LIBYA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,008	1	6,610	- 1,602
Stroke	2	3,733	2	2,603	+ 1,130
Lung Disease	3	3,325	12	607	+ 2,718
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,321	8	803	+ 2,518
Tuberculosis	5	2,908	7	812	+ 2,096
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,901	9	744	+ 1,158
Malaria	7	1,792	76	0	+ 1,792
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,682	40	92	+ 1,590
Asthma	9	1,350	20	297	+ 1,053
Low Birth Weight	10	1,217	18	359	+ 858
Birth Trauma	11	1,102	34	132	+ 969
Road Traffic Accidents	12	810	3	1,444	- 634
Hypertension	13	803	6	915	- 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	785	46	49	+ 736
Violence	15	710	30	145	+ 564
Congenital Anomalies	16	697	14	493	+ 204
Breast Cancer	17	560	25	190	+ 370
Kidney Disease	18	503	4	1,186	- 683
Cervical Cancer	19	487	32	135	+ 352
Other Injuries	20	474	15	432	+ 41
Liver Cancer	21	472	28	153	+ 319
Liver Disease	22	458	11	630	- 173
Lung Cancers	23	456	13	592	- 136
HIV/AIDS	24	448	21	224	+ 224
Oral Cancer	25	425	41	81	+ 344
Falls	26	368	24	204	+ 164
Fires	27	358	36	115	+ 242
Stomach Cancer	28	328	33	134	+ 194
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	326	16	427	- 100
Maternal Conditions	30	308	35	124	+ 184
Skin Cancers	31	305	51	20	+ 285
Lymphomas	32	258	26	189	+ 69
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	251	10	743	- 492
Meningitis	34	237	47	41	+ 196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	221	38	99	+ 122
Prostate Cancer	36	209	39	96	+ 113
Suicide	37	189	19	304	- 114
Leukemia	38	185	22	217	- 31
Pertussis	39	181	55	17	+ 165
Drownings	40	176	43	74	+ 102
Measles	41	174	72	0	+ 174
Syphilis	42	171	61	6	+ 166
Inflammatory/Heart	43	168	37	107	+ 60
Oesophagus Cancer	44	146	49	33	+ 113
Parkinson's Disease	45	135	27	159	- 24
Ovary Cancer	46	131	42	75	+ 56
Endocrine Disorders	47	112	29	153	- 40
Malnutrition	48	98	57	11	+ 88
Skin Disease	49	92	54	17	+ 75
Poisonings	50	89	45	56	+ 33
Epilepsy	51	81	44	67	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	52	78	23	209	- 131
Alcohol	53	68	50	22	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	54	60	31	136	- 75
Uterin Cancer	55	59	60	8	+ 51
Tetanus	56	35	64	1	+ 34
Encephalitis	57	22	53	19	+ 3
Hepatitis B	58	20	48	34	- 14
Appendicitis	59	15	56	15	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	60	11	58	10	+ 1
Drug Use	61	9	17	371	- 362
Hepatitis C	62	6	65	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	63	5	66	0	+ 5
Dengue	64	5	74	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	62	4	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	52	20	- 16
Diphtheria	67	2	68	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	67	0	+ 1
War	69	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	59	9	- 9
Leishmaniasis	74	0	63	2	- 2
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

New Guinea

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.