LEBANON VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,295	10	931	+ 3,364
Malaria	2	3,466	78	0	+ 3,466
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,264	40	81	+ 3,184
Low Birth Weight	4	1,947	28	190	+ 1,756
Stroke	5	1,775	2	1,795	- 20
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,676	1	13,328	- 11,652
Birth Trauma	7	1,635	42	67	+ 1,568
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,211	7	1,127	+ 84
Meningitis	9	1,067	49	35	+ 1,031
Congenital Anomalies	10	885	20	298	+ 587
Liver Disease	11	838	14	663	+ 175
Other Injuries	12	779	30	168	+ 611
Tuberculosis	13	754	41	70	+ 684
Maternal Conditions	14	676	50	30	+ 645
Pertussis	15	582	57	16	+ 566
Kidney Disease	16	556	5	1,243	- 686
Diabetes Mellitus	17	536	9	934	- 398
Measles	18	492	59	12	+ 479
Violence	19	457	22	285	+ 172
Lung Disease	20	442	11	889	- 447
Malnutrition	21	442	60	11	+ 431
Asthma	22	387	19	298	+ 90
Endocrine Disorders	23	368	34	145	+ 223
Drownings	24	322	43	62	+ 260
Hypertension	25	276	4	1,426	- 1,150
Falls	26	264	33	148	+ 117
Suicide	27	250	29	190	+ 60
Fires	28	228	39	99	+ 129
Breast Cancer	29	219	8	987	- 768
HIV/AIDS	30	213	45	51	+ 162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	213	37	114	+ 99
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	175	6	1,213	- 1,039
Poisonings	33	157	48	39	+ 118
Inflammatory/Heart	34	157	32	153	+ 4
Liver Cancer	35	152	27	217	- 66
Epilepsy	36	138	46	49	+ 89
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	106	12	841	- 735
Cervical Cancer	38	99	35	135	- 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	95	47	47	+ 48
Ovary Cancer	40	87	26	224	- 138
War	41	83	51	25	+ 58
Tetanus	42	76	52	23	+ 53
Lymphomas	43	71	15	646	- 574
Stomach Cancer	44	61	16	479	- 418
Skin Cancers	45	58	21	296	- 238
Hepatitis B	46	57	36	123	- 66
Parkinson's Disease	47	56	25	226	- 170
Leukemia	48	52	18	334	- 281
Oral Cancer	49	49	31	162	- 113
Schistosomiasis	50	48	65	2	+ 46
Leishmaniasis	51	48	66	0	+ 48
Skin Disease	52	43	53	19	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	53	33	13	704	- 671
Pancreas Cancer	54	28	24	273	- 244
Oesophagus Cancer	55	27	44	52	- 26
Appendicitis	56	26	61	11	+ 15
Prostate Cancer	57	26	17	442	- 416
Drug Use	58	26	23	281	- 255
Ascariasis	59	25	70	0	+ 25
Alcohol	60	25	54	18	+ 7
Encephalitis	61	23	56	16	+ 7
Syphilis	62	22	63	5	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	63	19	67	0	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	64	18	38	99	- 81
Diphtheria	65	12	68	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	66	9	64	4	+ 5
Lung Cancers	67	9	3	1,498	- 1,490
Other Neoplasms	68	5	58	14	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	55	16	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	4	62	5	- 2
Chlamydia	71	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

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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.