LIBYA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,278	9	744	+ 11,534
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,688	40	92	+ 8,596
Measles	3	6,546	72	0	+ 6,546
Tuberculosis	4	5,803	7	812	+ 4,991
Birth Trauma	5	5,414	34	132	+ 5,281
Stroke	6	4,861	2	2,603	+ 2,258
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,090	1	6,610	- 2,520
Low Birth Weight	8	3,534	18	359	+ 3,176
Meningitis	9	3,043	47	41	+ 3,002
Malnutrition	10	2,728	57	11	+ 2,718
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,393	3	1,444	+ 949
Maternal Conditions	12	2,334	35	124	+ 2,210
Liver Disease	13	2,215	11	630	+ 1,585
Other Injuries	14	2,037	15	432	+ 1,604
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,928	14	493	+ 1,435
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,633	8	803	+ 830
Tetanus	17	1,498	64	1	+ 1,497
Hypertension	18	1,495	6	915	+ 580
Lung Disease	19	1,381	12	607	+ 774
Pertussis	20	1,162	55	17	+ 1,145
Kidney Disease	21	1,160	4	1,186	- 26
Malaria	22	1,098	76	0	+ 1,098
Asthma	23	1,062	20	297	+ 765
War	24	745	5	1,055	- 309
Drownings	25	719	43	74	+ 645
Breast Cancer	26	696	25	190	+ 506
Suicide	27	689	19	304	+ 386
Cervical Cancer	28	499	32	135	+ 365
Violence	29	468	30	145	+ 323
Fires	30	458	36	115	+ 343
Poisonings	31	429	45	56	+ 373
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	366	10	743	- 377
HIV/AIDS	33	345	21	224	+ 121
Lymphomas	34	342	26	189	+ 153
Leukemia	35	318	22	217	+ 101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	316	38	99	+ 217
Falls	37	310	24	204	+ 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	309	16	427	- 118
Inflammatory/Heart	39	295	37	107	+ 187
Oesophagus Cancer	40	292	49	33	+ 259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	252	46	49	+ 203
Schistosomiasis	42	246	59	9	+ 238
Epilepsy	43	237	44	67	+ 170
Endocrine Disorders	44	230	29	153	+ 77
Syphilis	45	214	61	6	+ 208
Oral Cancer	46	185	41	81	+ 105
Upper Respiratory	47	184	67	0	+ 184
Hepatitis B	48	178	48	34	+ 144
Stomach Cancer	49	175	33	134	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	50	167	42	75	+ 92
Leishmaniasis	51	164	63	2	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	52	161	39	96	+ 66
Liver Cancer	53	145	28	153	- 8
Lung Cancers	54	132	13	592	- 460
Appendicitis	55	106	56	15	+ 91
Parkinson's Disease	56	104	27	159	- 55
Skin Cancers	57	93	51	20	+ 72
Skin Disease	58	85	54	17	+ 68
Alcohol	59	85	50	22	+ 64
Diphtheria	60	85	68	0	+ 84
Bladder Cancer	61	84	31	136	- 51
Pancreas Cancer	62	61	23	209	- 148
Encephalitis	63	51	53	19	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	64	44	60	8	+ 36
Drug Use	65	31	17	371	- 340
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	20	62	4	+ 16
Hepatitis C	67	19	65	1	+ 19
Otitis Media	68	18	70	0	+ 18
Ascariasis	69	17	66	0	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	70	7	58	10	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	52	20	- 15
Chlamydia	72	3	69	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	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.