LIBYA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,990	21	224	+ 2,766
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,840	9	744	+ 2,097
Malaria	3	2,374	76	0	+ 2,374
Tuberculosis	4	2,212	7	812	+ 1,399
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,970	3	1,444	+ 526
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,919	40	92	+ 1,828
Stroke	7	1,843	2	2,603	- 760
Birth Trauma	8	1,646	34	132	+ 1,514
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,442	1	6,610	- 5,168
Low Birth Weight	10	1,328	18	359	+ 969
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,068	14	493	+ 575
Maternal Conditions	12	746	35	124	+ 622
Liver Disease	13	719	11	630	+ 88
Cervical Cancer	14	701	32	135	+ 566
Diabetes Mellitus	15	682	8	803	- 122
Malnutrition	16	608	57	11	+ 598
Hypertension	17	568	6	915	- 346
Violence	18	514	30	145	+ 369
Kidney Disease	19	496	4	1,186	- 690
Other Injuries	20	466	15	432	+ 34
Meningitis	21	348	47	41	+ 306
Lung Disease	22	333	12	607	- 274
Pertussis	23	303	55	17	+ 286
Suicide	24	270	19	304	- 34
Oesophagus Cancer	25	245	49	33	+ 212
Syphilis	26	231	61	6	+ 225
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	223	10	743	- 519
Prostate Cancer	28	199	39	96	+ 103
Endocrine Disorders	29	194	29	153	+ 41
Asthma	30	186	20	297	- 111
Oral Cancer	31	180	41	81	+ 99
Drownings	32	179	43	74	+ 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	171	16	427	- 256
Falls	34	167	24	204	- 36
Fires	35	155	36	115	+ 40
Liver Cancer	36	154	28	153	+ 2
Breast Cancer	37	140	25	190	- 50
Inflammatory/Heart	38	134	37	107	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	39	130	33	134	- 4
Poisonings	40	128	45	56	+ 72
Lymphomas	41	88	26	189	- 101
Skin Cancers	42	81	51	20	+ 61
Epilepsy	43	77	44	67	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	44	73	31	136	- 63
Parkinson's Disease	45	56	27	159	- 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	50	38	99	- 48
Leukemia	47	45	22	217	- 171
Drug Use	48	44	17	371	- 327
Tetanus	49	44	64	1	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	44	46	49	- 6
Schistosomiasis	51	40	59	9	+ 32
Skin Disease	52	39	54	17	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	53	37	42	75	- 38
Upper Respiratory	54	33	67	0	+ 32
Measles	55	32	72	0	+ 32
Alcohol	56	30	50	22	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	57	24	60	8	+ 16
Appendicitis	58	24	56	15	+ 9
Encephalitis	59	22	53	19	+ 2
Hepatitis B	60	18	48	34	- 16
Lung Cancers	61	17	13	592	- 575
Pancreas Cancer	62	17	23	209	- 192
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	62	4	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	64	6	58	10	- 4
Ascariasis	65	6	66	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	4	65	1	+ 4
War	67	3	5	1,055	- 1,051
Multiple Sclerosis	68	3	52	20	- 17
Otitis Media	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	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
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Tanzania

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.