LEBANON VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,137	1	13,328	- 6,191
Stroke	2	5,304	2	1,795	+ 3,510
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,698	10	931	+ 3,767
Lung Cancers	4	3,470	3	1,498	+ 1,971
Lung Disease	5	3,404	11	889	+ 2,515
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,497	12	841	+ 1,655
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,479	6	1,213	+ 1,266
Stomach Cancer	8	2,196	16	479	+ 1,717
Kidney Disease	9	1,950	5	1,243	+ 707
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,612	24	273	+ 1,340
Liver Cancer	11	1,279	27	217	+ 1,062
Other Injuries	12	961	30	168	+ 793
Suicide	13	848	29	190	+ 658
Lymphomas	14	839	15	646	+ 194
Breast Cancer	15	688	8	987	- 298
Other Neoplasms	16	658	58	14	+ 644
Liver Disease	17	618	14	663	- 45
Parkinson's Disease	18	610	25	226	+ 384
Prostate Cancer	19	588	17	442	+ 146
Oesophagus Cancer	20	536	44	52	+ 484
Endocrine Disorders	21	500	34	145	+ 355
Bladder Cancer	22	433	13	704	- 271
Falls	23	424	33	148	+ 276
Leukemia	24	418	18	334	+ 84
Drownings	25	366	43	62	+ 305
Oral Cancer	26	363	31	162	+ 201
Inflammatory/Heart	27	358	32	153	+ 206
Hypertension	28	291	4	1,426	- 1,135
Diabetes Mellitus	29	237	9	934	- 697
Ovary Cancer	30	220	26	224	- 4
Road Traffic Accidents	31	199	7	1,127	- 929
Cervical Cancer	32	165	35	135	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	33	151	38	99	+ 52
Tuberculosis	34	151	41	70	+ 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	127	37	114	+ 13
Skin Disease	36	122	53	19	+ 103
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	119	40	81	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	114	62	5	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	111	47	47	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	40	108	20	298	- 190
Hepatitis C	41	97	64	4	+ 93
Asthma	42	84	19	298	- 214
Malnutrition	43	83	60	11	+ 72
Skin Cancers	44	80	21	296	- 216
Epilepsy	45	68	46	49	+ 19
Hepatitis B	46	62	36	123	- 61
Schizophrenia	47	46	83	0	+ 46
Fires	48	44	39	99	- 55
Anemia	49	38	81	0	+ 38
Drug Use	50	32	23	281	- 249
Alcohol	51	25	54	18	+ 7
Meningitis	52	13	49	35	- 22
Violence	53	12	22	285	- 273
Poisonings	54	11	48	39	- 28
Low Birth Weight	55	9	28	190	- 182
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	7	84	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	57	7	67	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	58	5	61	11	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	59	5	55	16	- 12
Oral conditions	60	5	86	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	61	5	42	67	- 63
Osteoarthritis	62	4	85	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	63	2	45	51	- 49
Maternal Conditions	64	2	50	30	- 29
Syphilis	65	1	63	5	- 4
War	66	1	51	25	- 25
Tetanus	67	0	52	23	- 23
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	56	16	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	57	16	- 15
Schistosomiasis	72	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	59	12	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Japan

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.