SOUTH KOREA VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,768	1	28,043	+ 18,725
Stroke	2	18,417	3	25,596	- 7,179
Road Traffic Accidents	3	10,214	15	4,399	+ 5,815
Kidney Disease	4	8,390	9	10,107	- 1,717
War	5	7,462	68	5	+ 7,457
Hypertension	6	6,472	17	3,711	+ 2,761
Tuberculosis	7	5,747	24	1,950	+ 3,796
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,684	13	6,812	- 1,128
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,261	2	26,650	- 21,389
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,256	6	12,145	- 6,889
Liver Disease	11	4,459	14	6,348	- 1,890
Lung Disease	12	4,295	11	8,526	- 4,232
Lung Cancers	13	4,190	4	20,293	- 16,103
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,488	41	518	+ 2,970
Other Injuries	15	3,059	18	3,634	- 575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,018	8	10,180	- 7,162
Drug Use	17	2,624	50	154	+ 2,470
Low Birth Weight	18	2,539	45	370	+ 2,169
Suicide	19	2,148	5	14,636	- 12,488
Asthma	20	2,101	32	1,150	+ 950
HIV/AIDS	21	1,585	55	84	+ 1,500
Leukemia	22	1,533	23	2,140	- 608
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,477	12	6,994	- 5,517
Falls	24	1,440	20	2,934	- 1,494
Breast Cancer	25	1,344	21	2,880	- 1,536
Lymphomas	26	1,337	19	3,477	- 2,140
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,127	16	3,951	- 2,824
Liver Cancer	28	1,080	7	11,589	- 10,509
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,079	25	1,891	- 811
Violence	30	1,028	44	386	+ 642
Bladder Cancer	31	961	27	1,768	- 807
Cervical Cancer	32	953	34	1,065	- 112
Stomach Cancer	33	948	10	8,625	- 7,677
Birth Trauma	34	936	54	88	+ 848
Maternal Conditions	35	876	61	34	+ 842
Fires	36	816	47	263	+ 553
Inflammatory/Heart	37	760	31	1,325	- 565
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	699	38	540	+ 160
Prostate Cancer	39	676	22	2,316	- 1,640
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	647	35	929	- 281
Oral Cancer	41	571	29	1,457	- 886
Ovary Cancer	42	531	30	1,330	- 799
Drownings	43	523	42	501	+ 23
Epilepsy	44	471	40	524	- 54
Poisonings	45	395	52	115	+ 280
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	349	48	224	+ 125
Meningitis	47	293	58	51	+ 243
Hepatitis B	48	242	39	526	- 284
Oesophagus Cancer	49	233	28	1,733	- 1,500
Alcohol	50	152	33	1,081	- 928
Skin Cancers	51	142	37	585	- 442
Multiple Sclerosis	52	141	66	11	+ 130
Encephalitis	53	137	65	19	+ 118
Skin Disease	54	121	36	704	- 583
Pertussis	55	119	67	6	+ 113
Appendicitis	56	104	57	54	+ 50
Malnutrition	57	75	53	88	- 14
Other Neoplasms	58	70	26	1,807	- 1,736
Schistosomiasis	59	61	72	1	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	60	59	43	420	- 361
Syphilis	61	40	62	27	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	30	51	150	- 120
Leishmaniasis	63	13	79	0	+ 13
Tetanus	64	7	69	5	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	4	49	168	- 163
Ascariasis	66	2	74	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	67	1	63	26	- 24
Diphtheria	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Libya

South Korea

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.