LEBANON VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,881	1	13,328	- 8,447
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,290	6	1,213	+ 2,076
Lung Cancers	3	1,964	3	1,498	+ 465
Lung Disease	4	1,963	11	889	+ 1,074
Stroke	5	1,814	2	1,795	+ 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,331	10	931	+ 399
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,123	12	841	+ 281
Breast Cancer	8	779	8	987	- 208
Prostate Cancer	9	600	17	442	+ 157
Kidney Disease	10	581	5	1,243	- 662
Pancreas Cancer	11	544	24	273	+ 271
Parkinson's Disease	12	543	25	226	+ 317
Lymphomas	13	526	15	646	- 120
Suicide	14	482	29	190	+ 292
Oesophagus Cancer	15	429	44	52	+ 377
Diabetes Mellitus	16	424	9	934	- 510
Stomach Cancer	17	366	16	479	- 114
Liver Cancer	18	326	27	217	+ 108
Liver Disease	19	286	14	663	- 377
Leukemia	20	281	18	334	- 53
Ovary Cancer	21	280	26	224	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	22	262	13	704	- 442
Skin Cancers	23	258	21	296	- 38
Endocrine Disorders	24	256	34	145	+ 111
Falls	25	253	33	148	+ 105
Inflammatory/Heart	26	246	32	153	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	27	223	58	14	+ 209
Oral Cancer	28	187	31	162	+ 25
Hypertension	29	179	4	1,426	- 1,247
Other Injuries	30	175	30	168	+ 7
Drug Use	31	171	23	281	- 110
Congenital Anomalies	32	157	20	298	- 141
Road Traffic Accidents	33	157	7	1,127	- 971
Uterin Cancer	34	129	38	99	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	35	106	35	135	- 29
Epilepsy	36	87	46	49	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	37	85	55	16	+ 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	69	37	114	- 46
Alcohol	39	66	54	18	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	60	62	5	+ 55
Asthma	41	59	19	298	- 238
Skin Disease	42	59	53	19	+ 40
Drownings	43	59	43	62	- 3
Low Birth Weight	44	57	28	190	- 133
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	54	40	81	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	51	47	47	+ 4
Violence	47	39	22	285	- 245
Fires	48	31	39	99	- 68
Anemia	49	29	81	0	+ 29
Tuberculosis	50	24	41	70	- 47
Osteoarthritis	51	20	85	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	52	20	64	4	+ 16
Poisonings	53	14	48	39	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	14	84	0	+ 14
Schizophrenia	55	12	83	0	+ 12
Birth Trauma	56	10	42	67	- 57
HIV/AIDS	57	9	45	51	- 42
Meningitis	58	8	49	35	- 28
Hepatitis B	59	6	36	123	- 117
Appendicitis	60	3	61	11	- 8
Maternal Conditions	61	3	50	30	- 27
Oral conditions	62	2	86	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	63	2	60	11	- 9
Upper Respiratory	64	1	67	0	+ 1
War	65	1	51	25	- 25
Encephalitis	66	0	56	16	- 15
Pertussis	67	0	57	16	- 15
Syphilis	68	0	63	5	- 5
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	65	2	- 2
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	52	23	- 23
Diphtheria	82	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	59	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Ireland

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.