LIBYA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,149	1	6,610	- 461
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,243	8	803	+ 4,439
Stroke	3	3,501	2	2,603	+ 898
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,416	3	1,444	+ 973
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,165	9	744	+ 1,421
Kidney Disease	6	2,035	4	1,186	+ 849
Lung Disease	7	1,861	12	607	+ 1,254
Lung Cancers	8	1,549	13	592	+ 957
Liver Cancer	9	1,370	28	153	+ 1,217
Liver Disease	10	1,192	11	630	+ 562
Breast Cancer	11	939	25	190	+ 749
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	933	10	743	+ 190
Congenital Anomalies	13	784	14	493	+ 291
Stomach Cancer	14	710	33	134	+ 577
Prostate Cancer	15	707	39	96	+ 612
Low Birth Weight	16	629	18	359	+ 270
Asthma	17	540	20	297	+ 243
Cervical Cancer	18	501	32	135	+ 366
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	419	38	99	+ 320
Other Injuries	20	400	15	432	- 32
Hypertension	21	363	6	915	- 552
Lymphomas	22	353	26	189	+ 164
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	344	16	427	- 83
Parkinson's Disease	24	323	27	159	+ 164
Drownings	25	300	43	74	+ 226
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	281	40	92	+ 190
Suicide	27	280	19	304	- 23
Violence	28	252	30	145	+ 106
Meningitis	29	246	47	41	+ 205
Pancreas Cancer	30	236	23	209	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	31	205	29	153	+ 52
Falls	32	196	24	204	- 8
Birth Trauma	33	190	34	132	+ 57
Leukemia	34	177	22	217	- 40
Dengue	35	175	74	0	+ 175
Fires	36	171	36	115	+ 56
Malnutrition	37	161	57	11	+ 150
Inflammatory/Heart	38	160	37	107	+ 52
Oral Cancer	39	153	41	81	+ 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	150	46	49	+ 101
Hepatitis B	41	145	48	34	+ 111
Skin Cancers	42	140	51	20	+ 120
Skin Disease	43	135	54	17	+ 118
Ovary Cancer	44	120	42	75	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	45	119	35	124	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	46	114	49	33	+ 81
Uterin Cancer	47	103	60	8	+ 95
Bladder Cancer	48	87	31	136	- 48
Poisonings	49	81	45	56	+ 25
Pertussis	50	73	55	17	+ 56
Tuberculosis	51	66	7	812	- 746
Alcohol	52	55	50	22	+ 33
Epilepsy	53	53	44	67	- 14
Syphilis	54	51	61	6	+ 45
Drug Use	55	30	17	371	- 341
Encephalitis	56	24	53	19	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	57	23	58	10	+ 13
Appendicitis	58	18	56	15	+ 4
Hepatitis C	59	15	65	1	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	8	62	4	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	61	6	52	20	- 14
War	62	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Tetanus	63	1	64	1	- 0
Diphtheria	64	1	68	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	21	224	- 224
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	9	- 9
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	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.