LIBYA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,109	1	6,610	+ 499
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,964	10	743	+ 5,222
Lung Disease	3	3,638	12	607	+ 3,031
Stroke	4	3,307	2	2,603	+ 704
Lung Cancers	5	3,099	13	592	+ 2,507
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,400	9	744	+ 1,657
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,387	16	427	+ 1,960
Prostate Cancer	8	1,566	39	96	+ 1,471
Falls	9	1,039	24	204	+ 835
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,029	23	209	+ 820
Breast Cancer	11	933	25	190	+ 743
Lymphomas	12	863	26	189	+ 674
Suicide	13	846	19	304	+ 543
Kidney Disease	14	816	4	1,186	- 370
Other Injuries	15	779	15	432	+ 346
Diabetes Mellitus	16	748	8	803	- 56
Parkinson's Disease	17	740	27	159	+ 581
Skin Cancers	18	544	51	20	+ 524
Endocrine Disorders	19	479	29	153	+ 327
Bladder Cancer	20	476	31	136	+ 340
Leukemia	21	473	22	217	+ 256
Stomach Cancer	22	459	33	134	+ 325
Other Neoplasms	23	433	58	10	+ 423
Ovary Cancer	24	413	42	75	+ 338
Drug Use	25	352	17	371	- 19
Liver Cancer	26	346	28	153	+ 194
Oesophagus Cancer	27	331	49	33	+ 298
Hypertension	28	307	6	915	- 608
Inflammatory/Heart	29	295	37	107	+ 188
Liver Disease	30	285	11	630	- 345
Alcohol	31	273	50	22	+ 252
Oral Cancer	32	224	41	81	+ 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	213	38	99	+ 114
Congenital Anomalies	34	182	14	493	- 311
Malnutrition	35	181	57	11	+ 170
Uterin Cancer	36	179	60	8	+ 171
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	171	40	92	+ 79
Skin Disease	38	171	54	17	+ 153
Cervical Cancer	39	167	32	135	+ 32
Epilepsy	40	159	44	67	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	41	159	52	20	+ 139
Road Traffic Accidents	42	153	3	1,444	- 1,291
Asthma	43	113	20	297	- 184
Anemia	44	100	84	0	+ 100
Drownings	45	86	43	74	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	82	46	49	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	81	62	4	+ 76
Fires	48	60	36	115	- 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	43	80	0	+ 43
Violence	50	43	30	145	- 103
Osteoarthritis	51	36	81	0	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	52	31	18	359	- 328
Schizophrenia	53	30	86	0	+ 30
Birth Trauma	54	23	34	132	- 109
Hepatitis C	55	23	65	1	+ 22
Tuberculosis	56	20	7	812	- 792
Poisonings	57	19	45	56	- 37
Meningitis	58	18	47	41	- 23
Appendicitis	59	16	56	15	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	16	67	0	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	61	14	21	224	- 210
Oral conditions	62	12	82	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	5	48	34	- 30
Pertussis	64	2	55	17	- 15
Otitis Media	65	2	70	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	66	2	35	124	- 122
Syphilis	67	1	61	6	- 5
War	68	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Tetanus	69	0	64	1	- 1
Encephalitis	70	0	53	19	- 19
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	63	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	59	9	- 9
Malaria	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Norway

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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.