LIBYA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,894	9	744	+ 5,151
Malaria	2	4,757	76	0	+ 4,757
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,480	40	92	+ 4,388
Low Birth Weight	4	2,671	18	359	+ 2,312
Stroke	5	2,436	2	2,603	- 167
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,300	1	6,610	- 4,311
Birth Trauma	7	2,244	34	132	+ 2,112
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,662	3	1,444	+ 218
Meningitis	9	1,463	47	41	+ 1,422
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,214	14	493	+ 721
Liver Disease	11	1,150	11	630	+ 520
Other Injuries	12	1,069	15	432	+ 637
Tuberculosis	13	1,035	7	812	+ 223
Maternal Conditions	14	927	35	124	+ 803
Pertussis	15	799	55	17	+ 782
Kidney Disease	16	764	4	1,186	- 422
Diabetes Mellitus	17	735	8	803	- 68
Measles	18	674	72	0	+ 674
Violence	19	627	30	145	+ 482
Lung Disease	20	607	12	607	- 0
Malnutrition	21	606	57	11	+ 596
Asthma	22	532	20	297	+ 235
Endocrine Disorders	23	505	29	153	+ 352
Drownings	24	442	43	74	+ 368
Hypertension	25	379	6	915	- 536
Falls	26	363	24	204	+ 159
Suicide	27	343	19	304	+ 39
Fires	28	313	36	115	+ 198
Breast Cancer	29	301	25	190	+ 111
HIV/AIDS	30	293	21	224	+ 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	292	38	99	+ 193
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	240	10	743	- 503
Poisonings	33	216	45	56	+ 160
Inflammatory/Heart	34	215	37	107	+ 107
Liver Cancer	35	208	28	153	+ 56
Epilepsy	36	189	44	67	+ 122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	146	16	427	- 281
Cervical Cancer	38	136	32	135	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	130	46	49	+ 81
Ovary Cancer	40	119	42	75	+ 44
War	41	114	5	1,055	- 940
Tetanus	42	104	64	1	+ 103
Lymphomas	43	98	26	189	- 91
Stomach Cancer	44	84	33	134	- 50
Skin Cancers	45	80	51	20	+ 60
Hepatitis B	46	78	48	34	+ 44
Parkinson's Disease	47	77	27	159	- 82
Leukemia	48	72	22	217	- 145
Oral Cancer	49	68	41	81	- 13
Schistosomiasis	50	66	59	9	+ 58
Leishmaniasis	51	66	63	2	+ 64
Skin Disease	52	59	54	17	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	53	45	31	136	- 91
Pancreas Cancer	54	39	23	209	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	55	37	49	33	+ 4
Appendicitis	56	36	56	15	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	57	36	39	96	- 60
Drug Use	58	35	17	371	- 336
Ascariasis	59	35	66	0	+ 35
Alcohol	60	34	50	22	+ 12
Encephalitis	61	31	53	19	+ 12
Syphilis	62	31	61	6	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	63	26	67	0	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	64	24	60	8	+ 16
Diphtheria	65	17	68	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	66	13	65	1	+ 12
Lung Cancers	67	12	13	592	- 580
Other Neoplasms	68	7	58	10	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	52	20	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	5	62	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	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.