LIBYA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	10,552	10	743	+ 9,809
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,713	1	6,610	+ 1,103
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,359	9	744	+ 3,616
Stroke	4	4,046	2	2,603	+ 1,443
Lung Cancers	5	3,840	13	592	+ 3,248
Lung Disease	6	3,537	12	607	+ 2,930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,983	16	427	+ 1,557
Prostate Cancer	8	1,429	39	96	+ 1,333
Breast Cancer	9	1,368	25	190	+ 1,178
Lymphomas	10	1,005	26	189	+ 816
Pancreas Cancer	11	967	23	209	+ 758
Oesophagus Cancer	12	938	49	33	+ 905
Parkinson's Disease	13	922	27	159	+ 762
Liver Disease	14	824	11	630	+ 194
Falls	15	819	24	204	+ 616
Bladder Cancer	16	660	31	136	+ 524
Diabetes Mellitus	17	628	8	803	- 175
Kidney Disease	18	588	4	1,186	- 598
Other Injuries	19	588	15	432	+ 155
Suicide	20	573	19	304	+ 269
Liver Cancer	21	563	28	153	+ 410
Leukemia	22	560	22	217	+ 344
Hypertension	23	560	6	915	- 355
Stomach Cancer	24	538	33	134	+ 404
Ovary Cancer	25	432	42	75	+ 357
Other Neoplasms	26	429	58	10	+ 419
Skin Cancers	27	401	51	20	+ 381
Endocrine Disorders	28	355	29	153	+ 202
Inflammatory/Heart	29	336	37	107	+ 229
Oral Cancer	30	334	41	81	+ 254
Drug Use	31	304	17	371	- 67
Uterin Cancer	32	252	60	8	+ 244
Road Traffic Accidents	33	233	3	1,444	- 1,210
Skin Disease	34	229	54	17	+ 212
Congenital Anomalies	35	229	14	493	- 264
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	225	38	99	+ 126
Multiple Sclerosis	37	200	52	20	+ 180
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	172	40	92	+ 80
Alcohol	39	167	50	22	+ 146
Low Birth Weight	40	141	18	359	- 218
Asthma	41	140	20	297	- 157
Epilepsy	42	128	44	67	+ 62
Cervical Cancer	43	118	32	135	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	109	62	4	+ 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	94	46	49	+ 45
Violence	46	93	30	145	- 52
Tuberculosis	47	38	7	812	- 774
Fires	48	36	36	115	- 79
Drownings	49	32	43	74	- 42
Anemia	50	30	84	0	+ 30
Hepatitis C	51	29	65	1	+ 28
Meningitis	52	25	47	41	- 16
Poisonings	53	24	45	56	- 32
Birth Trauma	54	20	34	132	- 112
HIV/AIDS	55	20	21	224	- 204
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	20	80	0	+ 20
Osteoarthritis	57	18	81	0	+ 18
Malnutrition	58	12	57	11	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	11	56	15	- 3
Schizophrenia	60	11	86	0	+ 11
Oral conditions	61	6	82	0	+ 6
Syphilis	62	5	61	6	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	5	67	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	5	35	124	- 119
Hepatitis B	65	4	48	34	- 30
Otitis Media	66	2	70	0	+ 2
War	67	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Encephalitis	68	1	53	19	- 19
Pertussis	69	0	55	17	- 17
Leishmaniasis	70	0	63	2	- 2
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	64	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	9	- 9
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

United Kingdom

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.