LEBANON VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,419	10	931	+ 2,487
Tuberculosis	2	2,034	41	70	+ 1,964
Measles	3	1,964	59	12	+ 1,952
Malaria	4	1,944	78	0	+ 1,944
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,920	40	81	+ 1,839
Stroke	6	1,701	2	1,795	- 94
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,614	1	13,328	- 11,714
Low Birth Weight	8	1,612	28	190	+ 1,421
Birth Trauma	9	1,537	42	67	+ 1,470
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,406	7	1,127	+ 279
Congenital Anomalies	11	756	20	298	+ 458
Hypertension	12	732	4	1,426	- 694
Liver Disease	13	699	14	663	+ 36
Lung Disease	14	629	11	889	- 260
HIV/AIDS	15	618	45	51	+ 567
Diabetes Mellitus	16	600	9	934	- 334
Meningitis	17	538	49	35	+ 502
Violence	18	517	22	285	+ 232
Maternal Conditions	19	489	50	30	+ 458
Kidney Disease	20	422	5	1,243	- 821
Malnutrition	21	414	60	11	+ 403
Other Injuries	22	385	30	168	+ 217
Pertussis	23	368	57	16	+ 353
Asthma	24	359	19	298	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	25	343	34	145	+ 198
Suicide	26	270	29	190	+ 80
Cervical Cancer	27	224	35	135	+ 90
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	211	6	1,213	- 1,002
Inflammatory/Heart	29	188	32	153	+ 35
Prostate Cancer	30	184	17	442	- 259
Liver Cancer	31	178	27	217	- 39
Syphilis	32	174	63	5	+ 169
Falls	33	162	33	148	+ 14
Drownings	34	161	43	62	+ 99
Breast Cancer	35	159	8	987	- 828
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	138	12	841	- 703
Stomach Cancer	37	120	16	479	- 359
Lymphomas	38	96	15	646	- 550
Fires	39	93	39	99	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	89	37	114	- 25
Leukemia	41	87	18	334	- 247
Poisonings	42	80	48	39	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	80	47	47	+ 33
Epilepsy	44	80	46	49	+ 31
War	45	77	51	25	+ 52
Tetanus	46	54	52	23	+ 31
Lung Cancers	47	54	3	1,498	- 1,445
Schistosomiasis	48	50	65	2	+ 47
Parkinson's Disease	49	48	25	226	- 178
Pancreas Cancer	50	47	24	273	- 225
Oral Cancer	51	47	31	162	- 115
Leishmaniasis	52	40	66	0	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	53	37	44	52	- 16
Skin Disease	54	36	53	19	+ 17
Skin Cancers	55	36	21	296	- 261
Appendicitis	56	33	61	11	+ 22
Encephalitis	57	32	56	16	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	58	30	26	224	- 194
Drug Use	59	30	23	281	- 251
Alcohol	60	30	54	18	+ 12
Hepatitis B	61	21	36	123	- 101
Upper Respiratory	62	17	67	0	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	63	16	38	99	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	64	16	77	0	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	65	13	13	704	- 691
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	10	62	5	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	67	4	58	14	- 10
Ascariasis	68	4	70	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	3	64	4	- 1
Diphtheria	70	2	68	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	55	16	- 14
Otitis Media	72	2	72	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

DR Congo

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.