LIBYA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,100	21	224	+ 5,876
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,368	9	744	+ 2,625
Stroke	3	2,813	2	2,603	+ 210
Malaria	4	2,790	76	0	+ 2,790
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,221	40	92	+ 2,129
Tuberculosis	6	2,103	7	812	+ 1,290
Birth Trauma	7	1,791	34	132	+ 1,659
Low Birth Weight	8	1,719	18	359	+ 1,360
Liver Disease	9	1,593	11	630	+ 963
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,569	1	6,610	- 5,042
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,293	3	1,444	- 150
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,113	14	493	+ 620
Hypertension	13	926	6	915	+ 11
Diabetes Mellitus	14	848	8	803	+ 44
Malnutrition	15	815	57	11	+ 804
Meningitis	16	699	47	41	+ 658
Cervical Cancer	17	637	32	135	+ 502
Kidney Disease	18	623	4	1,186	- 563
Other Injuries	19	612	15	432	+ 179
Suicide	20	461	19	304	+ 157
Lung Disease	21	450	12	607	- 157
Maternal Conditions	22	420	35	124	+ 297
Violence	23	408	30	145	+ 263
Syphilis	24	313	61	6	+ 307
Pertussis	25	263	55	17	+ 246
Asthma	26	262	20	297	- 35
Drownings	27	244	43	74	+ 170
Falls	28	211	24	204	+ 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	209	10	743	- 534
Prostate Cancer	30	199	39	96	+ 103
Lymphomas	31	194	26	189	+ 5
Fires	32	193	36	115	+ 78
Inflammatory/Heart	33	177	37	107	+ 70
Poisonings	34	161	45	56	+ 106
Breast Cancer	35	129	25	190	- 60
Oesophagus Cancer	36	127	49	33	+ 94
Endocrine Disorders	37	125	29	153	- 27
Epilepsy	38	117	44	67	+ 51
Leukemia	39	92	22	217	- 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	87	38	99	- 12
Lung Cancers	41	80	13	592	- 512
Stomach Cancer	42	73	33	134	- 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	72	16	427	- 355
Tetanus	44	67	64	1	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	67	46	49	+ 18
Liver Cancer	46	63	28	153	- 90
Parkinson's Disease	47	58	27	159	- 101
Oral Cancer	48	55	41	81	- 26
Alcohol	49	50	50	22	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	50	47	31	136	- 89
Schistosomiasis	51	45	59	9	+ 37
Skin Disease	52	45	54	17	+ 27
Drug Use	53	43	17	371	- 328
Skin Cancers	54	38	51	20	+ 18
Hepatitis B	55	37	48	34	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	30	56	15	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	57	29	42	75	- 46
Leishmaniasis	58	26	63	2	+ 24
Encephalitis	59	25	53	19	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	60	24	67	0	+ 24
Measles	61	17	72	0	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	62	15	23	209	- 194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	11	62	4	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	64	11	60	8	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	65	7	58	10	- 3
Hepatitis C	66	6	65	1	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	52	20	- 15
Ascariasis	68	3	66	0	+ 3
War	69	2	5	1,055	- 1,052
Otitis Media	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	68	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Zambia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.