SOUTH AFRICA VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,276	3	32,739	+ 21,537
Stroke	2	21,373	4	30,693	- 9,320
Road Traffic Accidents	3	11,853	11	13,014	- 1,161
Kidney Disease	4	9,737	9	15,302	- 5,565
War	5	8,660	64	66	+ 8,594
Hypertension	6	7,511	12	12,789	- 5,278
Tuberculosis	7	6,669	6	21,965	- 15,296
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,596	5	30,188	- 23,592
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,105	2	39,341	- 33,236
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	6,100	22	4,676	+ 1,424
Liver Disease	11	5,175	14	9,013	- 3,839
Lung Disease	12	4,984	13	11,895	- 6,911
Lung Cancers	13	4,862	15	7,705	- 2,843
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,047	25	4,351	- 303
Other Injuries	15	3,550	17	6,014	- 2,463
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,502	28	3,587	- 84
Drug Use	17	3,045	53	770	+ 2,276
Low Birth Weight	18	2,947	16	6,250	- 3,303
Suicide	19	2,492	10	13,774	- 11,282
Asthma	20	2,438	18	5,966	- 3,528
HIV/AIDS	21	1,839	1	71,996	- 70,156
Leukemia	22	1,779	40	1,464	+ 315
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,714	35	2,007	- 293
Falls	24	1,671	42	1,399	+ 272
Breast Cancer	25	1,560	23	4,533	- 2,974
Lymphomas	26	1,552	31	2,818	- 1,266
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,308	46	1,077	+ 231
Liver Cancer	28	1,254	33	2,383	- 1,130
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,253	19	5,890	- 4,637
Violence	30	1,193	7	21,000	- 19,807
Bladder Cancer	31	1,115	52	829	+ 286
Cervical Cancer	32	1,106	20	5,555	- 4,450
Stomach Cancer	33	1,100	39	1,535	- 435
Birth Trauma	34	1,087	30	3,004	- 1,917
Maternal Conditions	35	1,016	38	1,700	- 683
Fires	36	947	27	3,618	- 2,671
Inflammatory/Heart	37	882	21	5,408	- 4,527
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	812	36	1,894	- 1,082
Prostate Cancer	39	784	24	4,374	- 3,590
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	751	8	15,843	- 15,092
Oral Cancer	41	663	41	1,406	- 743
Ovary Cancer	42	616	51	951	- 335
Drownings	43	607	32	2,403	- 1,796
Epilepsy	44	546	37	1,870	- 1,324
Poisonings	45	458	50	975	- 517
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	405	47	1,015	- 609
Meningitis	47	341	26	3,660	- 3,320
Hepatitis B	48	280	61	139	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	49	270	29	3,486	- 3,215
Alcohol	50	177	49	987	- 810
Skin Cancers	51	165	48	993	- 828
Multiple Sclerosis	52	163	62	113	+ 50
Encephalitis	53	159	59	234	- 75
Skin Disease	54	140	45	1,101	- 961
Pertussis	55	138	43	1,142	- 1,004
Appendicitis	56	121	56	274	- 153
Malnutrition	57	87	34	2,381	- 2,294
Other Neoplasms	58	82	58	267	- 185
Schistosomiasis	59	71	66	35	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	60	68	54	512	- 444
Syphilis	61	47	44	1,130	- 1,083
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	35	55	376	- 341
Leishmaniasis	63	16	77	0	+ 16
Tetanus	64	9	65	38	- 29
Hepatitis C	65	5	70	8	- 3
Ascariasis	66	2	71	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	2	60	223	- 221
Diphtheria	68	1	69	16	- 15
Chlamydia	69	1	68	18	- 17
Otitis Media	70	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	57	270	- 270
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	77	0	78	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	84	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 SOUTH AFRICA

Libya

South Africa

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.