LEBANON VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,667	1	13,328	- 5,661
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,530	6	1,213	+ 4,317
Stroke	3	3,057	2	1,795	+ 1,262
Lung Disease	4	2,201	11	889	+ 1,312
Lung Cancers	5	1,886	3	1,498	+ 387
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,545	12	841	+ 703
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,347	10	931	+ 415
Prostate Cancer	8	1,328	17	442	+ 886
Pancreas Cancer	9	936	24	273	+ 664
Hypertension	10	931	4	1,426	- 495
Diabetes Mellitus	11	929	9	934	- 5
Kidney Disease	12	825	5	1,243	- 418
Breast Cancer	13	802	8	987	- 185
Suicide	14	749	29	190	+ 559
Other Injuries	15	696	30	168	+ 528
Lymphomas	16	687	15	646	+ 42
Falls	17	562	33	148	+ 414
Other Neoplasms	18	525	58	14	+ 510
Parkinson's Disease	19	478	25	226	+ 252
Leukemia	20	418	18	334	+ 84
Bladder Cancer	21	385	13	704	- 319
Liver Cancer	22	381	27	217	+ 163
Liver Disease	23	366	14	663	- 296
Endocrine Disorders	24	356	34	145	+ 211
Skin Cancers	25	329	21	296	+ 33
Stomach Cancer	26	310	16	479	- 169
Ovary Cancer	27	280	26	224	+ 56
Inflammatory/Heart	28	277	32	153	+ 124
Oesophagus Cancer	29	273	44	52	+ 220
Drug Use	30	214	23	281	- 66
Oral Cancer	31	192	31	162	+ 30
Alcohol	32	182	54	18	+ 164
Uterin Cancer	33	175	38	99	+ 76
Road Traffic Accidents	34	160	7	1,127	- 968
Congenital Anomalies	35	156	20	298	- 142
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	147	40	81	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	140	37	114	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	38	115	35	135	- 19
Skin Disease	39	111	53	19	+ 92
Anemia	40	89	81	0	+ 89
Multiple Sclerosis	41	86	55	16	+ 70
Asthma	42	80	19	298	- 218
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	65	62	5	+ 60
Epilepsy	44	61	46	49	+ 12
Malnutrition	45	59	60	11	+ 48
Drownings	46	58	43	62	- 4
Violence	47	57	22	285	- 227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	56	47	47	+ 9
Fires	49	33	39	99	- 66
Schizophrenia	50	32	83	0	+ 32
Low Birth Weight	51	25	28	190	- 165
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	23	84	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	53	22	64	4	+ 18
Meningitis	54	18	49	35	- 17
Birth Trauma	55	17	42	67	- 50
Tuberculosis	56	12	41	70	- 58
Osteoarthritis	57	12	85	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	58	10	67	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	9	61	11	- 2
Poisonings	60	9	48	39	- 30
HIV/AIDS	61	6	45	51	- 45
Hepatitis B	62	5	36	123	- 118
Oral conditions	63	4	86	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	3	50	30	- 28
War	65	1	51	25	- 24
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	57	16	- 15
Tetanus	68	0	52	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	69	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	56	16	- 16
Syphilis	72	0	63	5	- 5
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	59	12	- 12
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Sweden

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.