YEMEN VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,853	1	30,158	+ 49,695
Stroke	2	10,754	2	13,570	- 2,816
Lung Cancers	3	8,978	41	569	+ 8,409
Hypertension	4	8,544	8	5,293	+ 3,250
Kidney Disease	5	7,447	15	2,679	+ 4,768
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,269	22	1,405	+ 5,864
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,754	6	8,561	- 1,806
Breast Cancer	8	5,911	26	1,134	+ 4,777
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,596	19	1,794	+ 3,801
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	5,580	4	11,978	- 6,398
Lung Disease	11	5,327	11	3,196	+ 2,131
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	5,041	30	913	+ 4,128
Bladder Cancer	13	4,217	55	160	+ 4,057
Liver Disease	14	3,972	13	2,891	+ 1,081
Lymphomas	15	3,868	45	433	+ 3,435
Stomach Cancer	16	2,872	31	902	+ 1,970
Prostate Cancer	17	2,649	63	39	+ 2,610
Leukemia	18	2,000	34	776	+ 1,224
Asthma	19	1,784	17	2,106	- 322
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,783	10	4,291	- 2,508
Skin Cancers	21	1,776	58	100	+ 1,676
Violence	22	1,705	14	2,839	- 1,134
Drug Use	23	1,681	38	613	+ 1,068
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,633	51	283	+ 1,350
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,354	49	362	+ 993
Ovary Cancer	26	1,343	52	188	+ 1,154
Liver Cancer	27	1,303	39	609	+ 694
Low Birth Weight	28	1,140	5	8,810	- 7,669
Suicide	29	1,139	21	1,699	- 560
Other Injuries	30	1,006	16	2,225	- 1,219
Oral Cancer	31	969	42	547	+ 422
Inflammatory/Heart	32	915	40	585	+ 331
Falls	33	885	24	1,170	- 285
Endocrine Disorders	34	869	36	738	+ 131
Cervical Cancer	35	806	57	119	+ 687
Hepatitis B	36	734	50	299	+ 435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	684	33	833	- 150
Uterin Cancer	38	593	69	5	+ 588
Fires	39	592	29	991	- 399
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	485	9	4,372	- 3,887
Tuberculosis	41	422	18	1,899	- 1,477
Birth Trauma	42	403	7	5,939	- 5,536
Drownings	43	369	25	1,142	- 773
Oesophagus Cancer	44	314	35	765	- 451
HIV/AIDS	45	306	46	396	- 91
Epilepsy	46	294	43	539	- 245
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	283	37	707	- 424
Poisonings	48	232	44	532	- 300
Meningitis	49	211	28	1,018	- 807
Maternal Conditions	50	183	32	890	- 707
War	51	151	3	12,915	- 12,764
Tetanus	52	139	47	395	- 256
Skin Disease	53	114	61	44	+ 70
Alcohol	54	108	59	78	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	55	98	62	42	+ 56
Encephalitis	56	94	48	369	- 275
Pertussis	57	93	23	1,239	- 1,146
Other Neoplasms	58	86	64	21	+ 66
Measles	59	73	12	3,019	- 2,946
Malnutrition	60	67	27	1,058	- 992
Appendicitis	61	66	54	162	- 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	31	66	14	+ 16
Syphilis	63	30	53	175	- 146
Hepatitis C	64	23	68	8	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	65	14	56	124	- 110
Leishmaniasis	66	2	71	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	1	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	68	1	67	14	- 13
Chlamydia	69	1	72	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	65	17	- 16
Dengue	71	0	60	71	- 71
Otitis Media	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

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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.