LIBYA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,806	9	744	+ 2,062
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,431	1	6,610	- 4,179
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,087	40	92	+ 1,995
Stroke	4	2,087	2	2,603	- 516
Malaria	5	1,795	76	0	+ 1,795
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,496	3	1,444	+ 53
Low Birth Weight	7	1,420	18	359	+ 1,061
Birth Trauma	8	1,347	34	132	+ 1,214
Tuberculosis	9	1,046	7	812	+ 234
Diabetes Mellitus	10	936	8	803	+ 132
Congenital Anomalies	11	923	14	493	+ 431
Kidney Disease	12	863	4	1,186	- 323
Liver Disease	13	838	11	630	+ 208
Maternal Conditions	14	652	35	124	+ 528
Meningitis	15	636	47	41	+ 595
Other Injuries	16	590	15	432	+ 158
Cervical Cancer	17	549	32	135	+ 414
Lung Disease	18	528	12	607	- 79
Violence	19	487	30	145	+ 342
HIV/AIDS	20	463	21	224	+ 239
Hypertension	21	428	6	915	- 487
Liver Cancer	22	425	28	153	+ 272
Endocrine Disorders	23	407	29	153	+ 254
Suicide	24	382	19	304	+ 78
Asthma	25	366	20	297	+ 69
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	343	10	743	- 400
Breast Cancer	27	336	25	190	+ 146
Pertussis	28	301	55	17	+ 284
Prostate Cancer	29	251	39	96	+ 155
Falls	30	243	24	204	+ 39
Stomach Cancer	31	218	33	134	+ 84
Malnutrition	32	193	57	11	+ 183
Drownings	33	193	43	74	+ 119
Fires	34	175	36	115	+ 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	169	38	99	+ 70
Inflammatory/Heart	36	166	37	107	+ 59
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	150	16	427	- 276
Epilepsy	38	129	44	67	+ 63
Lymphomas	39	123	26	189	- 66
Poisonings	40	123	45	56	+ 67
Parkinson's Disease	41	107	27	159	- 53
Ovary Cancer	42	86	42	75	+ 11
Oral Cancer	43	81	41	81	+ 0
Lung Cancers	44	70	13	592	- 522
Schistosomiasis	45	69	59	9	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	65	46	49	+ 15
Skin Disease	47	62	54	17	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	48	62	23	209	- 147
Measles	49	62	72	0	+ 62
Bladder Cancer	50	60	31	136	- 75
Skin Cancers	51	57	51	20	+ 37
Drug Use	52	54	17	371	- 317
Syphilis	53	48	61	6	+ 42
Leukemia	54	44	22	217	- 173
Oesophagus Cancer	55	39	49	33	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	56	37	60	8	+ 28
Encephalitis	57	33	53	19	+ 14
Tetanus	58	33	64	1	+ 32
Alcohol	59	29	50	22	+ 7
Hepatitis B	60	27	48	34	- 7
Appendicitis	61	15	56	15	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	62	9	58	10	- 1
Leishmaniasis	63	8	63	2	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	64	8	52	20	- 12
Ascariasis	65	7	66	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	6	67	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	6	62	4	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	4	65	1	+ 4
War	69	2	5	1,055	- 1,053
Diphtheria	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	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
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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

Senegal

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.