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Libya
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare Libya and China health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

China
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Libya Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   China CHINA
      Libya LIBYA   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.7
    48.2
    46.9
    107
    112
    108
     
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    50.4
    53.4
    51.9
    115
    116
    115
     
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    58.8
    62.2
    60.5
    100
    104
    102
     
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    65.9
    70.6
    68.2
    77
    87
    88
     
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    69.3
    72.7
    70.9
    68
    96
    84
     
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    70.6
    75.3
    72.8
    79
    90
    87
     
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    74.2
    77.3
    75.8
    59
    85
    72
     
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.2
    77.3
    59
    85
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    75.2
    78.2
    56
    88
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    75.3
    78.3
    56
    87
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    75.5
    78.4
    54
    87
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    75.8
    78.6
    52
    87
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    76.3
    78.8
    52
    83
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    76.7
    79.0
    47
    82
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    77.1
    79.2
    47
    83
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    77.6
    79.5
    46
    82
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    78.1
    79.9
    46
    83
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    78.8
    80.4
    45
    82
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    79.5
    81.1
    44
    79
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    80.6
    81.9
    44
    77
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.1
    44
    71
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    83.6
    84.8
    44
    61
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    85.7
    86.6
    41
    57
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.0
    29
    50
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.2
    29
    47
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    158.90
    40
    97.57
    115
    2. Stroke
    64.09
    114
    110.80
    58
    3. Kidney Disease
    28.70
    66
    10.39
    141
    4. Hypertension
    23.41
    66
    16.80
    98
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.90
    59
    15.09
    96
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.36
    25
    17.36
    97
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    19.17
    111
    8.56
    148
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.90
    127
    11.28
    152
    9. Lung Disease
    15.44
    138
    54.18
    13
    10. War
    15.38
    4
    0.06
    68
    11. Liver Disease
    13.95
    112
    7.57
    146
    12. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    36.63
    5
    13. Tuberculosis
    13.26
    59
    1.88
    111
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    13.02
    42
    15. Asthma
    7.09
    75
    1.29
    123
    16. Other Injuries
    6.89
    100
    3.50
    161
    17. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    8.95
    169
    18. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    6.41
    152
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    69
    3.32
    150
    20. Drug Use
    6.17
    4
    1.34
    79
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    5.16
    124
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    5.72
    59
    23. Suicide
    4.50
    148
    6.67
    121
    24. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    3.48
    97
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    4.34
    79
    3.95
    98
    26. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
    3.04
    145
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.09
    102
    1.76
    150
    28. Falls
    4.06
    124
    8.04
    50
    29. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    9.30
    33
    30. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    2.04
    94
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    2.76
    153
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    3.04
    109
    1.51
    162
    33. HIV/AIDS
    3.03
    92
    1.62
    111
    34. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    20.55
    3
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.45
    95
    2.05
    106
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.16
    161
    1.73
    168
    37. Violence
    2.11
    132
    0.73
    166
    38. Fires
    1.98
    75
    0.62
    129
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.78
    108
    0.72
    150
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    2.81
    89
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.57
    76
    0.26
    128
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.48
    106
    1.40
    108
    43. Drownings
    1.11
    144
    3.66
    56
    44. Epilepsy
    1.06
    132
    0.74
    163
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.99
    120
    3.53
    34
    46. Poisonings
    0.86
    73
    1.55
    57
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    12.42
    6
    48. Meningitis
    0.76
    93
    0.39
    128
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.68
    53
    0.15
    113
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    1.05
    137
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Libya LIBYA   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,610
    26.30
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Stroke
    2,603
    10.36
    2.043m
    21.27
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,444
    5.75
    250,272
    2.61
    4. Kidney Disease
    1,186
    4.72
    192,302
    2.00
    5. War
    1,055
    4.20
    900
    0.01
    6. Hypertension
    915
    3.64
    301,183
    3.14
    7. Tuberculosis
    812
    3.23
    34,802
    0.36
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    803
    3.20
    161,672
    1.68
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    744
    2.96
    183,342
    1.91
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    743
    2.96
    304,455
    3.17
    11. Liver Disease
    630
    2.51
    145,603
    1.52
    12. Lung Disease
    607
    2.42
    968,607
    10.08
    13. Lung Cancers
    592
    2.36
    714,311
    7.44
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    493
    1.96
    36,613
    0.38
    15. Other Injuries
    432
    1.72
    54,087
    0.56
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    427
    1.70
    248,388
    2.59
    17. Drug Use
    371
    1.48
    24,214
    0.25
    18. Low Birth Weight
    359
    1.43
    21,631
    0.23
    19. Suicide
    304
    1.21
    116,324
    1.21
    20. Asthma
    297
    1.18
    23,147
    0.24
    21. HIV/AIDS
    224
    0.89
    28,746
    0.30
    22. Leukemia
    217
    0.86
    58,145
    0.61
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    209
    0.83
    111,537
    1.16
    24. Falls
    204
    0.81
    138,878
    1.45
    25. Breast Cancer
    190
    0.76
    92,757
    0.97
    26. Lymphomas
    189
    0.75
    57,838
    0.60
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    159
    0.63
    70,699
    0.74
    28. Liver Cancer
    153
    0.61
    180,952
    1.88
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    153
    0.61
    25,613
    0.27
    30. Violence
    145
    0.58
    11,115
    0.12
    31. Bladder Cancer
    136
    0.54
    37,873
    0.39
    32. Cervical Cancer
    135
    0.54
    51,650
    0.54
    33. Stomach Cancer
    134
    0.53
    398,439
    4.15
    34. Birth Trauma
    132
    0.53
    17,644
    0.18
    35. Maternal Conditions
    124
    0.49
    3,596
    0.04
    36. Fires
    115
    0.46
    10,498
    0.11
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    107
    0.43
    29,954
    0.31
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    99
    0.39
    37,723
    0.39
    39. Prostate Cancer
    96
    0.38
    51,056
    0.53
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    92
    0.37
    8,719
    0.09
    41. Oral Cancer
    81
    0.32
    54,695
    0.57
    42. Ovary Cancer
    75
    0.30
    28,078
    0.29
    43. Drownings
    74
    0.29
    52,807
    0.55
    44. Epilepsy
    67
    0.27
    11,365
    0.12
    45. Poisonings
    56
    0.22
    25,762
    0.27
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    49
    0.19
    65,350
    0.68
    47. Meningitis
    41
    0.16
    5,704
    0.06
    48. Hepatitis B
    34
    0.14
    2,757
    0.03
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    33
    0.13
    242,891
    2.53
    50. Alcohol
    22
    0.09
    19,071
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    36.63
    5
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    13.02
    42
    3. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    8.95
    169
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    6.41
    152
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    5.16
    124
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    5.72
    59
    7. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    3.48
    97
    8. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
    3.04
    145
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    9.30
    33
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    2.04
    94
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    2.76
    153
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    20.55
    3
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    2.81
    89
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    12.42
    6
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    1.05
    137
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    179
    1.16
    157
    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.