JAPAN VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	306,094	1	163,905	+ 142,189
Stroke	2	41,221	2	121,823	- 80,602
Lung Cancers	3	34,415	4	79,688	- 45,274
Hypertension	4	32,749	28	6,673	+ 26,076
Kidney Disease	5	28,545	9	44,779	- 16,234
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	27,866	7	56,937	- 29,071
Road Traffic Accidents	7	25,891	31	4,566	+ 21,325
Breast Cancer	8	22,657	15	15,805	+ 6,852
Diabetes Mellitus	9	21,449	29	5,433	+ 16,016
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	21,391	3	107,899	- 86,507
Lung Disease	11	20,418	5	78,169	- 57,751
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	19,324	6	57,340	- 38,017
Bladder Cancer	13	16,167	22	9,936	+ 6,230
Liver Disease	14	15,226	17	14,195	+ 1,031
Lymphomas	15	14,827	14	19,273	- 4,446
Stomach Cancer	16	11,009	8	50,433	- 39,423
Prostate Cancer	17	10,155	19	13,515	- 3,360
Leukemia	18	7,666	24	9,607	- 1,941
Asthma	19	6,839	42	1,922	+ 4,917
Congenital Anomalies	20	6,835	40	2,473	+ 4,362
Skin Cancers	21	6,807	44	1,843	+ 4,965
Violence	22	6,536	53	266	+ 6,270
Drug Use	23	6,443	50	732	+ 5,711
Pancreas Cancer	24	6,259	10	37,027	- 30,768
Parkinson's Disease	25	5,191	18	14,007	- 8,817
Ovary Cancer	26	5,146	30	5,061	+ 85
Liver Cancer	27	4,995	11	29,384	- 24,389
Low Birth Weight	28	4,372	55	202	+ 4,169
Suicide	29	4,365	13	19,466	- 15,101
Other Injuries	30	3,856	12	22,068	- 18,212
Oral Cancer	31	3,716	26	8,333	- 4,617
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,509	27	8,232	- 4,723
Falls	33	3,392	23	9,736	- 6,344
Endocrine Disorders	34	3,329	21	11,486	- 8,157
Cervical Cancer	35	3,091	32	3,799	- 708
Hepatitis B	36	2,815	46	1,423	+ 1,392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,622	35	2,922	- 300
Uterin Cancer	38	2,274	33	3,461	- 1,187
Fires	39	2,268	48	1,007	+ 1,261
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,858	37	2,731	- 873
Tuberculosis	41	1,619	34	3,459	- 1,840
Birth Trauma	42	1,545	61	104	+ 1,441
Drownings	43	1,414	25	8,409	- 6,995
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,202	20	12,316	- 11,114
HIV/AIDS	45	1,171	63	48	+ 1,124
Epilepsy	46	1,126	45	1,558	- 432
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,084	39	2,555	- 1,471
Poisonings	48	889	54	255	+ 634
Meningitis	49	809	52	308	+ 502
Maternal Conditions	50	700	64	39	+ 662
War	51	580	66	15	+ 565
Tetanus	52	532	67	9	+ 523
Skin Disease	53	436	36	2,806	- 2,370
Alcohol	54	413	51	576	- 163
Multiple Sclerosis	55	374	59	108	+ 266
Encephalitis	56	359	69	5	+ 354
Pertussis	57	356	71	1	+ 355
Other Neoplasms	58	331	16	15,120	- 14,789
Measles	59	280	75	0	+ 280
Malnutrition	60	256	43	1,910	- 1,654
Appendicitis	61	253	58	126	+ 128
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	117	38	2,618	- 2,500
Syphilis	63	113	65	16	+ 98
Hepatitis C	64	88	41	2,220	- 2,132
Schistosomiasis	65	53	72	0	+ 52
Leishmaniasis	66	7	77	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	67	5	57	159	- 155
Diphtheria	68	4	74	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	3	80	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Dengue	71	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.