LEBANON VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,945	1	13,328	- 7,383
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,354	6	1,213	+ 3,141
Stroke	3	2,072	2	1,795	+ 277
Lung Cancers	4	1,977	3	1,498	+ 479
Lung Disease	5	1,897	11	889	+ 1,007
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,213	10	931	+ 282
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,082	12	841	+ 241
Prostate Cancer	8	897	17	442	+ 454
Breast Cancer	9	786	8	987	- 200
Parkinson's Disease	10	781	25	226	+ 555
Other Injuries	11	737	30	168	+ 569
Pancreas Cancer	12	638	24	273	+ 366
Suicide	13	593	29	190	+ 403
Lymphomas	14	542	15	646	- 104
Kidney Disease	15	490	5	1,243	- 753
Diabetes Mellitus	16	437	9	934	- 497
Hypertension	17	357	4	1,426	- 1,069
Falls	18	349	33	148	+ 201
Oesophagus Cancer	19	332	44	52	+ 280
Liver Cancer	20	330	27	217	+ 112
Bladder Cancer	21	300	13	704	- 404
Leukemia	22	278	18	334	- 55
Stomach Cancer	23	259	16	479	- 221
Drug Use	24	248	23	281	- 33
Ovary Cancer	25	242	26	224	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	26	230	32	153	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	27	230	34	145	+ 85
Alcohol	28	208	54	18	+ 190
Skin Cancers	29	191	21	296	- 105
Other Neoplasms	30	143	58	14	+ 129
Liver Disease	31	139	14	663	- 524
Cervical Cancer	32	135	35	135	+ 1
Oral Cancer	33	126	31	162	- 36
Congenital Anomalies	34	110	20	298	- 188
Road Traffic Accidents	35	102	7	1,127	- 1,025
Uterin Cancer	36	102	38	99	+ 3
Epilepsy	37	80	46	49	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	62	62	5	+ 57
Violence	39	59	22	285	- 226
Anemia	40	54	81	0	+ 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	48	37	114	- 66
Poisonings	42	48	48	39	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	43	44	28	190	- 146
Multiple Sclerosis	44	41	55	16	+ 24
Skin Disease	45	39	53	19	+ 20
Birth Trauma	46	37	42	67	- 31
Osteoarthritis	47	31	85	0	+ 31
Asthma	48	25	19	298	- 273
Schizophrenia	49	21	83	0	+ 21
Meningitis	50	19	49	35	- 16
Upper Respiratory	51	16	67	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	52	16	64	4	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	16	84	0	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	15	47	47	- 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	14	40	81	- 67
Drownings	56	13	43	62	- 48
Malnutrition	57	8	60	11	- 3
Fires	58	8	39	99	- 91
HIV/AIDS	59	7	45	51	- 44
Maternal Conditions	60	5	50	30	- 25
War	61	1	51	25	- 25
Pertussis	62	0	57	16	- 15
Hepatitis B	63	0	36	123	- 123
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	59	12	- 12
Tetanus	68	0	52	23	- 23
Ascariasis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	65	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	56	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	63	5	- 5
Chlamydia	81	0	69	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	41	70	- 70
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	61	11	- 11
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

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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.