LEBANON VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,697	10	931	+ 3,765
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,279	40	81	+ 3,198
Tuberculosis	3	2,885	41	70	+ 2,815
Malaria	4	2,288	78	0	+ 2,288
Birth Trauma	5	2,270	42	67	+ 2,203
Low Birth Weight	6	2,174	28	190	+ 1,984
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,391	1	13,328	- 11,937
Stroke	8	1,308	2	1,795	- 486
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,126	20	298	+ 828
HIV/AIDS	10	1,000	45	51	+ 949
Meningitis	11	989	49	35	+ 954
Road Traffic Accidents	12	945	7	1,127	- 183
Liver Disease	13	868	14	663	+ 205
Measles	14	667	59	12	+ 655
Maternal Conditions	15	533	50	30	+ 503
Pertussis	16	528	57	16	+ 512
Other Injuries	17	514	30	168	+ 346
Diabetes Mellitus	18	510	9	934	- 424
Violence	19	417	22	285	+ 133
Kidney Disease	20	412	5	1,243	- 831
Endocrine Disorders	21	358	34	145	+ 213
Lung Disease	22	285	11	889	- 604
Breast Cancer	23	269	8	987	- 717
Hypertension	24	242	4	1,426	- 1,184
Cervical Cancer	25	240	35	135	+ 105
Tetanus	26	189	52	23	+ 166
Asthma	27	186	19	298	- 112
Falls	28	171	33	148	+ 23
Fires	29	162	39	99	+ 63
Suicide	30	159	29	190	- 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	154	6	1,213	- 1,060
Drownings	32	149	43	62	+ 88
Poisonings	33	149	48	39	+ 110
Drug Use	34	142	23	281	- 138
Prostate Cancer	35	134	17	442	- 308
Malnutrition	36	134	60	11	+ 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	132	37	114	+ 18
Syphilis	38	123	63	5	+ 119
Liver Cancer	39	120	27	217	- 98
Lymphomas	40	118	15	646	- 528
Epilepsy	41	113	46	49	+ 64
Inflammatory/Heart	42	109	32	153	- 43
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	94	12	841	- 747
Diphtheria	44	86	68	0	+ 86
War	45	74	51	25	+ 48
Parkinson's Disease	46	56	25	226	- 170
Leukemia	47	51	18	334	- 283
Oral Cancer	48	51	31	162	- 111
Ovary Cancer	49	48	26	224	- 176
Stomach Cancer	50	48	16	479	- 431
Pancreas Cancer	51	45	24	273	- 228
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	44	47	47	- 3
Skin Cancers	53	44	21	296	- 253
Schistosomiasis	54	34	65	2	+ 32
Hepatitis B	55	34	36	123	- 89
Skin Disease	56	33	53	19	+ 14
Lung Cancers	57	29	3	1,498	- 1,469
Alcohol	58	23	54	18	+ 5
Encephalitis	59	21	56	16	+ 6
Appendicitis	60	17	61	11	+ 6
Ascariasis	61	16	70	0	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	62	15	38	99	- 84
Bladder Cancer	63	15	13	704	- 689
Oesophagus Cancer	64	13	44	52	- 40
Hepatitis C	65	7	64	4	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	7	58	14	- 8
Upper Respiratory	67	6	67	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	55	16	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	62	5	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Nigeria

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.