KENYA VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	144,713	9	11,972	+ 132,740
Stroke	2	19,488	4	15,895	+ 3,593
Lung Cancers	3	16,270	47	669	+ 15,602
Hypertension	4	15,483	17	4,418	+ 11,065
Kidney Disease	5	13,495	16	4,464	+ 9,032
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	13,174	31	1,827	+ 11,347
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,241	6	14,883	- 2,642
Breast Cancer	8	10,712	25	2,658	+ 8,054
Diabetes Mellitus	9	10,141	14	5,651	+ 4,489
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	10,113	1	22,571	- 12,458
Lung Disease	11	9,653	20	4,280	+ 5,373
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	9,136	32	1,477	+ 7,658
Bladder Cancer	13	7,643	57	318	+ 7,326
Liver Disease	14	7,198	7	13,405	- 6,206
Lymphomas	15	7,010	29	1,931	+ 5,079
Stomach Cancer	16	5,205	28	2,010	+ 3,195
Prostate Cancer	17	4,801	37	1,292	+ 3,509
Leukemia	18	3,624	35	1,327	+ 2,297
Asthma	19	3,233	26	2,300	+ 933
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,231	12	6,115	- 2,884
Skin Cancers	21	3,218	48	638	+ 2,580
Violence	22	3,090	24	2,942	+ 148
Drug Use	23	3,046	62	113	+ 2,932
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,959	46	716	+ 2,243
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,454	50	470	+ 1,984
Ovary Cancer	26	2,433	45	795	+ 1,638
Liver Cancer	27	2,361	34	1,351	+ 1,011
Low Birth Weight	28	2,067	11	9,562	- 7,495
Suicide	29	2,064	23	3,214	- 1,151
Other Injuries	30	1,823	19	4,336	- 2,513
Oral Cancer	31	1,757	30	1,842	- 85
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,659	40	1,121	+ 538
Falls	33	1,604	33	1,465	+ 139
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,574	44	831	+ 743
Cervical Cancer	35	1,461	22	3,389	- 1,928
Hepatitis B	36	1,331	49	522	+ 809
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,239	41	1,089	+ 151
Uterin Cancer	38	1,075	56	323	+ 753
Fires	39	1,072	36	1,316	- 244
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	879	5	15,420	- 14,541
Tuberculosis	41	765	3	19,655	- 18,890
Birth Trauma	42	730	10	9,957	- 9,227
Drownings	43	668	39	1,200	- 532
Oesophagus Cancer	44	568	18	4,373	- 3,804
HIV/AIDS	45	554	2	20,885	- 20,331
Epilepsy	46	532	43	832	- 300
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	513	53	408	+ 105
Poisonings	48	420	38	1,269	- 848
Meningitis	49	383	15	5,364	- 4,981
Maternal Conditions	50	331	13	5,651	- 5,320
War	51	274	65	89	+ 185
Tetanus	52	252	27	2,129	- 1,877
Skin Disease	53	206	51	455	- 249
Alcohol	54	195	55	355	- 160
Multiple Sclerosis	55	177	68	39	+ 138
Encephalitis	56	170	60	189	- 19
Pertussis	57	168	42	1,014	- 845
Other Neoplasms	58	156	67	60	+ 96
Measles	59	132	63	103	+ 29
Malnutrition	60	121	21	4,212	- 4,092
Appendicitis	61	120	58	240	- 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	55	66	84	- 29
Syphilis	63	54	52	449	- 396
Hepatitis C	64	42	61	152	- 111
Schistosomiasis	65	25	54	370	- 345
Leishmaniasis	66	3	59	194	- 191
Upper Respiratory	67	2	64	95	- 93
Diphtheria	68	2	69	13	- 11
Chlamydia	69	1	70	10	- 9
Ascariasis	70	1	71	9	- 8
Dengue	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.