LEBANON VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,486	1	13,328	- 6,842
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,354	6	1,213	+ 3,141
Stroke	3	2,372	2	1,795	+ 577
Lung Cancers	4	2,131	3	1,498	+ 632
Lung Disease	5	1,757	11	889	+ 868
Hypertension	6	1,496	4	1,426	+ 70
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,208	12	841	+ 366
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,180	10	931	+ 249
Falls	9	1,162	33	148	+ 1,014
Prostate Cancer	10	956	17	442	+ 514
Breast Cancer	11	955	8	987	- 32
Pancreas Cancer	12	900	24	273	+ 627
Kidney Disease	13	764	5	1,243	- 479
Suicide	14	756	29	190	+ 566
Lymphomas	15	685	15	646	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	16	622	32	153	+ 469
Diabetes Mellitus	17	619	9	934	- 315
Parkinson's Disease	18	519	25	226	+ 293
Liver Cancer	19	487	27	217	+ 270
Other Neoplasms	20	412	58	14	+ 398
Liver Disease	21	410	14	663	- 253
Leukemia	22	406	18	334	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	23	405	13	704	- 299
Stomach Cancer	24	372	16	479	- 108
Endocrine Disorders	25	359	34	145	+ 214
Oral Cancer	26	303	31	162	+ 141
Skin Cancers	27	299	21	296	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	28	297	44	52	+ 245
Ovary Cancer	29	277	26	224	+ 53
Other Injuries	30	248	30	168	+ 80
Congenital Anomalies	31	185	20	298	- 113
Alcohol	32	139	54	18	+ 121
Uterin Cancer	33	135	38	99	+ 36
Road Traffic Accidents	34	117	7	1,127	- 1,011
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	113	40	81	+ 32
Drug Use	36	107	23	281	- 174
Osteoarthritis	37	103	85	0	+ 103
Multiple Sclerosis	38	97	55	16	+ 81
Epilepsy	39	96	46	49	+ 47
Skin Disease	40	78	53	19	+ 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	74	37	114	- 40
Cervical Cancer	42	64	35	135	- 71
Low Birth Weight	43	64	28	190	- 127
Anemia	44	62	81	0	+ 62
Schizophrenia	45	58	83	0	+ 58
Asthma	46	57	19	298	- 240
Malnutrition	47	51	60	11	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	47	47	47	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	41	62	5	+ 36
Drownings	50	30	43	62	- 32
Violence	51	26	22	285	- 259
Birth Trauma	52	19	42	67	- 48
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	19	84	0	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	54	18	45	51	- 33
Fires	55	13	39	99	- 86
Tuberculosis	56	13	41	70	- 58
Meningitis	57	12	49	35	- 23
Hepatitis C	58	9	64	4	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	9	61	11	- 2
Poisonings	60	8	48	39	- 31
Upper Respiratory	61	7	67	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	62	5	86	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	3	36	123	- 120
Maternal Conditions	64	3	50	30	- 28
Syphilis	65	1	63	5	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	74	0	+ 1
War	67	1	51	25	- 25
Encephalitis	68	0	56	16	- 15
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	52	23	- 23
Leishmaniasis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	65	2	- 2
Pertussis	73	0	57	16	- 15
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	59	12	- 12
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Switzerland

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.