LIBYA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,621	1	6,610	+ 6,011
Stroke	2	5,199	2	2,603	+ 2,596
Hypertension	3	1,725	6	915	+ 811
Kidney Disease	4	1,573	4	1,186	+ 387
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,532	10	743	+ 789
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,178	3	1,444	- 265
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,168	9	744	+ 425
Lung Cancers	8	1,130	13	592	+ 538
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,083	8	803	+ 280
Lung Disease	10	1,071	12	607	+ 464
Liver Disease	11	802	11	630	+ 172
Congenital Anomalies	12	599	14	493	+ 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	594	16	427	+ 167
Low Birth Weight	14	564	18	359	+ 205
Breast Cancer	15	477	25	190	+ 287
Asthma	16	406	20	297	+ 110
Bladder Cancer	17	399	31	136	+ 264
Lymphomas	18	377	26	189	+ 188
Stomach Cancer	19	356	33	134	+ 222
Parkinson's Disease	20	287	27	159	+ 127
Falls	21	272	24	204	+ 68
Birth Trauma	22	266	34	132	+ 134
Prostate Cancer	23	255	39	96	+ 159
Violence	24	250	30	145	+ 105
Leukemia	25	235	22	217	+ 19
Suicide	26	234	19	304	- 70
Other Injuries	27	227	15	432	- 205
Pancreas Cancer	28	221	23	209	+ 12
Liver Cancer	29	220	28	153	+ 67
Inflammatory/Heart	30	182	37	107	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	31	174	29	153	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	32	159	21	224	- 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	145	38	99	+ 46
Drug Use	34	144	17	371	- 227
Oral Cancer	35	142	41	81	+ 61
Skin Cancers	36	131	51	20	+ 111
Fires	37	124	36	115	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	38	123	32	135	- 12
Ovary Cancer	39	117	42	75	+ 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	112	40	92	+ 21
Tuberculosis	41	83	7	812	- 729
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	75	46	49	+ 26
Drownings	43	74	43	74	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	44	67	49	33	+ 34
Epilepsy	45	62	44	67	- 5
Meningitis	46	52	47	41	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	47	51	35	124	- 73
Poisonings	48	49	45	56	- 6
Hepatitis B	49	43	48	34	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	50	28	60	8	+ 20
Skin Disease	51	25	54	17	+ 8
Pertussis	52	24	55	17	+ 8
Encephalitis	53	23	53	19	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	54	20	52	20	+ 1
Alcohol	55	19	50	22	- 3
Tetanus	56	16	64	1	+ 15
War	57	15	5	1,055	- 1,039
Appendicitis	58	15	56	15	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	59	14	58	10	+ 5
Malnutrition	60	14	57	11	+ 4
Syphilis	61	11	61	6	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	6	62	4	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	63	5	59	9	- 4
Leishmaniasis	64	2	63	2	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Tunisia

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.