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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
LIBYA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Libya and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Libya LIBYA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    50.4
    53.4
    51.9
    115
    116
    115
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    58.8
    62.2
    60.5
    100
    104
    102
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    65.9
    70.6
    68.2
    77
    87
    88
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    69.3
    72.7
    70.9
    68
    96
    84
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    70.6
    75.3
    72.8
    79
    90
    87
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    74.2
    77.3
    75.8
    59
    85
    72
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.2
    77.3
    59
    85
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    75.2
    78.2
    56
    88
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    75.3
    78.3
    56
    87
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    75.5
    78.4
    54
    87
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    75.8
    78.6
    52
    87
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    76.3
    78.8
    52
    83
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    76.7
    79.0
    47
    82
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    77.1
    79.2
    47
    83
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    77.6
    79.5
    46
    82
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    78.1
    79.9
    46
    83
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    78.8
    80.4
    45
    82
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    79.5
    81.1
    44
    79
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    80.6
    81.9
    44
    77
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.1
    44
    71
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    83.6
    84.8
    44
    61
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.7
    86.6
    41
    57
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.0
    29
    50
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.2
    29
    47
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    158.90
    40
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    64.09
    114
    80.50
    93
    3. Kidney Disease
    28.70
    66
    35.72
    35
    4. Hypertension
    23.41
    66
    33.86
    36
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.90
    59
    22.70
    61
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.36
    25
    16.44
    118
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    19.17
    111
    74.67
    16
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.90
    127
    83.23
    40
    9. Lung Disease
    15.44
    138
    31.41
    47
    10. War
    15.38
    4
    0.11
    49
    11. Liver Disease
    13.95
    112
    18.41
    95
    12. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    18.34
    64
    13. Tuberculosis
    13.26
    59
    39.83
    26
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    8.90
    89
    15. Asthma
    7.09
    75
    13.63
    45
    16. Other Injuries
    6.89
    100
    10.77
    57
    17. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    18.21
    76
    18. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    35.20
    22
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    69
    6.23
    83
    20. Drug Use
    6.17
    4
    1.52
    67
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    20.99
    37
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    4.98
    65
    23. Suicide
    4.50
    148
    23.49
    8
    24. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    3.34
    108
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    4.34
    79
    3.36
    130
    26. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
    6.08
    39
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.09
    102
    7.16
    63
    28. Falls
    4.06
    124
    2.99
    150
    29. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    5.46
    87
    30. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    2.19
    83
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    3.85
    115
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    3.04
    109
    11.70
    14
    33. HIV/AIDS
    3.03
    92
    121.35
    9
    34. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    3.68
    137
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.45
    95
    4.52
    65
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.16
    161
    12.75
    17
    37. Violence
    2.11
    132
    37.54
    8
    38. Fires
    1.98
    75
    6.64
    4
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.78
    108
    33.37
    46
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    3.18
    80
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.57
    76
    2.65
    62
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.48
    106
    3.36
    78
    43. Drownings
    1.11
    144
    4.06
    44
    44. Epilepsy
    1.06
    132
    3.28
    22
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.99
    120
    2.04
    70
    46. Poisonings
    0.86
    73
    1.62
    54
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    8.50
    16
    48. Meningitis
    0.76
    93
    6.74
    41
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.68
    53
    0.28
    86
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    2.47
    53
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Libya LIBYA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,610
    26.30
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    2,603
    10.36
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,444
    5.75
    13,014
    2.86
    4. Kidney Disease
    1,186
    4.72
    15,302
    3.37
    5. War
    1,055
    4.20
    66
    0.01
    6. Hypertension
    915
    3.64
    12,789
    2.81
    7. Tuberculosis
    812
    3.23
    21,965
    4.83
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    803
    3.20
    30,188
    6.64
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    744
    2.96
    39,341
    8.65
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    743
    2.96
    4,676
    1.03
    11. Liver Disease
    630
    2.51
    9,013
    1.98
    12. Lung Disease
    607
    2.42
    11,895
    2.62
    13. Lung Cancers
    592
    2.36
    7,705
    1.70
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    493
    1.96
    4,351
    0.96
    15. Other Injuries
    432
    1.72
    6,014
    1.32
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    427
    1.70
    3,587
    0.79
    17. Drug Use
    371
    1.48
    770
    0.17
    18. Low Birth Weight
    359
    1.43
    6,250
    1.37
    19. Suicide
    304
    1.21
    13,774
    3.03
    20. Asthma
    297
    1.18
    5,966
    1.31
    21. HIV/AIDS
    224
    0.89
    71,996
    15.84
    22. Leukemia
    217
    0.86
    1,464
    0.32
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    209
    0.83
    2,007
    0.44
    24. Falls
    204
    0.81
    1,399
    0.31
    25. Breast Cancer
    190
    0.76
    4,533
    1.00
    26. Lymphomas
    189
    0.75
    2,818
    0.62
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    159
    0.63
    1,077
    0.24
    28. Liver Cancer
    153
    0.61
    2,383
    0.52
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    153
    0.61
    5,890
    1.30
    30. Violence
    145
    0.58
    21,000
    4.62
    31. Bladder Cancer
    136
    0.54
    829
    0.18
    32. Cervical Cancer
    135
    0.54
    5,555
    1.22
    33. Stomach Cancer
    134
    0.53
    1,535
    0.34
    34. Birth Trauma
    132
    0.53
    3,004
    0.66
    35. Maternal Conditions
    124
    0.49
    1,700
    0.37
    36. Fires
    115
    0.46
    3,618
    0.80
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    107
    0.43
    5,408
    1.19
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    99
    0.39
    1,894
    0.42
    39. Prostate Cancer
    96
    0.38
    4,374
    0.96
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    92
    0.37
    15,843
    3.49
    41. Oral Cancer
    81
    0.32
    1,406
    0.31
    42. Ovary Cancer
    75
    0.30
    951
    0.21
    43. Drownings
    74
    0.29
    2,403
    0.53
    44. Epilepsy
    67
    0.27
    1,870
    0.41
    45. Poisonings
    56
    0.22
    975
    0.21
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    49
    0.19
    1,015
    0.22
    47. Meningitis
    41
    0.16
    3,660
    0.81
    48. Hepatitis B
    34
    0.14
    139
    0.03
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    33
    0.13
    3,486
    0.77
    50. Alcohol
    22
    0.09
    987
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    18.34
    64
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    8.90
    89
    3. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    18.21
    76
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    35.20
    22
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    20.99
    37
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    4.98
    65
    7. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    3.34
    108
    8. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
    6.08
    39
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    5.46
    87
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    2.19
    83
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    3.85
    115
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    3.68
    137
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    3.18
    80
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    8.50
    16
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    2.47
    53
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    179
    2.15
    99
    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.