LEBANON VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,002	1	13,328	- 3,326
Stroke	2	3,329	2	1,795	+ 1,534
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,428	10	931	+ 1,497
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,366	6	1,213	+ 1,153
Lung Cancers	5	2,249	3	1,498	+ 750
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,857	9	934	+ 923
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,680	12	841	+ 839
Lung Disease	8	1,446	11	889	+ 557
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,032	24	273	+ 760
Breast Cancer	10	968	8	987	- 19
Kidney Disease	11	903	5	1,243	- 340
Lymphomas	12	605	15	646	- 41
Prostate Cancer	13	604	17	442	+ 162
Falls	14	590	33	148	+ 442
Stomach Cancer	15	568	16	479	+ 89
Parkinson's Disease	16	566	25	226	+ 340
Ovary Cancer	17	389	26	224	+ 165
Liver Cancer	18	385	27	217	+ 168
Bladder Cancer	19	379	13	704	- 325
Hypertension	20	379	4	1,426	- 1,047
Leukemia	21	316	18	334	- 18
Suicide	22	305	29	190	+ 115
Oral Cancer	23	285	31	162	+ 124
Liver Disease	24	263	14	663	- 400
Skin Disease	25	261	53	19	+ 242
Other Neoplasms	26	252	58	14	+ 237
Inflammatory/Heart	27	250	32	153	+ 97
Uterin Cancer	28	236	38	99	+ 137
Oesophagus Cancer	29	231	44	52	+ 179
Endocrine Disorders	30	218	34	145	+ 73
Road Traffic Accidents	31	207	7	1,127	- 921
Congenital Anomalies	32	197	20	298	- 100
Other Injuries	33	187	30	168	+ 19
Skin Cancers	34	160	21	296	- 137
Low Birth Weight	35	129	28	190	- 62
Asthma	36	95	19	298	- 203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	82	37	114	- 32
Drug Use	38	78	23	281	- 202
Cervical Cancer	39	51	35	135	- 84
Violence	40	50	22	285	- 234
HIV/AIDS	41	42	45	51	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	39	84	0	+ 39
Epilepsy	43	39	46	49	- 10
Birth Trauma	44	34	42	67	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	45	33	55	16	+ 17
Anemia	46	32	81	0	+ 32
Alcohol	47	31	54	18	+ 13
Drownings	48	26	43	62	- 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	25	47	47	- 22
Osteoarthritis	50	24	85	0	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	22	62	5	+ 17
Tuberculosis	52	18	41	70	- 53
Hepatitis C	53	15	64	4	+ 11
War	54	13	51	25	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	12	40	81	- 69
Meningitis	56	9	49	35	- 26
Schizophrenia	57	8	83	0	+ 8
Poisonings	58	6	48	39	- 33
Upper Respiratory	59	4	67	0	+ 4
Malnutrition	60	4	60	11	- 7
Hepatitis B	61	4	36	123	- 119
Fires	62	4	39	99	- 95
Appendicitis	63	3	61	11	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	3	50	30	- 27
Encephalitis	65	1	56	16	- 14
Leishmaniasis	66	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	65	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	57	16	- 16
Measles	73	0	59	12	- 12
Tetanus	74	0	52	23	- 23
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	63	5	- 5
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Malta

Lebanon

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.