LIBYA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,900	1	6,610	+ 2,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,975	10	743	+ 5,232
Stroke	3	3,255	2	2,603	+ 652
Lung Cancers	4	2,924	13	592	+ 2,332
Lung Disease	5	2,411	12	607	+ 1,804
Hypertension	6	2,053	6	915	+ 1,138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,657	16	427	+ 1,231
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,619	9	744	+ 876
Falls	9	1,595	24	204	+ 1,391
Prostate Cancer	10	1,312	39	96	+ 1,217
Breast Cancer	11	1,310	25	190	+ 1,120
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,234	23	209	+ 1,026
Kidney Disease	13	1,048	4	1,186	- 138
Suicide	14	1,038	19	304	+ 734
Lymphomas	15	940	26	189	+ 751
Inflammatory/Heart	16	853	37	107	+ 746
Diabetes Mellitus	17	849	8	803	+ 46
Parkinson's Disease	18	712	27	159	+ 553
Liver Cancer	19	669	28	153	+ 516
Other Neoplasms	20	566	58	10	+ 556
Liver Disease	21	563	11	630	- 68
Leukemia	22	558	22	217	+ 341
Bladder Cancer	23	556	31	136	+ 420
Stomach Cancer	24	510	33	134	+ 376
Endocrine Disorders	25	493	29	153	+ 340
Oral Cancer	26	416	41	81	+ 335
Skin Cancers	27	410	51	20	+ 390
Oesophagus Cancer	28	408	49	33	+ 375
Ovary Cancer	29	380	42	75	+ 305
Other Injuries	30	340	15	432	- 92
Congenital Anomalies	31	254	14	493	- 239
Alcohol	32	190	50	22	+ 169
Uterin Cancer	33	186	60	8	+ 178
Road Traffic Accidents	34	160	3	1,444	- 1,283
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	154	40	92	+ 63
Drug Use	36	146	17	371	- 225
Osteoarthritis	37	141	81	0	+ 141
Multiple Sclerosis	38	133	52	20	+ 113
Epilepsy	39	132	44	67	+ 65
Skin Disease	40	107	54	17	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	102	38	99	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	42	87	32	135	- 47
Low Birth Weight	43	87	18	359	- 272
Anemia	44	84	84	0	+ 84
Schizophrenia	45	80	86	0	+ 80
Asthma	46	79	20	297	- 218
Malnutrition	47	70	57	11	+ 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	65	46	49	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	56	62	4	+ 52
Drownings	50	41	43	74	- 33
Violence	51	35	30	145	- 110
Birth Trauma	52	27	34	132	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	26	80	0	+ 26
HIV/AIDS	54	24	21	224	- 200
Fires	55	18	36	115	- 98
Tuberculosis	56	18	7	812	- 795
Meningitis	57	17	47	41	- 25
Hepatitis C	58	12	65	1	+ 12
Appendicitis	59	12	56	15	- 3
Poisonings	60	11	45	56	- 45
Upper Respiratory	61	9	67	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	62	7	82	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	4	48	34	- 30
Maternal Conditions	64	4	35	124	- 120
Syphilis	65	1	61	6	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	79	0	+ 1
War	67	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Encephalitis	68	1	53	19	- 19
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	63	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	9	- 8
Pertussis	73	0	55	17	- 17
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Switzerland

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.