LEBANON VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,296	1	13,328	- 8,032
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,151	6	1,213	+ 1,938
Stroke	3	2,472	2	1,795	+ 677
Lung Cancers	4	1,947	3	1,498	+ 449
Lung Disease	5	1,886	11	889	+ 997
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,554	12	841	+ 712
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	956	10	931	+ 25
Diabetes Mellitus	8	799	9	934	- 135
Prostate Cancer	9	768	17	442	+ 326
Breast Cancer	10	766	8	987	- 221
Falls	11	651	33	148	+ 504
Skin Cancers	12	636	21	296	+ 339
Lymphomas	13	632	15	646	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	14	564	24	273	+ 292
Suicide	15	549	29	190	+ 359
Road Traffic Accidents	16	476	7	1,127	- 651
Kidney Disease	17	449	5	1,243	- 794
Leukemia	18	406	18	334	+ 73
Parkinson's Disease	19	367	25	226	+ 141
Hypertension	20	340	4	1,426	- 1,086
Endocrine Disorders	21	337	34	145	+ 192
Stomach Cancer	22	336	16	479	- 144
Inflammatory/Heart	23	325	32	153	+ 172
Liver Cancer	24	299	27	217	+ 82
Oesophagus Cancer	25	290	44	52	+ 238
Bladder Cancer	26	277	13	704	- 427
Other Neoplasms	27	255	58	14	+ 240
Other Injuries	28	227	30	168	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	29	215	26	224	- 9
Congenital Anomalies	30	182	20	298	- 115
Oral Cancer	31	170	31	162	+ 8
Liver Disease	32	164	14	663	- 499
Uterin Cancer	33	150	38	99	+ 51
Skin Disease	34	123	53	19	+ 104
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	117	47	47	+ 70
Asthma	36	94	19	298	- 204
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	84	40	81	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	38	81	28	190	- 109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	73	37	114	- 41
Drug Use	40	72	23	281	- 209
Cervical Cancer	41	63	35	135	- 71
Violence	42	60	22	285	- 225
Epilepsy	43	57	46	49	+ 8
Drownings	44	56	43	62	- 5
Alcohol	45	53	54	18	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	49	62	5	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	47	45	55	16	+ 29
Hepatitis C	48	31	64	4	+ 27
Osteoarthritis	49	25	85	0	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	23	84	0	+ 23
Anemia	51	18	81	0	+ 18
Tuberculosis	52	18	41	70	- 53
Fires	53	18	39	99	- 81
Birth Trauma	54	15	42	67	- 52
Malnutrition	55	15	60	11	+ 3
Hepatitis B	56	14	36	123	- 108
HIV/AIDS	57	11	45	51	- 40
Poisonings	58	10	48	39	- 29
Meningitis	59	9	49	35	- 26
Schizophrenia	60	8	83	0	+ 8
Oral conditions	61	8	86	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	6	61	11	- 5
Maternal Conditions	63	5	50	30	- 26
Upper Respiratory	64	4	67	0	+ 4
Pertussis	65	1	57	16	- 15
Encephalitis	66	1	56	16	- 15
Otitis Media	67	1	72	0	+ 1
War	68	1	51	25	- 25
Tetanus	69	0	52	23	- 23
Syphilis	70	0	63	5	- 5
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	65	2	- 2
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	59	12	- 12
Diphtheria	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

New Zealand

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.