LIBYA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,267	1	6,610	+ 657
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,324	10	743	+ 3,581
Stroke	3	3,392	2	2,603	+ 789
Lung Cancers	4	2,672	13	592	+ 2,080
Lung Disease	5	2,588	12	607	+ 1,981
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,132	16	427	+ 1,705
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,312	9	744	+ 569
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,096	8	803	+ 293
Prostate Cancer	9	1,054	39	96	+ 958
Breast Cancer	10	1,051	25	190	+ 861
Falls	11	894	24	204	+ 690
Skin Cancers	12	872	51	20	+ 852
Lymphomas	13	867	26	189	+ 678
Pancreas Cancer	14	774	23	209	+ 565
Suicide	15	754	19	304	+ 450
Road Traffic Accidents	16	653	3	1,444	- 790
Kidney Disease	17	616	4	1,186	- 570
Leukemia	18	558	22	217	+ 341
Parkinson's Disease	19	504	27	159	+ 344
Hypertension	20	466	6	915	- 449
Endocrine Disorders	21	463	29	153	+ 310
Stomach Cancer	22	460	33	134	+ 326
Inflammatory/Heart	23	446	37	107	+ 339
Liver Cancer	24	411	28	153	+ 258
Oesophagus Cancer	25	398	49	33	+ 365
Bladder Cancer	26	381	31	136	+ 245
Other Neoplasms	27	349	58	10	+ 339
Other Injuries	28	311	15	432	- 121
Ovary Cancer	29	295	42	75	+ 220
Congenital Anomalies	30	250	14	493	- 243
Oral Cancer	31	233	41	81	+ 153
Liver Disease	32	225	11	630	- 405
Uterin Cancer	33	206	60	8	+ 198
Skin Disease	34	168	54	17	+ 151
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	161	46	49	+ 111
Asthma	36	129	20	297	- 168
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	115	40	92	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	38	112	18	359	- 247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	100	38	99	+ 1
Drug Use	40	99	17	371	- 272
Cervical Cancer	41	87	32	135	- 48
Violence	42	82	30	145	- 64
Epilepsy	43	78	44	67	+ 12
Drownings	44	78	43	74	+ 4
Alcohol	45	73	50	22	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	67	62	4	+ 63
Multiple Sclerosis	47	62	52	20	+ 42
Hepatitis C	48	42	65	1	+ 42
Osteoarthritis	49	34	81	0	+ 34
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	32	80	0	+ 32
Anemia	51	25	84	0	+ 25
Tuberculosis	52	24	7	812	- 788
Fires	53	24	36	115	- 91
Birth Trauma	54	21	34	132	- 112
Malnutrition	55	20	57	11	+ 10
Hepatitis B	56	20	48	34	- 14
HIV/AIDS	57	15	21	224	- 209
Poisonings	58	13	45	56	- 43
Meningitis	59	13	47	41	- 29
Schizophrenia	60	11	86	0	+ 11
Oral conditions	61	11	82	0	+ 11
Appendicitis	62	8	56	15	- 6
Maternal Conditions	63	7	35	124	- 117
Upper Respiratory	64	5	67	0	+ 5
Pertussis	65	1	55	17	- 16
Encephalitis	66	1	53	19	- 18
Otitis Media	67	1	70	0	+ 1
War	68	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Tetanus	69	1	64	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	1	61	6	- 5
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	9	- 9
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	63	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

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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.