LIBYA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	7,517	10	743	+ 6,774
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,290	1	6,610	+ 680
Lung Cancers	3	4,548	13	592	+ 3,956
Stroke	4	4,021	2	2,603	+ 1,418
Lung Disease	5	3,963	12	607	+ 3,356
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,414	16	427	+ 1,988
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,049	9	744	+ 1,305
Falls	8	1,711	24	204	+ 1,507
Breast Cancer	9	1,464	25	190	+ 1,274
Prostate Cancer	10	1,352	39	96	+ 1,257
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,241	23	209	+ 1,032
Kidney Disease	12	1,048	4	1,186	- 138
Lymphomas	13	1,040	26	189	+ 851
Diabetes Mellitus	14	988	8	803	+ 185
Oesophagus Cancer	15	889	49	33	+ 856
Parkinson's Disease	16	878	27	159	+ 719
Suicide	17	839	19	304	+ 535
Other Neoplasms	18	758	58	10	+ 748
Other Injuries	19	683	15	432	+ 250
Leukemia	20	654	22	217	+ 437
Bladder Cancer	21	609	31	136	+ 474
Stomach Cancer	22	564	33	134	+ 430
Inflammatory/Heart	23	497	37	107	+ 390
Liver Cancer	24	482	28	153	+ 329
Ovary Cancer	25	442	42	75	+ 367
Endocrine Disorders	26	437	29	153	+ 284
Skin Cancers	27	424	51	20	+ 404
Liver Disease	28	388	11	630	- 243
Hypertension	29	339	6	915	- 576
Oral Cancer	30	318	41	81	+ 237
Road Traffic Accidents	31	282	3	1,444	- 1,162
Alcohol	32	254	50	22	+ 232
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	242	40	92	+ 150
Uterin Cancer	34	235	60	8	+ 226
Congenital Anomalies	35	225	14	493	- 268
Skin Disease	36	122	54	17	+ 105
Multiple Sclerosis	37	122	52	20	+ 102
Epilepsy	38	120	44	67	+ 53
Cervical Cancer	39	110	32	135	- 24
Anemia	40	103	84	0	+ 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	98	46	49	+ 49
Drug Use	42	96	17	371	- 275
Osteoarthritis	43	91	81	0	+ 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	89	62	4	+ 84
Low Birth Weight	45	69	18	359	- 290
Asthma	46	68	20	297	- 229
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	54	38	99	- 45
Violence	48	44	30	145	- 101
Drownings	49	41	43	74	- 33
Schizophrenia	50	40	86	0	+ 40
Meningitis	51	33	47	41	- 9
Birth Trauma	52	31	34	132	- 102
Fires	53	20	36	115	- 95
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	17	80	0	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	55	14	21	224	- 210
Tuberculosis	56	12	7	812	- 800
Upper Respiratory	57	12	67	0	+ 11
Appendicitis	58	11	56	15	- 4
Oral conditions	59	9	82	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	60	8	65	1	+ 8
Poisonings	61	7	45	56	- 49
Hepatitis B	62	6	48	34	- 29
Malnutrition	63	5	57	11	- 6
Otitis Media	64	4	70	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	65	3	35	124	- 120
War	66	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Pertussis	67	0	55	17	- 16
Encephalitis	68	0	53	19	- 19
Syphilis	69	0	61	6	- 5
Leishmaniasis	70	0	63	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	64	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	9	- 9
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Netherlands

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.