LIBERIA VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,509	7	1,885	+ 11,624
Stroke	2	1,819	11	1,578	+ 241
Lung Cancers	3	1,519	44	66	+ 1,453
Hypertension	4	1,445	23	371	+ 1,075
Kidney Disease	5	1,260	16	609	+ 651
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,230	29	235	+ 995
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,143	5	1,920	- 778
Breast Cancer	8	1,000	27	246	+ 754
Diabetes Mellitus	9	947	15	650	+ 297
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	944	2	2,693	- 1,749
Lung Disease	11	901	26	294	+ 608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	853	40	90	+ 763
Bladder Cancer	13	713	59	19	+ 694
Liver Disease	14	672	13	858	- 186
Lymphomas	15	654	39	93	+ 561
Stomach Cancer	16	486	37	122	+ 364
Prostate Cancer	17	448	25	297	+ 151
Leukemia	18	338	58	23	+ 315
Asthma	19	302	31	200	+ 102
Congenital Anomalies	20	302	14	833	- 531
Skin Cancers	21	300	46	51	+ 249
Violence	22	288	18	477	- 188
Drug Use	23	284	50	42	+ 242
Pancreas Cancer	24	276	53	38	+ 239
Parkinson's Disease	25	229	43	72	+ 157
Ovary Cancer	26	227	47	50	+ 177
Liver Cancer	27	220	20	439	- 219
Low Birth Weight	28	193	8	1,652	- 1,459
Suicide	29	193	30	220	- 27
Other Injuries	30	170	22	380	- 210
Oral Cancer	31	164	48	50	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	32	155	38	115	+ 40
Falls	33	150	33	155	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	34	147	28	245	- 99
Cervical Cancer	35	136	19	474	- 337
Hepatitis B	36	124	52	39	+ 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	116	36	126	- 10
Uterin Cancer	38	100	55	28	+ 72
Fires	39	100	34	153	- 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	82	10	1,592	- 1,510
Tuberculosis	41	71	1	2,766	- 2,695
Birth Trauma	42	68	9	1,601	- 1,533
Drownings	43	62	35	127	- 64
Oesophagus Cancer	44	53	60	16	+ 38
HIV/AIDS	45	52	6	1,919	- 1,867
Epilepsy	46	50	42	81	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	48	49	50	- 2
Poisonings	48	39	41	82	- 43
Meningitis	49	36	17	552	- 516
Maternal Conditions	50	31	12	870	- 839
War	51	26	70	1	+ 25
Tetanus	52	23	54	31	- 8
Skin Disease	53	19	51	41	- 22
Alcohol	54	18	57	25	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	55	17	63	4	+ 12
Encephalitis	56	16	56	27	- 12
Pertussis	57	16	32	197	- 182
Other Neoplasms	58	15	62	6	+ 9
Measles	59	12	3	2,554	- 2,542
Malnutrition	60	11	24	353	- 342
Appendicitis	61	11	61	12	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	64	4	+ 1
Syphilis	63	5	21	394	- 389
Hepatitis C	64	4	65	4	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	65	2	45	51	- 49
Leishmaniasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	67	3	- 2
Diphtheria	68	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	69	1	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	66	4	- 4
Dengue	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 LIBERIA

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.