IRAQ VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,556	1	36,594	+ 67,962
Stroke	2	14,080	2	20,793	- 6,712
Lung Cancers	3	11,755	15	2,162	+ 9,593
Hypertension	4	11,187	12	2,451	+ 8,736
Kidney Disease	5	9,750	6	6,323	+ 3,428
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	9,518	13	2,429	+ 7,089
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,844	3	10,726	- 1,882
Breast Cancer	8	7,739	17	1,783	+ 5,956
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,327	4	7,395	- 68
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	7,307	8	5,551	+ 1,756
Lung Disease	11	6,975	20	1,329	+ 5,645
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,601	24	852	+ 5,749
Bladder Cancer	13	5,522	34	628	+ 4,894
Liver Disease	14	5,201	16	2,127	+ 3,074
Lymphomas	15	5,065	26	811	+ 4,253
Stomach Cancer	16	3,761	28	771	+ 2,990
Prostate Cancer	17	3,469	47	171	+ 3,298
Leukemia	18	2,619	21	1,315	+ 1,304
Asthma	19	2,336	23	914	+ 1,422
Congenital Anomalies	20	2,335	9	4,812	- 2,477
Skin Cancers	21	2,325	43	339	+ 1,986
Violence	22	2,233	7	5,658	- 3,425
Drug Use	23	2,201	38	441	+ 1,760
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,138	36	530	+ 1,608
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,773	31	658	+ 1,115
Ovary Cancer	26	1,758	41	376	+ 1,382
Liver Cancer	27	1,706	35	555	+ 1,151
Low Birth Weight	28	1,493	5	6,573	- 5,080
Suicide	29	1,491	19	1,418	+ 73
Other Injuries	30	1,317	14	2,212	- 895
Oral Cancer	31	1,269	39	410	+ 859
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,199	22	1,190	+ 9
Falls	33	1,159	30	709	+ 450
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,137	37	462	+ 675
Cervical Cancer	35	1,056	48	162	+ 893
Hepatitis B	36	961	56	57	+ 905
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	895	49	159	+ 736
Uterin Cancer	38	777	54	61	+ 716
Fires	39	775	29	742	+ 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	635	18	1,578	- 943
Tuberculosis	41	553	25	821	- 268
Birth Trauma	42	528	10	4,223	- 3,695
Drownings	43	483	32	658	- 175
Oesophagus Cancer	44	411	46	173	+ 238
HIV/AIDS	45	400	72	0	+ 400
Epilepsy	46	385	45	253	+ 132
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	370	44	283	+ 88
Poisonings	48	304	52	95	+ 208
Meningitis	49	277	42	372	- 96
Maternal Conditions	50	239	27	780	- 540
War	51	198	11	2,942	- 2,744
Tetanus	52	182	51	111	+ 71
Skin Disease	53	149	57	49	+ 100
Alcohol	54	141	58	40	+ 101
Multiple Sclerosis	55	128	60	30	+ 97
Encephalitis	56	123	40	378	- 256
Pertussis	57	122	33	636	- 514
Other Neoplasms	58	113	61	26	+ 87
Measles	59	95	55	59	+ 37
Malnutrition	60	87	53	92	- 4
Appendicitis	61	87	64	15	+ 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	40	63	21	+ 19
Syphilis	63	39	50	137	- 98
Hepatitis C	64	30	68	1	+ 29
Schistosomiasis	65	18	59	37	- 19
Leishmaniasis	66	2	62	22	- 20
Upper Respiratory	67	2	65	6	- 4
Diphtheria	68	1	66	4	- 3
Chlamydia	69	1	69	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	67	2	- 1
Dengue	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Lebanon

Iraq

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.