LEBANON VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,079	10	931	+ 1,147
HIV/AIDS	2	1,923	45	51	+ 1,872
Tuberculosis	3	1,810	41	70	+ 1,740
Stroke	4	1,464	2	1,795	- 331
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,420	40	81	+ 1,339
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,371	7	1,127	+ 243
Liver Disease	7	1,235	14	663	+ 572
Malaria	8	1,165	78	0	+ 1,165
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,103	1	13,328	- 12,225
Birth Trauma	10	917	42	67	+ 850
Low Birth Weight	11	881	28	190	+ 690
Congenital Anomalies	12	563	20	298	+ 266
Maternal Conditions	13	520	50	30	+ 490
Diabetes Mellitus	14	520	9	934	- 413
Meningitis	15	494	49	35	+ 459
Kidney Disease	16	411	5	1,243	- 832
Hypertension	17	407	4	1,426	- 1,019
Oesophagus Cancer	18	403	44	52	+ 350
Other Injuries	19	399	30	168	+ 231
Lung Disease	20	394	11	889	- 495
Malnutrition	21	388	60	11	+ 377
Cervical Cancer	22	312	35	135	+ 178
Suicide	23	296	29	190	+ 106
Violence	24	271	22	285	- 14
Breast Cancer	25	245	8	987	- 742
Asthma	26	212	19	298	- 86
Tetanus	27	196	52	23	+ 173
Stomach Cancer	28	185	16	479	- 294
Lymphomas	29	178	15	646	- 468
Oral Cancer	30	170	31	162	+ 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	168	6	1,213	- 1,045
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	136	12	841	- 705
Falls	33	135	33	148	- 13
Liver Cancer	34	124	27	217	- 93
Leukemia	35	122	18	334	- 212
Fires	36	121	39	99	+ 23
Prostate Cancer	37	119	17	442	- 323
Poisonings	38	117	48	39	+ 78
Drownings	39	111	43	62	+ 49
Inflammatory/Heart	40	103	32	153	- 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	100	37	114	- 14
Pertussis	42	93	57	16	+ 78
Epilepsy	43	77	46	49	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	44	77	34	145	- 68
Ovary Cancer	45	73	26	224	- 151
Pancreas Cancer	46	66	24	273	- 207
Lung Cancers	47	62	3	1,498	- 1,437
Skin Cancers	48	59	21	296	- 238
Hepatitis B	49	48	36	123	- 74
Parkinson's Disease	50	43	25	226	- 183
Skin Disease	51	42	53	19	+ 23
Syphilis	52	41	63	5	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	38	47	47	- 10
Schistosomiasis	54	34	65	2	+ 32
Alcohol	55	33	54	18	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	56	30	38	99	- 69
Bladder Cancer	57	29	13	704	- 675
Appendicitis	58	22	61	11	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	59	18	66	0	+ 18
Encephalitis	60	17	56	16	+ 2
Hepatitis C	61	14	64	4	+ 10
Drug Use	62	10	23	281	- 270
Measles	63	10	59	12	- 3
Upper Respiratory	64	9	67	0	+ 9
War	65	8	51	25	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	8	62	5	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	67	6	58	14	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	55	16	- 13
Diphtheria	69	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Kenya

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.