LEBANON VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,603	45	51	+ 5,552
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,802	10	931	+ 1,871
Tuberculosis	3	2,710	41	70	+ 2,639
Stroke	4	2,550	2	1,795	+ 756
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,336	1	13,328	- 10,992
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,661	7	1,127	+ 534
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,386	9	934	+ 452
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,234	40	81	+ 1,153
Low Birth Weight	9	987	28	190	+ 797
Lung Disease	10	882	11	889	- 7
Violence	11	860	22	285	+ 576
Hypertension	12	819	4	1,426	- 607
Birth Trauma	13	659	42	67	+ 592
Liver Disease	14	642	14	663	- 21
Kidney Disease	15	615	5	1,243	- 628
Congenital Anomalies	16	542	20	298	+ 244
Suicide	17	464	29	190	+ 274
Malnutrition	18	428	60	11	+ 417
Other Injuries	19	396	30	168	+ 228
Asthma	20	384	19	298	+ 86
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	336	6	1,213	- 877
Inflammatory/Heart	22	310	32	153	+ 157
Cervical Cancer	23	254	35	135	+ 119
Breast Cancer	24	232	8	987	- 755
Maternal Conditions	25	211	50	30	+ 180
Drownings	26	210	43	62	+ 148
Meningitis	27	208	49	35	+ 173
Fires	28	208	39	99	+ 109
Skin Cancers	29	206	21	296	- 90
Oral Cancer	30	191	31	162	+ 29
Prostate Cancer	31	180	17	442	- 262
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	145	37	114	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	33	139	34	145	- 6
Falls	34	119	33	148	- 29
Lung Cancers	35	112	3	1,498	- 1,386
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	104	12	841	- 737
Pertussis	37	104	57	16	+ 88
Epilepsy	38	94	46	49	+ 45
Poisonings	39	89	48	39	+ 50
Lymphomas	40	88	15	646	- 558
Liver Cancer	41	86	27	217	- 131
Parkinson's Disease	42	83	25	226	- 143
Syphilis	43	67	63	5	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	63	47	47	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	45	62	16	479	- 417
Drug Use	46	61	23	281	- 220
Skin Disease	47	59	53	19	+ 40
Alcohol	48	54	54	18	+ 36
Leukemia	49	45	18	334	- 289
Ovary Cancer	50	44	26	224	- 180
Malaria	51	41	78	0	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	52	40	44	52	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	53	34	24	273	- 239
Bladder Cancer	54	30	13	704	- 674
Schistosomiasis	55	26	65	2	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	56	22	38	99	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	18	62	5	+ 13
Appendicitis	58	17	61	11	+ 6
Encephalitis	59	15	56	16	- 0
Other Neoplasms	60	15	58	14	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	12	67	0	+ 12
Tetanus	62	11	52	23	- 12
Hepatitis B	63	9	36	123	- 114
Multiple Sclerosis	64	4	55	16	- 12
Measles	65	4	59	12	- 8
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	4	- 3
War	67	1	51	25	- 24
Chlamydia	68	1	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Namibia

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.