LEBANON VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,966	10	931	+ 4,035
Tuberculosis	2	4,465	41	70	+ 4,395
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,446	40	81	+ 4,365
HIV/AIDS	4	3,562	45	51	+ 3,511
Stroke	5	3,117	2	1,795	+ 1,322
Malaria	6	3,113	78	0	+ 3,113
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,753	1	13,328	- 10,575
Low Birth Weight	8	2,115	28	190	+ 1,924
Birth Trauma	9	2,081	42	67	+ 2,013
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,699	7	1,127	+ 572
Measles	11	1,543	59	12	+ 1,531
Hypertension	12	1,189	4	1,426	- 237
Maternal Conditions	13	1,115	50	30	+ 1,084
Liver Disease	14	1,095	14	663	+ 432
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,083	9	934	+ 150
Meningitis	16	963	49	35	+ 928
Violence	17	957	22	285	+ 673
Lung Disease	18	908	11	889	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	19	736	20	298	+ 439
Asthma	20	722	19	298	+ 424
Kidney Disease	21	674	5	1,243	- 569
Malnutrition	22	656	60	11	+ 645
Other Injuries	23	589	30	168	+ 421
Suicide	24	555	29	190	+ 365
Endocrine Disorders	25	402	34	145	+ 257
Breast Cancer	26	327	8	987	- 660
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	301	37	114	+ 187
War	28	298	51	25	+ 272
Tetanus	29	266	52	23	+ 243
Inflammatory/Heart	30	256	32	153	+ 103
Pertussis	31	252	57	16	+ 236
Cervical Cancer	32	218	35	135	+ 84
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	194	6	1,213	- 1,020
Drownings	34	192	43	62	+ 130
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	184	47	47	+ 137
Falls	36	172	33	148	+ 24
Schistosomiasis	37	161	65	2	+ 158
Prostate Cancer	38	148	17	442	- 294
Fires	39	135	39	99	+ 36
Poisonings	40	127	48	39	+ 88
Syphilis	41	114	63	5	+ 109
Lymphomas	42	113	15	646	- 533
Epilepsy	43	113	46	49	+ 64
Liver Cancer	44	111	27	217	- 107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	111	12	841	- 731
Oral Cancer	46	86	31	162	- 75
Leukemia	47	84	18	334	- 250
Parkinson's Disease	48	64	25	226	- 162
Stomach Cancer	49	62	16	479	- 417
Ovary Cancer	50	61	26	224	- 163
Appendicitis	51	59	61	11	+ 48
Alcohol	52	59	54	18	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	53	46	44	52	- 7
Skin Disease	54	46	53	19	+ 27
Lung Cancers	55	44	3	1,498	- 1,454
Leishmaniasis	56	43	66	0	+ 43
Drug Use	57	42	23	281	- 239
Skin Cancers	58	41	21	296	- 256
Trypanosomiasis	59	38	77	0	+ 38
Pancreas Cancer	60	35	24	273	- 238
Hepatitis B	61	31	36	123	- 91
Encephalitis	62	27	56	16	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	63	23	67	0	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	64	22	13	704	- 682
Uterin Cancer	65	19	38	99	- 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	62	5	+ 9
Diphtheria	67	10	68	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	6	72	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	5	64	4	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	5	58	14	- 10
Ascariasis	71	5	70	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	55	16	- 13
Chlamydia	73	2	69	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Central Africa

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.