USA VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	849,605	1	504,904	+ 344,701
Stroke	2	114,414	4	158,520	- 44,106
Lung Cancers	3	95,522	5	155,533	- 60,010
Hypertension	4	90,900	8	65,960	+ 24,940
Kidney Disease	5	79,230	6	85,861	- 6,631
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	77,345	2	287,198	- 209,854
Road Traffic Accidents	7	71,864	17	41,694	+ 30,170
Breast Cancer	8	62,888	13	48,671	+ 14,217
Diabetes Mellitus	9	59,535	10	61,418	- 1,884
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	59,374	11	60,317	- 943
Lung Disease	11	56,674	3	195,387	- 138,713
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	53,635	9	61,827	- 8,192
Bladder Cancer	13	44,873	26	19,622	+ 25,251
Liver Disease	14	42,261	16	43,402	- 1,141
Lymphomas	15	41,155	19	40,281	+ 874
Stomach Cancer	16	30,558	33	13,077	+ 17,481
Prostate Cancer	17	28,186	20	35,612	- 7,426
Leukemia	18	21,279	24	26,966	- 5,687
Asthma	19	18,983	46	3,818	+ 15,165
Congenital Anomalies	20	18,971	34	11,762	+ 7,209
Skin Cancers	21	18,894	32	14,311	+ 4,584
Violence	22	18,142	27	18,976	- 834
Drug Use	23	17,882	7	74,435	- 56,552
Pancreas Cancer	24	17,372	15	44,293	- 26,921
Parkinson's Disease	25	14,407	21	34,491	- 20,084
Ovary Cancer	26	14,284	31	14,591	- 308
Liver Cancer	27	13,864	23	27,064	- 13,200
Low Birth Weight	28	12,134	39	6,924	+ 5,210
Suicide	29	12,116	12	53,099	- 40,983
Other Injuries	30	10,702	25	25,997	- 15,295
Oral Cancer	31	10,315	35	11,555	- 1,240
Inflammatory/Heart	32	9,740	22	32,529	- 22,789
Falls	33	9,414	18	40,418	- 31,004
Endocrine Disorders	34	9,241	14	46,985	- 37,744
Cervical Cancer	35	8,579	38	6,984	+ 1,594
Hepatitis B	36	7,813	59	608	+ 7,205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	7,277	48	3,461	+ 3,815
Uterin Cancer	38	6,312	36	10,063	- 3,751
Fires	39	6,294	49	3,183	+ 3,111
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	5,158	37	9,955	- 4,797
Tuberculosis	41	4,493	62	546	+ 3,946
Birth Trauma	42	4,289	54	1,233	+ 3,056
Drownings	43	3,924	45	4,070	- 146
Oesophagus Cancer	44	3,337	28	17,829	- 14,492
HIV/AIDS	45	3,251	42	5,660	- 2,409
Epilepsy	46	3,126	50	3,162	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3,010	47	3,646	- 636
Poisonings	48	2,467	53	1,674	+ 793
Meningitis	49	2,247	60	606	+ 1,641
Maternal Conditions	50	1,944	56	779	+ 1,165
War	51	1,609	55	1,198	+ 412
Tetanus	52	1,477	71	2	+ 1,475
Skin Disease	53	1,209	43	5,409	- 4,200
Alcohol	54	1,147	30	14,659	- 13,513
Multiple Sclerosis	55	1,038	44	5,059	- 4,021
Encephalitis	56	996	68	25	+ 970
Pertussis	57	989	69	16	+ 973
Other Neoplasms	58	918	29	17,743	- 16,825
Measles	59	776	80	0	+ 776
Malnutrition	60	709	40	6,762	- 6,053
Appendicitis	61	703	63	424	+ 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	326	52	2,461	- 2,135
Syphilis	63	315	66	49	+ 266
Hepatitis C	64	245	41	5,684	- 5,439
Schistosomiasis	65	146	72	1	+ 145
Leishmaniasis	66	20	79	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	67	13	65	229	- 217
Diphtheria	68	11	75	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	8	84	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	7	82	0	+ 7
Dengue	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Lebanon

United States

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.