancer	25	6,109	23	11,884	- 5,775
Lymphomas	26	6,077	40	5,202	+ 876
Parkinson's Disease	27	5,124	46	2,473	+ 2,651
Liver Cancer	28	4,911	39	5,289	- 378
Endocrine Disorders	29	4,906	21	15,799	- 10,892
Violence	30	4,673	19	18,407	- 13,735
Bladder Cancer	31	4,367	63	670	+ 3,697
Cervical Cancer	32	4,331	25	10,574	- 6,243
Stomach Cancer	33	4,307	50	2,129	+ 2,179
Birth Trauma	34	4,257	5	100,186	- 95,929
Maternal Conditions	35	3,981	15	23,540	- 19,559
Fires	36	3,709	29	7,132	- 3,422
Inflammatory/Heart	37	3,453	42	4,826	- 1,373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	3,180	37	5,846	- 2,666
Prostate Cancer	39	3,071	35	5,914	- 2,843
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,943	2	144,724	- 141,781
Oral Cancer	41	2,595	48	2,238	+ 357
Ovary Cancer	42	2,413	49	2,133	+ 281
Drownings	43	2,379	32	6,584	- 4,205
Epilepsy	44	2,140	41	5,001	- 2,862
Poisonings	45	1,795	33	6,570	- 4,776
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,588	52	1,946	- 357
Meningitis	47	1,334	11	43,651	- 42,317
Hepatitis B	48	1,098	55	1,488	- 390
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,059	64	560	+ 498
Alcohol	50	692	58	1,031	- 340
Skin Cancers	51	647	53	1,933	- 1,286
Multiple Sclerosis	52	639	68	179	+ 460
Encephalitis	53	624	59	937	- 312
Skin Disease	54	550	56	1,468	- 918
Pertussis	55	542	16	23,282	- 22,740
Appendicitis	56	474	60	760	- 286
Malnutrition	57	340	36	5,896	- 5,557
Other Neoplasms	58	320	66	290	+ 30
Schistosomiasis	59	279	54	1,508	- 1,228
Uterin Cancer	60	267	62	679	- 412
Syphilis	61	182	38	5,449	- 5,267
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	137	69	165	- 28
Leishmaniasis	63	61	70	23	+ 38
Tetanus	64	33	26	8,355	- 8,321
Hepatitis C	65	20	65	304	- 284
Ascariasis	66	7	61	685	- 678
Upper Respiratory	67	6	67	259	- 253
Diphtheria	68	5	44	3,800	- 3,794
Chlamydia	69	5	71	14	- 9
Otitis Media	70	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Libya

Nigeria

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.