BARBADOS VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	756	2	358	+ 398
Stroke	2	102	1	384	- 283
Lung Cancers	3	85	16	43	+ 42
Hypertension	4	81	13	72	+ 9
Kidney Disease	5	70	10	92	- 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	69	7	114	- 45
Road Traffic Accidents	7	64	25	23	+ 40
Breast Cancer	8	56	8	95	- 39
Diabetes Mellitus	9	53	3	260	- 207
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	53	4	221	- 168
Lung Disease	11	50	12	74	- 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	48	6	115	- 67
Bladder Cancer	13	40	39	9	+ 31
Liver Disease	14	38	26	23	+ 15
Lymphomas	15	37	15	51	- 14
Stomach Cancer	16	27	22	28	- 1
Prostate Cancer	17	25	5	165	- 140
Leukemia	18	19	20	29	- 10
Asthma	19	17	35	13	+ 4
Congenital Anomalies	20	17	29	18	- 1
Skin Cancers	21	17	47	4	+ 13
Violence	22	16	19	32	- 16
Drug Use	23	16	53	1	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	24	15	18	39	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	25	13	31	16	- 4
Ovary Cancer	26	13	32	16	- 3
Liver Cancer	27	12	33	14	- 2
Low Birth Weight	28	11	42	5	+ 6
Suicide	29	11	51	2	+ 9
Other Injuries	30	10	11	79	- 69
Oral Cancer	31	9	28	18	- 9
Inflammatory/Heart	32	9	17	39	- 30
Falls	33	8	41	7	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	34	8	9	93	- 85
Cervical Cancer	35	8	23	28	- 20
Hepatitis B	36	7	52	2	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	6	34	14	- 8
Uterin Cancer	38	6	27	21	- 16
Fires	39	6	62	1	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	5	40	7	- 2
Tuberculosis	41	4	60	1	+ 3
Birth Trauma	42	4	43	5	- 1
Drownings	43	3	57	1	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	44	3	36	12	- 9
HIV/AIDS	45	3	21	28	- 25
Epilepsy	46	3	38	9	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3	55	1	+ 2
Poisonings	48	2	48	2	+ 0
Meningitis	49	2	45	4	- 2
Maternal Conditions	50	2	56	1	+ 1
War	51	1	66	0	+ 1
Tetanus	52	1	70	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	53	1	14	62	- 61
Alcohol	54	1	46	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	55	1	61	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	56	1	82	0	+ 1
Pertussis	57	1	67	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	58	1	24	26	- 25
Measles	59	1	68	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	60	1	49	2	- 1
Appendicitis	61	1	65	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	44	5	- 4
Syphilis	63	0	64	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	65	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	58	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	71	0	54	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	37	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	59	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	30	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	63	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

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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.