TURKEY VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	208,994	1	85,905	+ 123,089
Stroke	2	28,145	2	44,006	- 15,861
Lung Cancers	3	23,497	3	35,070	- 11,573
Hypertension	4	22,361	8	14,763	+ 7,597
Kidney Disease	5	19,490	7	17,021	+ 2,469
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	19,026	6	17,308	+ 1,718
Road Traffic Accidents	7	17,678	16	5,573	+ 12,105
Breast Cancer	8	15,470	14	5,643	+ 9,827
Diabetes Mellitus	9	14,645	5	17,900	- 3,255
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	14,606	9	12,845	+ 1,761
Lung Disease	11	13,941	4	25,088	- 11,147
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	13,194	10	10,606	+ 2,588
Bladder Cancer	13	11,038	21	4,485	+ 6,553
Liver Disease	14	10,396	13	6,340	+ 4,056
Lymphomas	15	10,124	19	4,849	+ 5,275
Stomach Cancer	16	7,517	11	10,333	- 2,816
Prostate Cancer	17	6,933	15	5,608	+ 1,326
Leukemia	18	5,234	18	4,870	+ 364
Asthma	19	4,670	27	2,434	+ 2,235
Congenital Anomalies	20	4,667	17	4,966	- 300
Skin Cancers	21	4,648	32	1,548	+ 3,100
Violence	22	4,463	23	4,010	+ 452
Drug Use	23	4,399	38	972	+ 3,427
Pancreas Cancer	24	4,273	12	6,882	- 2,609
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,544	25	3,439	+ 105
Ovary Cancer	26	3,514	28	2,287	+ 1,227
Liver Cancer	27	3,410	20	4,542	- 1,132
Low Birth Weight	28	2,985	24	3,478	- 493
Suicide	29	2,980	29	2,003	+ 977
Other Injuries	30	2,633	30	1,678	+ 955
Oral Cancer	31	2,537	35	1,305	+ 1,232
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,396	31	1,632	+ 764
Falls	33	2,316	22	4,373	- 2,057
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,273	26	2,612	- 339
Cervical Cancer	35	2,110	34	1,311	+ 799
Hepatitis B	36	1,922	60	72	+ 1,849
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,790	39	789	+ 1,001
Uterin Cancer	38	1,553	37	1,090	+ 462
Fires	39	1,548	47	343	+ 1,206
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,269	40	741	+ 528
Tuberculosis	41	1,105	50	303	+ 802
Birth Trauma	42	1,055	41	720	+ 335
Drownings	43	965	44	549	+ 417
Oesophagus Cancer	44	821	33	1,321	- 500
HIV/AIDS	45	800	53	204	+ 596
Epilepsy	46	769	36	1,147	- 378
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	740	45	452	+ 289
Poisonings	48	607	46	369	+ 238
Meningitis	49	553	51	274	+ 278
Maternal Conditions	50	478	57	109	+ 369
War	51	396	49	318	+ 78
Tetanus	52	363	64	12	+ 352
Skin Disease	53	297	48	324	- 27
Alcohol	54	282	55	182	+ 100
Multiple Sclerosis	55	255	56	169	+ 87
Encephalitis	56	245	54	184	+ 61
Pertussis	57	243	58	103	+ 140
Other Neoplasms	58	226	42	646	- 420
Measles	59	191	65	6	+ 185
Malnutrition	60	174	43	588	- 414
Appendicitis	61	173	59	93	+ 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	80	52	237	- 157
Syphilis	63	77	61	50	+ 27
Hepatitis C	64	60	63	19	+ 41
Schistosomiasis	65	36	62	33	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	66	5	68	2	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	67	3	66	5	- 2
Diphtheria	68	3	71	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	2	69	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	2	70	1	+ 0
Dengue	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 TURKEY

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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.