LIBYA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,445	9	744	+ 5,702
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,500	40	92	+ 4,408
Tuberculosis	3	3,959	7	812	+ 3,147
Malaria	4	3,139	76	0	+ 3,139
Birth Trauma	5	3,115	34	132	+ 2,983
Low Birth Weight	6	2,984	18	359	+ 2,625
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,908	1	6,610	- 4,702
Stroke	8	1,795	2	2,603	- 808
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,545	14	493	+ 1,052
HIV/AIDS	10	1,372	21	224	+ 1,148
Meningitis	11	1,357	47	41	+ 1,316
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,296	3	1,444	- 147
Liver Disease	13	1,192	11	630	+ 561
Measles	14	915	72	0	+ 915
Maternal Conditions	15	732	35	124	+ 608
Pertussis	16	724	55	17	+ 707
Other Injuries	17	706	15	432	+ 273
Diabetes Mellitus	18	699	8	803	- 104
Violence	19	572	30	145	+ 427
Kidney Disease	20	566	4	1,186	- 620
Endocrine Disorders	21	491	29	153	+ 339
Lung Disease	22	391	12	607	- 216
Breast Cancer	23	370	25	190	+ 180
Hypertension	24	332	6	915	- 582
Cervical Cancer	25	329	32	135	+ 194
Tetanus	26	260	64	1	+ 259
Asthma	27	255	20	297	- 42
Falls	28	234	24	204	+ 31
Fires	29	222	36	115	+ 106
Suicide	30	218	19	304	- 85
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	211	10	743	- 532
Drownings	32	205	43	74	+ 131
Poisonings	33	204	45	56	+ 148
Drug Use	34	195	17	371	- 176
Prostate Cancer	35	184	39	96	+ 88
Malnutrition	36	183	57	11	+ 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	182	38	99	+ 83
Syphilis	38	169	61	6	+ 164
Liver Cancer	39	164	28	153	+ 12
Lymphomas	40	162	26	189	- 27
Epilepsy	41	156	44	67	+ 89
Inflammatory/Heart	42	150	37	107	+ 43
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	129	16	427	- 297
Diphtheria	44	118	68	0	+ 118
War	45	101	5	1,055	- 954
Parkinson's Disease	46	77	27	159	- 82
Leukemia	47	70	22	217	- 146
Oral Cancer	48	70	41	81	- 11
Ovary Cancer	49	66	42	75	- 9
Stomach Cancer	50	66	33	134	- 68
Pancreas Cancer	51	61	23	209	- 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	60	46	49	+ 11
Skin Cancers	53	60	51	20	+ 40
Schistosomiasis	54	47	59	9	+ 38
Hepatitis B	55	46	48	34	+ 12
Skin Disease	56	46	54	17	+ 29
Lung Cancers	57	40	13	592	- 552
Alcohol	58	32	50	22	+ 11
Encephalitis	59	29	53	19	+ 10
Appendicitis	60	24	56	15	+ 9
Ascariasis	61	21	66	0	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	62	21	60	8	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	63	21	31	136	- 115
Oesophagus Cancer	64	17	49	33	- 15
Hepatitis C	65	9	65	1	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	66	9	58	10	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	8	67	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	68	6	52	20	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	5	62	4	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	63	2	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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

Nigeria

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.