LIBYA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,808	1	6,610	+ 2,198
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,173	8	803	+ 3,369
Lung Disease	3	3,167	12	607	+ 2,560
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,324	10	743	+ 1,581
Kidney Disease	5	2,297	4	1,186	+ 1,111
Stroke	6	2,279	2	2,603	- 324
Asthma	7	2,167	20	297	+ 1,870
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,713	9	744	+ 970
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,406	3	1,444	- 37
Suicide	10	997	19	304	+ 694
Oral Cancer	11	969	41	81	+ 888
Lung Cancers	12	594	13	592	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	13	517	49	33	+ 484
Other Injuries	14	512	15	432	+ 80
Breast Cancer	15	463	25	190	+ 273
Stomach Cancer	16	442	33	134	+ 308
Liver Disease	17	436	11	630	- 194
Leukemia	18	387	22	217	+ 170
Liver Cancer	19	365	28	153	+ 212
Hypertension	20	353	6	915	- 561
Lymphomas	21	344	26	189	+ 155
Congenital Anomalies	22	331	14	493	- 162
Falls	23	323	24	204	+ 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	305	16	427	- 121
Tuberculosis	25	258	7	812	- 555
Cervical Cancer	26	255	32	135	+ 121
Drownings	27	245	43	74	+ 171
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	202	40	92	+ 111
Low Birth Weight	29	180	18	359	- 179
Prostate Cancer	30	170	39	96	+ 74
Violence	31	167	30	145	+ 22
Endocrine Disorders	32	155	29	153	+ 2
Anemia	33	149	84	0	+ 149
Bladder Cancer	34	145	31	136	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	35	142	37	107	+ 35
Skin Disease	36	98	54	17	+ 81
Ovary Cancer	37	94	42	75	+ 19
War	38	94	5	1,055	- 961
Epilepsy	39	90	44	67	+ 24
Drug Use	40	86	17	371	- 285
Fires	41	80	36	115	- 35
Uterin Cancer	42	73	60	8	+ 65
Pancreas Cancer	43	72	23	209	- 137
Birth Trauma	44	65	34	132	- 68
Parkinson's Disease	45	56	27	159	- 103
Meningitis	46	49	47	41	+ 7
Dengue	47	44	74	0	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	48	32	35	124	- 92
Poisonings	49	31	45	56	- 25
Other Neoplasms	50	29	58	10	+ 19
Alcohol	51	28	50	22	+ 6
Skin Cancers	52	20	51	20	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	17	46	49	- 33
Malnutrition	54	15	57	11	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	55	13	21	224	- 211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	13	38	99	- 86
Tetanus	57	9	64	1	+ 8
Syphilis	58	5	61	6	- 1
Pertussis	59	5	55	17	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	62	4	- 1
Encephalitis	61	3	53	19	- 16
Hepatitis B	62	2	48	34	- 32
Leprosy	63	2	71	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	2	56	15	- 13
Schizophrenia	65	2	86	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	67	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	67	1	81	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	52	20	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	66	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	59	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Sri Lanka

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.