LIBYA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,281	1	6,610	+ 7,671
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,070	8	803	+ 8,267
Stroke	3	8,803	2	2,603	+ 6,200
Kidney Disease	4	4,156	4	1,186	+ 2,970
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,827	9	744	+ 3,083
Lung Disease	6	3,047	12	607	+ 2,440
Suicide	7	2,373	19	304	+ 2,070
Hypertension	8	2,004	6	915	+ 1,089
Liver Disease	9	1,752	11	630	+ 1,122
Lung Cancers	10	1,695	13	592	+ 1,103
Drownings	11	1,273	43	74	+ 1,199
Breast Cancer	12	1,255	25	190	+ 1,065
Asthma	13	1,176	20	297	+ 879
Low Birth Weight	14	1,106	18	359	+ 747
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,014	46	49	+ 965
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	992	40	92	+ 901
Other Injuries	17	984	15	432	+ 551
Congenital Anomalies	18	981	14	493	+ 488
Tuberculosis	19	925	7	812	+ 113
Stomach Cancer	20	868	33	134	+ 734
Birth Trauma	21	800	34	132	+ 667
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	623	16	427	+ 197
Cervical Cancer	23	615	32	135	+ 481
Liver Cancer	24	603	28	153	+ 450
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	489	38	99	+ 390
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	482	10	743	- 261
Falls	27	455	24	204	+ 251
Inflammatory/Heart	28	445	37	107	+ 338
Prostate Cancer	29	407	39	96	+ 312
Endocrine Disorders	30	392	29	153	+ 240
Violence	31	389	30	145	+ 244
Leukemia	32	371	22	217	+ 155
Parkinson's Disease	33	345	27	159	+ 186
Maternal Conditions	34	271	35	124	+ 147
Pancreas Cancer	35	268	23	209	+ 59
Lymphomas	36	266	26	189	+ 77
Pertussis	37	261	55	17	+ 244
Oral Cancer	38	250	41	81	+ 169
Meningitis	39	236	47	41	+ 194
Syphilis	40	223	61	6	+ 218
Uterin Cancer	41	212	60	8	+ 203
Skin Disease	42	203	54	17	+ 185
Epilepsy	43	202	44	67	+ 135
Malnutrition	44	196	57	11	+ 186
Ovary Cancer	45	171	42	75	+ 96
Alcohol	46	168	50	22	+ 147
Oesophagus Cancer	47	161	49	33	+ 128
Fires	48	149	36	115	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	49	115	31	136	- 20
Poisonings	50	75	45	56	+ 19
Skin Cancers	51	67	51	20	+ 47
Drug Use	52	46	17	371	- 325
Encephalitis	53	44	53	19	+ 25
Appendicitis	54	33	56	15	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	55	27	58	10	+ 18
Measles	56	26	72	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	57	22	48	34	- 12
Road Traffic Accidents	58	13	3	1,444	- 1,430
Tetanus	59	12	64	1	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	11	62	4	+ 7
Dengue	61	10	74	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	62	10	52	20	- 10
Hepatitis C	63	3	65	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	64	3	68	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	65	2	66	0	+ 2
War	66	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Chlamydia	67	1	69	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	21	224	- 224
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	59	9	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Micronesia

Libya

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.