USA VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	307,074	1	504,904	- 197,830
Stroke	2	120,922	4	158,520	- 37,598
Road Traffic Accidents	3	67,062	17	41,694	+ 25,368
Kidney Disease	4	55,088	6	85,861	- 30,773
War	5	48,993	55	1,198	+ 47,795
Hypertension	6	42,492	8	65,960	- 23,468
Tuberculosis	7	37,731	62	546	+ 37,185
Diabetes Mellitus	8	37,318	10	61,418	- 24,100
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	34,540	11	60,317	- 25,777
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	34,512	2	287,198	- 252,686
Liver Disease	11	29,277	16	43,402	- 14,126
Lung Disease	12	28,199	3	195,387	- 167,188
Lung Cancers	13	27,508	5	155,533	- 128,024
Congenital Anomalies	14	22,899	34	11,762	+ 11,138
Other Injuries	15	20,087	25	25,997	- 5,910
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	19,816	9	61,827	- 42,011
Drug Use	17	17,230	7	74,435	- 57,204
Low Birth Weight	18	16,672	39	6,924	+ 9,748
Suicide	19	14,101	12	53,099	- 38,998
Asthma	20	13,795	46	3,818	+ 9,976
HIV/AIDS	21	10,406	42	5,660	+ 4,745
Leukemia	22	10,064	24	26,966	- 16,901
Pancreas Cancer	23	9,698	15	44,293	- 34,594
Falls	24	9,453	18	40,418	- 30,965
Breast Cancer	25	8,825	13	48,671	- 39,846
Lymphomas	26	8,778	19	40,281	- 31,503
Parkinson's Disease	27	7,401	21	34,491	- 27,090
Liver Cancer	28	7,094	23	27,064	- 19,971
Endocrine Disorders	29	7,087	14	46,985	- 39,898
Violence	30	6,750	27	18,976	- 12,226
Bladder Cancer	31	6,308	26	19,622	- 13,314
Cervical Cancer	32	6,256	38	6,984	- 728
Stomach Cancer	33	6,222	33	13,077	- 6,855
Birth Trauma	34	6,149	54	1,233	+ 4,916
Maternal Conditions	35	5,750	56	779	+ 4,972
Fires	36	5,358	49	3,183	+ 2,175
Inflammatory/Heart	37	4,988	22	32,529	- 27,541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	4,593	48	3,461	+ 1,131
Prostate Cancer	39	4,436	20	35,612	- 31,176
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	4,251	37	9,955	- 5,704
Oral Cancer	41	3,749	35	11,555	- 7,806
Ovary Cancer	42	3,486	31	14,591	- 11,106
Drownings	43	3,437	45	4,070	- 633
Epilepsy	44	3,091	50	3,162	- 72
Poisonings	45	2,592	53	1,674	+ 918
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,294	47	3,646	- 1,352
Meningitis	47	1,927	60	606	+ 1,321
Hepatitis B	48	1,586	59	608	+ 979
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,529	28	17,829	- 16,300
Alcohol	50	999	30	14,659	- 13,660
Skin Cancers	51	934	32	14,311	- 13,377
Multiple Sclerosis	52	923	44	5,059	- 4,136
Encephalitis	53	902	68	25	+ 876
Skin Disease	54	794	43	5,409	- 4,614
Pertussis	55	783	69	16	+ 767
Appendicitis	56	684	63	424	+ 260
Malnutrition	57	491	40	6,762	- 6,272
Other Neoplasms	58	463	29	17,743	- 17,280
Schistosomiasis	59	404	72	1	+ 402
Uterin Cancer	60	385	36	10,063	- 9,678
Syphilis	61	264	66	49	+ 214
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	198	52	2,461	- 2,263
Leishmaniasis	63	88	79	0	+ 88
Tetanus	64	48	71	2	+ 46
Hepatitis C	65	29	41	5,684	- 5,655
Ascariasis	66	10	82	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	67	9	65	229	- 220
Diphtheria	68	8	75	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	7	84	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	70	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.