LEBANON VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,864	1	13,328	- 7,464
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,804	6	1,213	+ 3,590
Stroke	3	3,291	2	1,795	+ 1,496
Lung Cancers	4	2,511	3	1,498	+ 1,012
Lung Disease	5	2,147	11	889	+ 1,258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,924	12	841	+ 1,083
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,556	10	931	+ 625
Kidney Disease	8	1,103	5	1,243	- 140
Hypertension	9	1,034	4	1,426	- 392
Diabetes Mellitus	10	882	9	934	- 52
Breast Cancer	11	802	8	987	- 185
Pancreas Cancer	12	766	24	273	+ 494
Prostate Cancer	13	728	17	442	+ 286
Stomach Cancer	14	658	16	479	+ 178
Other Injuries	15	628	30	168	+ 460
Lymphomas	16	605	15	646	- 40
Bladder Cancer	17	593	13	704	- 111
Liver Cancer	18	578	27	217	+ 361
Inflammatory/Heart	19	565	32	153	+ 413
Parkinson's Disease	20	561	25	226	+ 335
Endocrine Disorders	21	552	34	145	+ 407
Other Neoplasms	22	539	58	14	+ 524
Liver Disease	23	480	14	663	- 183
Leukemia	24	428	18	334	+ 94
Suicide	25	410	29	190	+ 219
Falls	26	368	33	148	+ 221
Oral Cancer	27	293	31	162	+ 131
Ovary Cancer	28	230	26	224	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	29	228	44	52	+ 176
Skin Disease	30	209	53	19	+ 190
Road Traffic Accidents	31	208	7	1,127	- 920
Skin Cancers	32	205	21	296	- 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	183	47	47	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	34	183	38	99	+ 84
Asthma	35	129	19	298	- 169
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	121	40	81	+ 40
Anemia	37	104	81	0	+ 104
Congenital Anomalies	38	98	20	298	- 200
Cervical Cancer	39	97	35	135	- 38
Epilepsy	40	93	46	49	+ 44
Drug Use	41	88	23	281	- 192
Hepatitis C	42	74	64	4	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	43	61	45	51	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	54	37	114	- 60
Drownings	45	51	43	62	- 11
Alcohol	46	38	54	18	+ 20
Malnutrition	47	34	60	11	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	33	62	5	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	49	33	55	16	+ 16
Tuberculosis	50	31	41	70	- 40
Violence	51	30	22	285	- 255
Low Birth Weight	52	29	28	190	- 162
Osteoarthritis	53	24	85	0	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	23	84	0	+ 23
Fires	55	21	39	99	- 78
Schizophrenia	56	20	83	0	+ 20
Poisonings	57	19	48	39	- 19
Hepatitis B	58	18	36	123	- 104
Meningitis	59	15	49	35	- 21
Birth Trauma	60	13	42	67	- 54
Appendicitis	61	9	61	11	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	5	67	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	63	5	86	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	2	50	30	- 29
Leishmaniasis	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	72	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	63	5	- 4
War	68	1	51	25	- 25
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	56	16	- 15
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	52	23	- 23
Pertussis	73	0	57	16	- 15
Schistosomiasis	74	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	59	12	- 12
Chlamydia	82	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	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.