SOUTH KOREA VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	129,397	1	28,043	+ 101,354
Stroke	2	17,426	3	25,596	- 8,170
Lung Cancers	3	14,548	4	20,293	- 5,745
Hypertension	4	13,844	17	3,711	+ 10,134
Kidney Disease	5	12,067	9	10,107	+ 1,960
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,780	6	12,145	- 365
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,945	15	4,399	+ 6,546
Breast Cancer	8	9,578	21	2,880	+ 6,698
Diabetes Mellitus	9	9,067	13	6,812	+ 2,255
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	9,043	2	26,650	- 17,607
Lung Disease	11	8,632	11	8,526	+ 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	8,169	8	10,180	- 2,012
Bladder Cancer	13	6,834	27	1,768	+ 5,066
Liver Disease	14	6,437	14	6,348	+ 88
Lymphomas	15	6,268	19	3,477	+ 2,791
Stomach Cancer	16	4,654	10	8,625	- 3,971
Prostate Cancer	17	4,293	22	2,316	+ 1,977
Leukemia	18	3,241	23	2,140	+ 1,101
Asthma	19	2,891	32	1,150	+ 1,741
Congenital Anomalies	20	2,889	41	518	+ 2,371
Skin Cancers	21	2,878	37	585	+ 2,293
Violence	22	2,763	44	386	+ 2,377
Drug Use	23	2,723	50	154	+ 2,569
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,646	12	6,994	- 4,348
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,194	16	3,951	- 1,757
Ovary Cancer	26	2,175	30	1,330	+ 846
Liver Cancer	27	2,112	7	11,589	- 9,477
Low Birth Weight	28	1,848	45	370	+ 1,478
Suicide	29	1,845	5	14,636	- 12,790
Other Injuries	30	1,630	18	3,634	- 2,004
Oral Cancer	31	1,571	29	1,457	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,483	31	1,325	+ 158
Falls	33	1,434	20	2,934	- 1,500
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,407	25	1,891	- 483
Cervical Cancer	35	1,307	34	1,065	+ 242
Hepatitis B	36	1,190	39	526	+ 664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,108	38	540	+ 569
Uterin Cancer	38	961	43	420	+ 542
Fires	39	959	47	263	+ 695
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	786	35	929	- 143
Tuberculosis	41	684	24	1,950	- 1,266
Birth Trauma	42	653	54	88	+ 565
Drownings	43	598	42	501	+ 97
Oesophagus Cancer	44	508	28	1,733	- 1,224
HIV/AIDS	45	495	55	84	+ 411
Epilepsy	46	476	40	524	- 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	458	48	224	+ 234
Poisonings	48	376	52	115	+ 261
Meningitis	49	342	58	51	+ 292
Maternal Conditions	50	296	61	34	+ 262
War	51	245	68	5	+ 240
Tetanus	52	225	69	5	+ 220
Skin Disease	53	184	36	704	- 520
Alcohol	54	175	33	1,081	- 906
Multiple Sclerosis	55	158	66	11	+ 148
Encephalitis	56	152	65	19	+ 133
Pertussis	57	151	67	6	+ 145
Other Neoplasms	58	140	26	1,807	- 1,667
Measles	59	118	83	0	+ 118
Malnutrition	60	108	53	88	+ 20
Appendicitis	61	107	57	54	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	50	51	150	- 100
Syphilis	63	48	62	27	+ 21
Hepatitis C	64	37	49	168	- 130
Schistosomiasis	65	22	72	1	+ 21
Leishmaniasis	66	3	79	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	2	63	26	- 24
Diphtheria	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	73	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Lebanon

South Korea

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.