LEBANON VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,725	10	931	+ 2,793
Malaria	2	2,569	78	0	+ 2,569
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,493	40	81	+ 2,412
Stroke	4	2,137	2	1,795	+ 342
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,970	1	13,328	- 11,358
Low Birth Weight	6	1,791	28	190	+ 1,601
Birth Trauma	7	1,442	42	67	+ 1,374
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,154	7	1,127	+ 27
Liver Disease	9	893	14	663	+ 230
Congenital Anomalies	10	827	20	298	+ 529
HIV/AIDS	11	826	45	51	+ 775
Meningitis	12	718	49	35	+ 683
Kidney Disease	13	704	5	1,243	- 539
Diabetes Mellitus	14	698	9	934	- 236
Other Injuries	15	559	30	168	+ 391
Endocrine Disorders	16	531	34	145	+ 386
Lung Disease	17	445	11	889	- 444
Pertussis	18	426	57	16	+ 411
Hypertension	19	397	4	1,426	- 1,029
Maternal Conditions	20	379	50	30	+ 349
Malnutrition	21	339	60	11	+ 328
Suicide	22	336	29	190	+ 146
Tuberculosis	23	335	41	70	+ 265
Asthma	24	325	19	298	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	25	316	17	442	- 126
Measles	26	288	59	12	+ 275
Breast Cancer	27	286	8	987	- 700
Violence	28	265	22	285	- 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	261	6	1,213	- 952
Cervical Cancer	30	244	35	135	+ 109
Drownings	31	208	43	62	+ 147
Falls	32	198	33	148	+ 50
Inflammatory/Heart	33	167	32	153	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	161	37	114	+ 47
Fires	35	157	39	99	+ 59
Lymphomas	36	141	15	646	- 504
Epilepsy	37	135	46	49	+ 86
Stomach Cancer	38	132	16	479	- 348
Oesophagus Cancer	39	119	44	52	+ 67
Liver Cancer	40	117	27	217	- 100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	114	12	841	- 728
Poisonings	42	112	48	39	+ 73
Parkinson's Disease	43	77	25	226	- 149
Drug Use	44	72	23	281	- 209
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	72	47	47	+ 25
Leukemia	46	71	18	334	- 262
Schistosomiasis	47	67	65	2	+ 65
Pancreas Cancer	48	65	24	273	- 208
Oral Cancer	49	57	31	162	- 105
Tetanus	50	57	52	23	+ 34
Syphilis	51	55	63	5	+ 50
Skin Disease	52	52	53	19	+ 33
Hepatitis B	53	52	36	123	- 70
Skin Cancers	54	37	21	296	- 259
Uterin Cancer	55	36	38	99	- 63
Ovary Cancer	56	31	26	224	- 193
Encephalitis	57	31	56	16	+ 15
Alcohol	58	31	54	18	+ 13
Lung Cancers	59	24	3	1,498	- 1,474
Appendicitis	60	16	61	11	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	61	16	13	704	- 688
Ascariasis	62	15	70	0	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	63	7	58	14	- 7
Upper Respiratory	64	6	67	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	6	64	4	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	55	16	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	62	5	- 1
Diphtheria	68	4	68	0	+ 4
War	69	1	51	25	- 24
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Benin

Lebanon

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.