LIBYA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,521	1	6,610	+ 3,911
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,589	10	743	+ 6,846
Stroke	3	4,195	2	2,603	+ 1,592
Lung Disease	4	3,020	12	607	+ 2,413
Lung Cancers	5	2,587	13	592	+ 1,995
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,120	16	427	+ 1,693
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,848	9	744	+ 1,105
Prostate Cancer	8	1,823	39	96	+ 1,727
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,285	23	209	+ 1,076
Hypertension	10	1,278	6	915	+ 363
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,275	8	803	+ 472
Kidney Disease	12	1,132	4	1,186	- 53
Breast Cancer	13	1,100	25	190	+ 910
Suicide	14	1,028	19	304	+ 725
Other Injuries	15	955	15	432	+ 522
Lymphomas	16	943	26	189	+ 754
Falls	17	771	24	204	+ 567
Other Neoplasms	18	720	58	10	+ 710
Parkinson's Disease	19	656	27	159	+ 496
Leukemia	20	574	22	217	+ 357
Bladder Cancer	21	528	31	136	+ 393
Liver Cancer	22	523	28	153	+ 370
Liver Disease	23	503	11	630	- 127
Endocrine Disorders	24	488	29	153	+ 335
Skin Cancers	25	452	51	20	+ 432
Stomach Cancer	26	426	33	134	+ 292
Ovary Cancer	27	384	42	75	+ 309
Inflammatory/Heart	28	380	37	107	+ 273
Oesophagus Cancer	29	374	49	33	+ 341
Drug Use	30	294	17	371	- 77
Oral Cancer	31	264	41	81	+ 183
Alcohol	32	249	50	22	+ 228
Uterin Cancer	33	240	60	8	+ 231
Road Traffic Accidents	34	219	3	1,444	- 1,225
Congenital Anomalies	35	214	14	493	- 279
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	201	40	92	+ 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	193	38	99	+ 94
Cervical Cancer	38	158	32	135	+ 23
Skin Disease	39	153	54	17	+ 136
Anemia	40	121	84	0	+ 121
Multiple Sclerosis	41	118	52	20	+ 98
Asthma	42	110	20	297	- 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	90	62	4	+ 85
Epilepsy	44	84	44	67	+ 17
Malnutrition	45	81	57	11	+ 71
Drownings	46	80	43	74	+ 6
Violence	47	78	30	145	- 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	77	46	49	+ 27
Fires	49	45	36	115	- 70
Schizophrenia	50	44	86	0	+ 44
Low Birth Weight	51	35	18	359	- 324
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	32	80	0	+ 32
Hepatitis C	53	31	65	1	+ 30
Meningitis	54	24	47	41	- 17
Birth Trauma	55	23	34	132	- 109
Tuberculosis	56	17	7	812	- 796
Osteoarthritis	57	17	81	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	58	14	67	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	59	13	56	15	- 2
Poisonings	60	12	45	56	- 43
HIV/AIDS	61	9	21	224	- 215
Hepatitis B	62	7	48	34	- 28
Oral conditions	63	6	82	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	3	35	124	- 120
War	65	1	5	1,055	- 1,053
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	55	17	- 17
Tetanus	68	0	64	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	0	59	9	- 8
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	53	19	- 19
Syphilis	72	0	61	6	- 6
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Sweden

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.