LEBANON VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	10,603	6	1,213	+ 9,389
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,373	1	13,328	- 3,955
Stroke	3	3,923	2	1,795	+ 2,129
Lung Cancers	4	2,204	3	1,498	+ 706
Hypertension	5	1,936	4	1,426	+ 510
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,367	12	841	+ 525
Falls	7	1,263	33	148	+ 1,116
Lung Disease	8	1,229	11	889	+ 340
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,189	24	273	+ 916
Liver Disease	10	1,018	14	663	+ 355
Prostate Cancer	11	925	17	442	+ 483
Breast Cancer	12	904	8	987	- 82
Parkinson's Disease	13	813	25	226	+ 587
Lymphomas	14	811	15	646	+ 166
Suicide	15	807	29	190	+ 617
Liver Cancer	16	520	27	217	+ 302
Inflammatory/Heart	17	494	32	153	+ 341
Alcohol	18	443	54	18	+ 425
Stomach Cancer	19	426	16	479	- 53
Other Injuries	20	416	30	168	+ 249
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	416	10	931	- 516
Diabetes Mellitus	22	398	9	934	- 536
Other Neoplasms	23	359	58	14	+ 345
Leukemia	24	354	18	334	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	25	328	26	224	+ 104
Kidney Disease	26	326	5	1,243	- 917
Oesophagus Cancer	27	305	44	52	+ 253
Bladder Cancer	28	294	13	704	- 410
Skin Cancers	29	283	21	296	- 13
Drug Use	30	257	23	281	- 24
Endocrine Disorders	31	245	34	145	+ 100
Uterin Cancer	32	215	38	99	+ 116
Road Traffic Accidents	33	205	7	1,127	- 922
Oral Cancer	34	197	31	162	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	35	183	20	298	- 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	144	37	114	+ 30
Drownings	37	101	43	62	+ 39
Epilepsy	38	99	46	49	+ 50
Schizophrenia	39	89	83	0	+ 89
Asthma	40	81	19	298	- 217
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	79	62	5	+ 74
Multiple Sclerosis	42	76	55	16	+ 60
Violence	43	61	22	285	- 223
Cervical Cancer	44	59	35	135	- 75
Fires	45	59	39	99	- 40
Tuberculosis	46	31	41	70	- 40
Skin Disease	47	26	53	19	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	48	25	28	190	- 165
Poisonings	49	24	48	39	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	18	47	47	- 29
Osteoarthritis	51	16	85	0	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	15	40	81	- 66
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	10	84	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	54	9	61	11	- 2
Meningitis	55	9	49	35	- 26
Birth Trauma	56	7	42	67	- 60
Malnutrition	57	6	60	11	- 5
Anemia	58	5	81	0	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	59	5	45	51	- 46
Hepatitis C	60	4	64	4	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	4	86	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	2	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	2	36	123	- 121
Maternal Conditions	64	1	50	30	- 29
War	65	1	51	25	- 25
Encephalitis	66	0	56	16	- 15
Syphilis	67	0	63	5	- 5
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	57	16	- 15
Tetanus	70	0	52	23	- 23
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	59	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	65	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Finland

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.