THAILAND VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,787	1	51,305	+ 11,482
Stroke	2	24,725	2	50,273	- 25,548
Road Traffic Accidents	3	13,712	7	22,428	- 8,716
Kidney Disease	4	11,264	4	26,822	- 15,558
War	5	10,018	60	87	+ 9,930
Hypertension	6	8,688	34	2,179	+ 6,509
Tuberculosis	7	7,715	14	9,551	- 1,836
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,630	10	18,776	- 11,146
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,062	3	31,289	- 24,227
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	7,057	6	22,851	- 15,794
Liver Disease	11	5,986	11	17,596	- 11,610
Lung Disease	12	5,766	9	19,474	- 13,709
Lung Cancers	13	5,625	8	22,296	- 16,672
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,682	35	2,107	+ 2,575
Other Injuries	15	4,107	21	4,869	- 762
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,052	13	9,908	- 5,857
Drug Use	17	3,523	45	794	+ 2,729
Low Birth Weight	18	3,409	40	1,548	+ 1,861
Suicide	19	2,883	16	6,147	- 3,264
Asthma	20	2,821	24	4,182	- 1,361
HIV/AIDS	21	2,128	12	13,922	- 11,795
Leukemia	22	2,058	26	3,902	- 1,844
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,983	33	2,383	- 400
Falls	24	1,933	18	5,409	- 3,476
Breast Cancer	25	1,804	17	6,053	- 4,248
Lymphomas	26	1,795	22	4,539	- 2,744
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,513	23	4,292	- 2,779
Liver Cancer	28	1,450	5	23,883	- 22,432
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,449	37	1,888	- 439
Violence	30	1,380	31	2,965	- 1,585
Bladder Cancer	31	1,290	38	1,798	- 509
Cervical Cancer	32	1,279	19	5,110	- 3,831
Stomach Cancer	33	1,272	27	3,451	- 2,179
Birth Trauma	34	1,257	50	533	+ 724
Maternal Conditions	35	1,176	52	227	+ 948
Fires	36	1,095	48	617	+ 478
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,020	32	2,879	- 1,859
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	939	39	1,679	- 740
Prostate Cancer	39	907	30	3,013	- 2,106
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	869	15	6,863	- 5,994
Oral Cancer	41	766	20	4,961	- 4,194
Ovary Cancer	42	713	36	2,003	- 1,291
Drownings	43	703	25	3,956	- 3,253
Epilepsy	44	632	47	689	- 57
Poisonings	45	530	57	132	+ 398
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	469	51	436	+ 33
Meningitis	47	394	43	931	- 536
Hepatitis B	48	324	56	153	+ 171
Oesophagus Cancer	49	313	29	3,156	- 2,843
Alcohol	50	204	49	548	- 344
Skin Cancers	51	191	41	1,133	- 942
Multiple Sclerosis	52	189	61	86	+ 103
Encephalitis	53	184	46	722	- 537
Skin Disease	54	162	28	3,375	- 3,213
Pertussis	55	160	62	77	+ 83
Appendicitis	56	140	59	114	+ 26
Malnutrition	57	100	42	962	- 862
Other Neoplasms	58	95	54	192	- 97
Schistosomiasis	59	83	75	0	+ 83
Uterin Cancer	60	79	44	864	- 785
Syphilis	61	54	64	36	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	40	53	194	- 154
Leishmaniasis	63	18	72	1	+ 17
Tetanus	64	10	58	116	- 107
Hepatitis C	65	6	67	7	- 2
Ascariasis	66	2	69	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	2	65	18	- 16
Diphtheria	68	2	71	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	63	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	55	172	- 172
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Libya

Thailand

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.