LEBANON VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,888	1	13,328	- 10,440
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,745	10	931	+ 1,814
Stroke	3	2,636	2	1,795	+ 842
Lung Cancers	4	2,090	3	1,498	+ 592
Suicide	5	1,507	29	190	+ 1,317
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,251	6	1,213	+ 38
Liver Cancer	7	1,194	27	217	+ 976
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,049	12	841	+ 207
Kidney Disease	9	1,041	5	1,243	- 202
Stomach Cancer	10	888	16	479	+ 409
Lung Disease	11	878	11	889	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	12	720	24	273	+ 448
Diabetes Mellitus	13	702	9	934	- 232
Liver Disease	14	654	14	663	- 9
Road Traffic Accidents	15	453	7	1,127	- 674
Parkinson's Disease	16	407	25	226	+ 181
Hypertension	17	382	4	1,426	- 1,044
Other Injuries	18	374	30	168	+ 206
Lymphomas	19	358	15	646	- 287
Falls	20	302	33	148	+ 155
Breast Cancer	21	297	8	987	- 690
Prostate Cancer	22	239	17	442	- 204
Leukemia	23	220	18	334	- 113
Tuberculosis	24	201	41	70	+ 130
Endocrine Disorders	25	195	34	145	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	26	186	58	14	+ 172
Bladder Cancer	27	182	13	704	- 522
Oesophagus Cancer	28	178	44	52	+ 126
Oral Cancer	29	150	31	162	- 12
Ovary Cancer	30	137	26	224	- 87
Inflammatory/Heart	31	136	32	153	- 16
Asthma	32	118	19	298	- 179
Alcohol	33	111	54	18	+ 93
Cervical Cancer	34	110	35	135	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	96	40	81	+ 15
Skin Disease	36	73	53	19	+ 54
Skin Cancers	37	60	21	296	- 236
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	56	37	114	- 59
Hepatitis B	39	54	36	123	- 68
Epilepsy	40	54	46	49	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	41	53	20	298	- 244
Drownings	42	52	43	62	- 10
Uterin Cancer	43	43	38	99	- 56
Violence	44	40	22	285	- 245
Low Birth Weight	45	38	28	190	- 152
Anemia	46	34	81	0	+ 34
Fires	47	27	39	99	- 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	23	47	47	- 24
Hepatitis C	49	17	64	4	+ 13
Drug Use	50	16	23	281	- 265
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	15	62	5	+ 10
Poisonings	52	12	48	39	- 27
Malnutrition	53	9	60	11	- 2
Birth Trauma	54	9	42	67	- 58
HIV/AIDS	55	9	45	51	- 42
Schizophrenia	56	8	83	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	57	6	61	11	- 5
Meningitis	58	5	49	35	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	84	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	60	4	85	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	4	50	30	- 27
Syphilis	62	3	63	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	3	67	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	2	86	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	2	56	16	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	55	16	- 15
Pertussis	67	1	57	16	- 15
War	68	1	51	25	- 25
Tetanus	69	0	52	23	- 23
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	59	12	- 12
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

South Korea

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.