LEBANON VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,445	45	51	+ 4,394
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,455	10	931	+ 1,523
Stroke	3	2,050	2	1,795	+ 255
Malaria	4	2,033	78	0	+ 2,033
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,619	40	81	+ 1,538
Tuberculosis	6	1,532	41	70	+ 1,462
Birth Trauma	7	1,305	42	67	+ 1,238
Low Birth Weight	8	1,253	28	190	+ 1,062
Liver Disease	9	1,161	14	663	+ 498
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,143	1	13,328	- 12,185
Road Traffic Accidents	11	942	7	1,127	- 185
Congenital Anomalies	12	811	20	298	+ 514
Hypertension	13	675	4	1,426	- 751
Diabetes Mellitus	14	618	9	934	- 316
Malnutrition	15	594	60	11	+ 583
Meningitis	16	510	49	35	+ 474
Cervical Cancer	17	464	35	135	+ 329
Kidney Disease	18	454	5	1,243	- 789
Other Injuries	19	446	30	168	+ 278
Suicide	20	336	29	190	+ 146
Lung Disease	21	328	11	889	- 561
Maternal Conditions	22	306	50	30	+ 276
Violence	23	297	22	285	+ 13
Syphilis	24	228	63	5	+ 223
Pertussis	25	192	57	16	+ 176
Asthma	26	191	19	298	- 107
Drownings	27	178	43	62	+ 116
Falls	28	154	33	148	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	152	6	1,213	- 1,061
Prostate Cancer	30	145	17	442	- 297
Lymphomas	31	141	15	646	- 504
Fires	32	141	39	99	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	33	129	32	153	- 24
Poisonings	34	118	48	39	+ 79
Breast Cancer	35	94	8	987	- 892
Oesophagus Cancer	36	92	44	52	+ 40
Endocrine Disorders	37	91	34	145	- 54
Epilepsy	38	86	46	49	+ 37
Leukemia	39	67	18	334	- 266
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	63	37	114	- 51
Lung Cancers	41	58	3	1,498	- 1,440
Stomach Cancer	42	53	16	479	- 426
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	52	12	841	- 789
Tetanus	44	49	52	23	+ 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	49	47	47	+ 2
Liver Cancer	46	46	27	217	- 172
Parkinson's Disease	47	42	25	226	- 184
Oral Cancer	48	40	31	162	- 122
Alcohol	49	36	54	18	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	50	34	13	704	- 670
Schistosomiasis	51	33	65	2	+ 31
Skin Disease	52	32	53	19	+ 13
Drug Use	53	32	23	281	- 249
Skin Cancers	54	28	21	296	- 269
Hepatitis B	55	27	36	123	- 96
Appendicitis	56	22	61	11	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	57	21	26	224	- 203
Leishmaniasis	58	19	66	0	+ 18
Encephalitis	59	18	56	16	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	60	17	67	0	+ 17
Measles	61	12	59	12	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	62	11	24	273	- 262
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	8	62	5	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	64	8	38	99	- 91
Other Neoplasms	65	5	58	14	- 9
Hepatitis C	66	5	64	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	3	55	16	- 13
Ascariasis	68	2	70	0	+ 2
War	69	2	51	25	- 24
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	68	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Zambia

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.