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Lebanon
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Lebanon and Iraq health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Iraq
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Lebanon Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   Iraq IRAQ
      Lebanon LEBANON   Iraq IRAQ
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    59
    55
    59
     
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    62.8
    66.9
    64.8
    61
    61
    62
     
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    64.4
    69.1
    66.7
    66
    71
    72
     
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    66.6
    71.2
    68.8
    68
    83
    80
     
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    44
    77
    53
     
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    73.6
    76.3
    74.9
    41
    80
    57
     
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    74.0
    79.2
    76.4
    60
    60
    59
     
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.0
    79.2
    60
    60
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    74.6
    79.7
    62
    67
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    74.7
    79.8
    61
    67
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    74.8
    79.8
    62
    67
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    75.0
    79.9
    62
    66
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    75.3
    80.0
    63
    65
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    75.5
    80.2
    63
    64
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    75.8
    80.3
    65
    65
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    76.1
    80.5
    65
    65
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    76.5
    80.8
    70
    66
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.2
    74
    66
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.7
    76
    65
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    78.8
    82.4
    77
    65
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    80.2
    83.4
    77
    65
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.6
    80
    64
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    84.2
    86.2
    80
    65
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.2
    80
    65
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.7
    82
    66
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    211.21
    25
    227.26
    23
    2. Breast Cancer
    29.51
    12
    15.07
    115
    3. Stroke
    28.55
    153
    128.44
    31
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.21
    35
    11.72
    97
    5. Hypertension
    22.75
    69
    16.27
    101
    6. Kidney Disease
    19.79
    108
    37.39
    29
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.14
    67
    19.16
    66
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.56
    89
    34.41
    37
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.29
    84
    2.81
    176
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.05
    123
    43.40
    51
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.80
    137
    15.14
    135
    12. Lung Disease
    14.23
    146
    8.53
    174
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    41
    4.32
    158
    14. Bladder Cancer
    11.10
    1
    3.81
    31
    15. Liver Disease
    10.40
    125
    10.94
    118
    16. Lymphomas
    10.14
    4
    3.82
    128
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.38
    71
    3.94
    132
    18. Ovary Cancer
    6.94
    16
    3.16
    141
    19. Leukemia
    5.06
    17
    4.79
    26
    20. Asthma
    4.75
    92
    5.15
    86
    21. Skin Cancers
    4.60
    8
    2.00
    87
    22. Drug Use
    4.25
    14
    1.73
    58
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.21
    81
    2.88
    115
    24. Violence
    4.10
    99
    17.20
    26
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.05
    135
    6.83
    57
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.05
    137
    1.39
    180
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.63
    121
    4.74
    59
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.41
    155
    3.04
    165
    29. Uterin Cancer
    3.02
    55
    0.59
    173
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    164
    4.74
    144
    31. Other Injuries
    2.52
    177
    6.33
    113
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.47
    104
    2.01
    133
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    156
    5.43
    77
    34. Falls
    2.27
    168
    2.77
    156
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    142
    8.00
    54
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    2.24
    143
    1.35
    167
    37. Hepatitis B
    1.95
    12
    0.24
    92
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.81
    122
    0.92
    151
    39. Fires
    1.48
    94
    2.35
    66
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.26
    124
    3.46
    87
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.02
    127
    2.26
    106
    42. Drownings
    0.90
    153
    1.56
    127
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.80
    133
    4.96
    66
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    169
    0.95
    158
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.74
    119
    0.00
    170
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    133
    1.42
    93
    47. Epilepsy
    0.73
    165
    0.75
    161
    48. Poisonings
    0.57
    91
    0.27
    127
    49. Meningitis
    0.54
    111
    1.07
    77
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.43
    117
    2.17
    68
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Lebanon LEBANON   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,328
    38.76
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Stroke
    1,795
    5.22
    20,793
    14.19
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,498
    4.36
    2,162
    1.48
    4. Hypertension
    1,426
    4.15
    2,451
    1.67
    5. Kidney Disease
    1,243
    3.62
    6,323
    4.32
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,213
    3.53
    2,429
    1.66
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,127
    3.28
    10,726
    7.32
    8. Breast Cancer
    987
    2.87
    1,783
    1.22
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    934
    2.72
    7,395
    5.05
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    931
    2.71
    5,551
    3.79
    11. Lung Disease
    889
    2.59
    1,329
    0.91
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    841
    2.45
    852
    0.58
    13. Bladder Cancer
    704
    2.05
    628
    0.43
    14. Liver Disease
    663
    1.93
    2,127
    1.45
    15. Lymphomas
    646
    1.88
    811
    0.55
    16. Stomach Cancer
    479
    1.39
    771
    0.53
    17. Prostate Cancer
    442
    1.29
    171
    0.12
    18. Leukemia
    334
    0.97
    1,315
    0.90
    19. Asthma
    298
    0.87
    914
    0.62
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    298
    0.87
    4,812
    3.28
    21. Skin Cancers
    296
    0.86
    339
    0.23
    22. Violence
    285
    0.83
    5,658
    3.86
    23. Drug Use
    281
    0.82
    441
    0.30
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    273
    0.79
    530
    0.36
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    226
    0.66
    658
    0.45
    26. Ovary Cancer
    224
    0.65
    376
    0.26
    27. Liver Cancer
    217
    0.63
    555
    0.38
    28. Low Birth Weight
    190
    0.55
    6,573
    4.49
    29. Suicide
    190
    0.55
    1,418
    0.97
    30. Other Injuries
    168
    0.49
    2,212
    1.51
    31. Oral Cancer
    162
    0.47
    410
    0.28
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    153
    0.44
    1,190
    0.81
    33. Falls
    148
    0.43
    709
    0.48
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    145
    0.42
    462
    0.32
    35. Cervical Cancer
    135
    0.39
    162
    0.11
    36. Hepatitis B
    123
    0.36
    57
    0.04
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    114
    0.33
    159
    0.11
    38. Uterin Cancer
    99
    0.29
    61
    0.04
    39. Fires
    99
    0.29
    742
    0.51
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    81
    0.24
    1,578
    1.08
    41. Tuberculosis
    70
    0.20
    821
    0.56
    42. Birth Trauma
    67
    0.19
    4,223
    2.88
    43. Drownings
    62
    0.18
    658
    0.45
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.15
    173
    0.12
    45. HIV/AIDS
    51
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    46. Epilepsy
    49
    0.14
    253
    0.17
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    47
    0.14
    283
    0.19
    48. Poisonings
    39
    0.11
    95
    0.06
    49. Meningitis
    35
    0.10
    372
    0.25
    50. Maternal Conditions
    30
    0.09
    780
    0.53
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    29.51
    12
    15.07
    115
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.21
    35
    11.72
    97
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.29
    84
    2.81
    176
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    41
    4.32
    158
    5. Bladder Cancer
    11.10
    1
    3.81
    31
    6. Lymphomas
    10.14
    4
    3.82
    128
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.38
    71
    3.94
    132
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.94
    16
    3.16
    141
    9. Leukemia
    5.06
    17
    4.79
    26
    10. Skin Cancers
    4.60
    8
    2.00
    87
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    4.21
    81
    2.88
    115
    12. Cervical Cancer
    4.05
    137
    1.39
    180
    13. Liver Cancer
    3.41
    155
    3.04
    165
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.02
    55
    0.59
    173
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.47
    104
    2.01
    133
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    169
    0.95
    158
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.