SOUTH AFRICA VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	150,169	3	32,739	+ 117,430
Stroke	2	20,223	4	30,693	- 10,471
Lung Cancers	3	16,884	15	7,705	+ 9,178
Hypertension	4	16,067	12	12,789	+ 3,278
Kidney Disease	5	14,004	9	15,302	- 1,298
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	13,671	22	4,676	+ 8,995
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,702	11	13,014	- 312
Breast Cancer	8	11,116	23	4,533	+ 6,582
Diabetes Mellitus	9	10,523	5	30,188	- 19,665
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	10,495	2	39,341	- 28,846
Lung Disease	11	10,017	13	11,895	- 1,878
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	9,480	28	3,587	+ 5,893
Bladder Cancer	13	7,931	52	829	+ 7,102
Liver Disease	14	7,470	14	9,013	- 1,544
Lymphomas	15	7,274	31	2,818	+ 4,456
Stomach Cancer	16	5,401	39	1,535	+ 3,867
Prostate Cancer	17	4,982	24	4,374	+ 608
Leukemia	18	3,761	40	1,464	+ 2,298
Asthma	19	3,355	18	5,966	- 2,611
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,353	25	4,351	- 998
Skin Cancers	21	3,340	48	993	+ 2,347
Violence	22	3,207	7	21,000	- 17,793
Drug Use	23	3,161	53	770	+ 2,391
Pancreas Cancer	24	3,070	35	2,007	+ 1,063
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,547	46	1,077	+ 1,469
Ovary Cancer	26	2,525	51	951	+ 1,574
Liver Cancer	27	2,451	33	2,383	+ 67
Low Birth Weight	28	2,145	16	6,250	- 4,105
Suicide	29	2,142	10	13,774	- 11,632
Other Injuries	30	1,892	17	6,014	- 4,122
Oral Cancer	31	1,823	41	1,406	+ 417
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,722	21	5,408	- 3,687
Falls	33	1,664	42	1,399	+ 265
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,633	19	5,890	- 4,257
Cervical Cancer	35	1,516	20	5,555	- 4,039
Hepatitis B	36	1,381	61	139	+ 1,241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,286	36	1,894	- 608
Uterin Cancer	38	1,116	54	512	+ 603
Fires	39	1,113	27	3,618	- 2,505
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	912	8	15,843	- 14,931
Tuberculosis	41	794	6	21,965	- 21,171
Birth Trauma	42	758	30	3,004	- 2,246
Drownings	43	694	32	2,403	- 1,710
Oesophagus Cancer	44	590	29	3,486	- 2,896
HIV/AIDS	45	575	1	71,996	- 71,421
Epilepsy	46	553	37	1,870	- 1,317
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	532	47	1,015	- 483
Poisonings	48	436	50	975	- 539
Meningitis	49	397	26	3,660	- 3,263
Maternal Conditions	50	344	38	1,700	- 1,356
War	51	284	64	66	+ 219
Tetanus	52	261	65	38	+ 223
Skin Disease	53	214	45	1,101	- 888
Alcohol	54	203	49	987	- 784
Multiple Sclerosis	55	184	62	113	+ 71
Encephalitis	56	176	59	234	- 58
Pertussis	57	175	43	1,142	- 968
Other Neoplasms	58	162	58	267	- 104
Measles	59	137	57	270	- 133
Malnutrition	60	125	34	2,381	- 2,255
Appendicitis	61	124	56	274	- 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	58	55	376	- 318
Syphilis	63	56	44	1,130	- 1,074
Hepatitis C	64	43	70	8	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	65	26	66	35	- 9
Leishmaniasis	66	4	77	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	67	2	60	223	- 221
Diphtheria	68	2	69	16	- 14
Chlamydia	69	1	68	18	- 17
Ascariasis	70	1	71	3	- 2
Dengue	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Lebanon

South Africa

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.