NIGERIA VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	588,196	7	61,374	+ 526,822
Stroke	2	79,211	8	57,744	+ 21,467
Lung Cancers	3	66,132	57	1,295	+ 64,836
Hypertension	4	62,932	24	10,692	+ 52,240
Kidney Disease	5	54,852	20	18,189	+ 36,663
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	53,547	31	6,786	+ 46,762
Road Traffic Accidents	7	49,753	12	41,693	+ 8,059
Breast Cancer	8	43,538	23	11,884	+ 31,654
Diabetes Mellitus	9	41,217	18	22,497	+ 18,720
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	41,106	1	207,281	- 166,175
Lung Disease	11	39,236	22	12,569	+ 26,668
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	37,132	43	4,152	+ 32,980
Bladder Cancer	13	31,066	63	670	+ 30,396
Liver Disease	14	29,258	13	38,326	- 9,067
Lymphomas	15	28,492	40	5,202	+ 23,291
Stomach Cancer	16	21,156	50	2,129	+ 19,027
Prostate Cancer	17	19,514	35	5,914	+ 13,599
Leukemia	18	14,732	47	2,257	+ 12,475
Asthma	19	13,142	27	8,192	+ 4,950
Congenital Anomalies	20	13,134	9	49,696	- 36,563
Skin Cancers	21	13,081	53	1,933	+ 11,148
Violence	22	12,560	19	18,407	- 5,848
Drug Use	23	12,380	34	6,273	+ 6,107
Pancreas Cancer	24	12,027	51	1,975	+ 10,052
Parkinson's Disease	25	9,974	46	2,473	+ 7,501
Ovary Cancer	26	9,889	49	2,133	+ 7,756
Liver Cancer	27	9,598	39	5,289	+ 4,310
Low Birth Weight	28	8,401	6	95,959	- 87,558
Suicide	29	8,388	30	7,019	+ 1,369
Other Injuries	30	7,409	17	22,696	- 15,287
Oral Cancer	31	7,141	48	2,238	+ 4,902
Inflammatory/Heart	32	6,744	42	4,826	+ 1,917
Falls	33	6,518	28	7,528	- 1,010
Endocrine Disorders	34	6,398	21	15,799	- 9,401
Cervical Cancer	35	5,939	25	10,574	- 4,635
Hepatitis B	36	5,409	55	1,488	+ 3,921
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	5,038	37	5,846	- 808
Uterin Cancer	38	4,370	62	679	+ 3,691
Fires	39	4,358	29	7,132	- 2,774
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	3,571	2	144,724	- 141,153
Tuberculosis	41	3,110	3	127,335	- 124,225
Birth Trauma	42	2,969	5	100,186	- 97,217
Drownings	43	2,717	32	6,584	- 3,868
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,310	64	560	+ 1,750
HIV/AIDS	45	2,251	10	44,124	- 41,873
Epilepsy	46	2,164	41	5,001	- 2,837
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,084	52	1,946	+ 138
Poisonings	48	1,708	33	6,570	- 4,862
Meningitis	49	1,556	11	43,651	- 42,096
Maternal Conditions	50	1,346	15	23,540	- 22,194
War	51	1,114	45	3,245	- 2,131
Tetanus	52	1,023	26	8,355	- 7,332
Skin Disease	53	837	56	1,468	- 631
Alcohol	54	794	58	1,031	- 237
Multiple Sclerosis	55	719	68	179	+ 540
Encephalitis	56	689	59	937	- 247
Pertussis	57	684	16	23,282	- 22,598
Other Neoplasms	58	636	66	290	+ 346
Measles	59	537	14	29,439	- 28,902
Malnutrition	60	491	36	5,896	- 5,405
Appendicitis	61	487	60	760	- 273
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	226	69	165	+ 61
Syphilis	63	218	38	5,449	- 5,231
Hepatitis C	64	169	65	304	- 134
Schistosomiasis	65	101	54	1,508	- 1,406
Leishmaniasis	66	14	70	23	- 9
Upper Respiratory	67	9	67	259	- 250
Diphtheria	68	7	44	3,800	- 3,792
Chlamydia	69	6	71	14	- 8
Ascariasis	70	5	61	685	- 680
Dengue	71	1	73	2	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.