LEBANON VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,364	10	931	+ 3,432
Malaria	2	4,013	78	0	+ 4,013
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,102	40	81	+ 3,021
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,368	1	13,328	- 10,960
Stroke	5	2,217	2	1,795	+ 422
Birth Trauma	6	1,699	42	67	+ 1,631
Low Birth Weight	7	1,641	28	190	+ 1,451
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,518	7	1,127	+ 391
HIV/AIDS	9	1,497	45	51	+ 1,446
Tuberculosis	10	1,420	41	70	+ 1,349
Congenital Anomalies	11	901	20	298	+ 604
Meningitis	12	832	49	35	+ 797
Liver Disease	13	772	14	663	+ 109
Diabetes Mellitus	14	700	9	934	- 234
Kidney Disease	15	637	5	1,243	- 606
Other Injuries	16	612	30	168	+ 444
Malnutrition	17	543	60	11	+ 532
Maternal Conditions	18	517	50	30	+ 487
Endocrine Disorders	19	469	34	145	+ 324
Lung Disease	20	465	11	889	- 424
Hypertension	21	367	4	1,426	- 1,059
Violence	22	363	22	285	+ 79
Breast Cancer	23	362	8	987	- 625
Asthma	24	361	19	298	+ 63
Suicide	25	307	29	190	+ 116
Pertussis	26	276	57	16	+ 260
Liver Cancer	27	235	27	217	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	219	6	1,213	- 994
Drownings	29	215	43	62	+ 154
Falls	30	190	33	148	+ 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	181	37	114	+ 67
Inflammatory/Heart	32	169	32	153	+ 17
Fires	33	162	39	99	+ 63
Prostate Cancer	34	161	17	442	- 281
Cervical Cancer	35	155	35	135	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	36	136	16	479	- 343
Epilepsy	37	135	46	49	+ 86
Poisonings	38	128	48	39	+ 90
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	113	12	841	- 728
Drug Use	40	109	23	281	- 171
Syphilis	41	106	63	5	+ 101
Lymphomas	42	78	15	646	- 568
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	74	47	47	+ 27
Parkinson's Disease	44	69	25	226	- 157
Tetanus	45	60	52	23	+ 37
Schistosomiasis	46	59	65	2	+ 57
Hepatitis B	47	54	36	123	- 69
Skin Cancers	48	50	21	296	- 246
Lung Cancers	49	50	3	1,498	- 1,448
Oral Cancer	50	48	31	162	- 113
Skin Disease	51	47	53	19	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	52	46	13	704	- 658
Ovary Cancer	53	45	26	224	- 179
Pancreas Cancer	54	36	24	273	- 236
Alcohol	55	31	54	18	+ 13
Encephalitis	56	30	56	16	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	57	22	44	52	- 31
Measles	58	22	59	12	+ 10
Leukemia	59	22	18	334	- 312
Uterin Cancer	60	18	38	99	- 81
Appendicitis	61	16	61	11	+ 5
Ascariasis	62	9	70	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	63	8	64	4	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	6	67	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	65	6	55	16	- 10
Other Neoplasms	66	6	58	14	- 8
War	67	5	51	25	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	62	5	- 1
Diphtheria	69	2	68	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Sierra Leone

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.