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HEALTH PROFILE: Libya

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Libya LIBYA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Libya
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Libya LIBYA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.2
    77.3
    59
    85
    Age 5
    75.2
    78.2
    56
    88
    Age 10
    75.3
    78.3
    56
    87
    Age 15
    75.5
    78.4
    54
    87
    Age 20
    75.8
    78.6
    52
    87
    Age 25
    76.3
    78.8
    52
    83
    Age 30
    76.7
    79.0
    47
    82
    Age 35
    77.1
    79.2
    47
    83
    Age 40
    77.6
    79.5
    46
    82
    Age 45
    78.1
    79.9
    46
    83
    Age 50
    78.8
    80.4
    45
    82
    Age 55
    79.5
    81.1
    44
    79
    Age 60
    80.6
    81.9
    44
    77
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.1
    44
    71
    Age 70
    83.6
    84.8
    44
    61
    Age 75
    85.7
    86.6
    41
    57
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.0
    29
    50
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.2
    29
    47
    Libya LIBYA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    158.90
    40
    2. Stroke
    64.09
    114
    3. Kidney Disease
    28.70
    66
    4. Hypertension
    23.41
    66
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.90
    59
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.36
    25
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    19.17
    111
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.90
    127
    9. Lung Disease
    15.44
    138
    10. War
    15.38
    4
    11. Liver Disease
    13.95
    112
    12. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    13. Tuberculosis
    13.26
    59
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    15. Asthma
    7.09
    75
    16. Other Injuries
    6.89
    100
    17. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    18. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    69
    20. Drug Use
    6.17
    4
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    23. Suicide
    4.50
    148
    24. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    4.34
    79
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.09
    102
    28. Falls
    4.06
    124
    29. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    30. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    3.04
    109
    33. HIV/AIDS
    3.03
    92
    34. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.45
    95
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.16
    161
    37. Violence
    2.11
    132
    38. Fires
    1.98
    75
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.78
    108
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.57
    76
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.48
    106
    43. Drownings
    1.11
    144
    44. Epilepsy
    1.06
    132
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.99
    120
    46. Poisonings
    0.86
    73
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    48. Meningitis
    0.76
    93
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.68
    53
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    Libya LIBYA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,610
    26.30
    2. Stroke
    2,603
    10.36
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,444
    5.75
    4. Kidney Disease
    1,186
    4.72
    5. War
    1,055
    4.20
    6. Hypertension
    915
    3.64
    7. Tuberculosis
    812
    3.23
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    803
    3.20
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    744
    2.96
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    743
    2.96
    11. Liver Disease
    630
    2.51
    12. Lung Disease
    607
    2.42
    13. Lung Cancers
    592
    2.36
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    493
    1.96
    15. Other Injuries
    432
    1.72
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    427
    1.70
    17. Drug Use
    371
    1.48
    18. Low Birth Weight
    359
    1.43
    19. Suicide
    304
    1.21
    20. Asthma
    297
    1.18
    21. HIV/AIDS
    224
    0.89
    22. Leukemia
    217
    0.86
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    209
    0.83
    24. Falls
    204
    0.81
    25. Breast Cancer
    190
    0.76
      Deaths %
    26. Lymphomas
    189
    0.75
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    159
    0.63
    28. Liver Cancer
    153
    0.61
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    153
    0.61
    30. Violence
    145
    0.58
    31. Bladder Cancer
    136
    0.54
    32. Cervical Cancer
    135
    0.54
    33. Stomach Cancer
    134
    0.53
    34. Birth Trauma
    132
    0.53
    35. Maternal Conditions
    124
    0.49
    36. Fires
    115
    0.46
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    107
    0.43
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    99
    0.39
    39. Prostate Cancer
    96
    0.38
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    92
    0.37
    41. Oral Cancer
    81
    0.32
    42. Ovary Cancer
    75
    0.30
    43. Drownings
    74
    0.29
    44. Epilepsy
    67
    0.27
    45. Poisonings
    56
    0.22
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    49
    0.19
    47. Meningitis
    41
    0.16
    48. Hepatitis B
    34
    0.14
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    33
    0.13
    50. Alcohol
    22
    0.09
    Libya LIBYA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    3. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    7. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    8. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
      Rate World Rank
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    179
    Libya LIBYA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    N/D
    185
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    25.0
    39.6
    32
    17
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.33
    82
    Libya LIBYA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.7
    48.2
    46.9
    107
    112
    108
    1970
    50.4
    53.4
    51.9
    115
    116
    115
    1980
    58.8
    62.2
    60.5
    100
    104
    102
    1990
    65.9
    70.6
    68.2
    77
    87
    88
    2000
    69.3
    72.7
    70.9
    68
    96
    84
    2010
    70.6
    75.3
    72.8
    79
    90
    87
    2019
    74.2
    77.3
    75.8
    59
    85
    72
    Libya LIBYA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    7.017m
    103
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.05
    20
    Population 0-14
    33.7%
    48
    Population 15-64
    62.3%
    136
    Population 65 +
    4.0%
    141
    Birth Rate / 1000
    21.56
    60
    Death Rate / 1000
    3.45
    185
    Fertility Rate
    3.13
    44
    Infant Mortality
    11.48
    118
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    59
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    114
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.06
    22
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.86
    51
    Net Migration
    -1.15
    124
    Population Growth
    1.76%
    48
    Literacy Total
    91.0%
    106
    Literacy Male
    96.7%
    69
    Literacy Female
    85.6%
    99
    Unemployment
    30.0%
    12
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    75.8
    72
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    65.2
    83
    GDP per Capita USD
    $10,300
    108

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    507,274
    6,437
    4/1/24
    Libya COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Libya causes.

     
     
    Libya COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Libya COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.