SPAIN VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,457	1	51,684	- 9,227
Stroke	2	16,719	3	29,004	- 12,285
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,272	31	1,829	+ 7,443
Kidney Disease	4	7,617	8	9,725	- 2,108
War	5	6,774	68	6	+ 6,768
Hypertension	6	5,875	9	9,115	- 3,240
Tuberculosis	7	5,217	50	270	+ 4,946
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,160	10	7,773	- 2,614
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,776	7	13,717	- 8,941
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,772	2	42,339	- 37,567
Liver Disease	11	4,048	23	4,231	- 183
Lung Disease	12	3,899	5	18,926	- 15,028
Lung Cancers	13	3,803	4	22,131	- 18,327
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,166	38	863	+ 2,303
Other Injuries	15	2,777	15	5,536	- 2,759
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,740	6	16,957	- 14,218
Drug Use	17	2,382	41	776	+ 1,606
Low Birth Weight	18	2,305	52	253	+ 2,053
Suicide	19	1,950	25	3,609	- 1,660
Asthma	20	1,907	35	1,133	+ 774
HIV/AIDS	21	1,439	43	538	+ 900
Leukemia	22	1,391	24	3,772	- 2,381
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,341	12	6,752	- 5,411
Falls	24	1,307	26	3,246	- 1,939
Breast Cancer	25	1,220	11	7,067	- 5,847
Lymphomas	26	1,214	16	5,335	- 4,121
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,023	20	4,943	- 3,920
Liver Cancer	28	981	18	5,098	- 4,118
Endocrine Disorders	29	980	21	4,863	- 3,883
Violence	30	933	51	262	+ 672
Bladder Cancer	31	872	17	5,222	- 4,350
Cervical Cancer	32	865	39	855	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	33	860	14	5,796	- 4,936
Birth Trauma	34	850	60	113	+ 737
Maternal Conditions	35	795	64	14	+ 781
Fires	36	741	55	185	+ 556
Inflammatory/Heart	37	690	19	4,984	- 4,294
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	635	44	475	+ 160
Prostate Cancer	39	613	13	6,420	- 5,806
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	588	36	1,064	- 476
Oral Cancer	41	518	27	2,583	- 2,065
Ovary Cancer	42	482	28	2,026	- 1,544
Drownings	43	475	45	446	+ 29
Epilepsy	44	427	40	824	- 397
Poisonings	45	358	57	170	+ 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	317	33	1,612	- 1,295
Meningitis	47	266	59	129	+ 138
Hepatitis B	48	219	58	162	+ 57
Oesophagus Cancer	49	211	29	2,011	- 1,800
Alcohol	50	138	46	333	- 195
Skin Cancers	51	129	32	1,803	- 1,674
Multiple Sclerosis	52	128	49	287	- 159
Encephalitis	53	125	70	4	+ 121
Skin Disease	54	110	30	1,840	- 1,731
Pertussis	55	108	73	2	+ 107
Appendicitis	56	95	61	79	+ 15
Malnutrition	57	68	47	302	- 235
Other Neoplasms	58	64	22	4,748	- 4,684
Schistosomiasis	59	56	74	0	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	60	53	34	1,612	- 1,559
Syphilis	61	36	67	9	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	27	48	294	- 266
Leishmaniasis	63	12	65	11	+ 1
Tetanus	64	7	72	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	4	42	652	- 648
Ascariasis	66	1	78	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	67	1	62	47	- 45
Diphtheria	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Libya

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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.