LIBYA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,461	9	744	+ 2,717
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,109	1	6,610	- 3,501
Stroke	3	1,744	2	2,603	- 859
Kidney Disease	4	1,633	4	1,186	+ 448
Liver Disease	5	1,440	11	630	+ 809
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,312	10	743	+ 569
Stomach Cancer	7	1,145	33	134	+ 1,011
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,002	8	803	+ 198
Road Traffic Accidents	9	997	3	1,444	- 447
Lung Cancers	10	716	13	592	+ 123
Prostate Cancer	11	715	39	96	+ 620
Violence	12	680	30	145	+ 535
Other Injuries	13	649	15	432	+ 217
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	597	16	427	+ 170
Lung Disease	15	569	12	607	- 38
Liver Cancer	16	559	28	153	+ 406
Tuberculosis	17	537	7	812	- 275
Lymphomas	18	509	26	189	+ 320
Congenital Anomalies	19	451	14	493	- 42
Breast Cancer	20	445	25	190	+ 255
Cervical Cancer	21	434	32	135	+ 300
Leukemia	22	418	22	217	+ 201
Pancreas Cancer	23	363	23	209	+ 154
Low Birth Weight	24	333	18	359	- 26
Falls	25	290	24	204	+ 87
Parkinson's Disease	26	287	27	159	+ 127
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	250	40	92	+ 159
Hypertension	28	240	6	915	- 675
Malnutrition	29	227	57	11	+ 217
Suicide	30	204	19	304	- 100
HIV/AIDS	31	192	21	224	- 32
Skin Cancers	32	177	51	20	+ 157
Ovary Cancer	33	161	42	75	+ 86
Drug Use	34	143	17	371	- 227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	137	38	99	+ 39
Drownings	36	132	43	74	+ 58
Birth Trauma	37	121	34	132	- 11
Oral Cancer	38	117	41	81	+ 37
Inflammatory/Heart	39	111	37	107	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	40	107	29	153	- 45
Bladder Cancer	41	105	31	136	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	42	89	49	33	+ 56
Maternal Conditions	43	78	35	124	- 46
Alcohol	44	73	50	22	+ 51
Uterin Cancer	45	69	60	8	+ 60
Encephalitis	46	63	53	19	+ 44
Epilepsy	47	59	44	67	- 7
Pertussis	48	59	55	17	+ 42
Fires	49	54	36	115	- 61
Asthma	50	47	20	297	- 250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	45	46	49	- 5
Syphilis	52	41	61	6	+ 36
Appendicitis	53	38	56	15	+ 24
Skin Disease	54	35	54	17	+ 18
Poisonings	55	28	45	56	- 27
Meningitis	56	27	47	41	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	24	62	4	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	58	12	58	10	+ 2
Chagas disease	59	11	77	0	+ 11
Tetanus	60	11	64	1	+ 10
Malaria	61	8	76	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	8	52	20	- 12
Upper Respiratory	63	3	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	64	2	48	34	- 32
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	1	+ 0
Dengue	66	1	74	0	+ 1
War	67	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Chlamydia	68	1	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	63	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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

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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.