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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
LEBANON VS GHANA

Compare Lebanon and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      Lebanon LEBANON   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    62.8
    66.9
    64.8
    61
    61
    62
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    64.4
    69.1
    66.7
    66
    71
    72
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    66.6
    71.2
    68.8
    68
    83
    80
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    44
    77
    53
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    73.6
    76.3
    74.9
    41
    80
    57
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    74.0
    79.2
    76.4
    60
    60
    59
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.0
    79.2
    60
    60
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    74.6
    79.7
    62
    67
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    74.7
    79.8
    61
    67
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    74.8
    79.8
    62
    67
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    75.0
    79.9
    62
    66
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    75.3
    80.0
    63
    65
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    75.5
    80.2
    63
    64
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    75.8
    80.3
    65
    65
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    76.1
    80.5
    65
    65
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    76.5
    80.8
    70
    66
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.2
    74
    66
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.7
    76
    65
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    78.8
    82.4
    77
    65
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    80.2
    83.4
    77
    65
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.6
    80
    64
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    84.2
    86.2
    80
    65
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.2
    80
    65
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.7
    82
    66
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    211.21
    25
    119.93
    79
    2. Breast Cancer
    29.51
    12
    19.09
    60
    3. Stroke
    28.55
    153
    124.02
    35
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.21
    35
    1.71
    177
    5. Hypertension
    22.75
    69
    17.73
    94
    6. Kidney Disease
    19.79
    108
    30.38
    56
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.14
    67
    17.79
    85
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.56
    89
    31.33
    46
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.29
    84
    24.21
    50
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.05
    123
    44.68
    47
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.80
    137
    99.08
    26
    12. Lung Disease
    14.23
    146
    26.48
    69
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    41
    6.86
    121
    14. Bladder Cancer
    11.10
    1
    1.91
    102
    15. Liver Disease
    10.40
    125
    36.74
    35
    16. Lymphomas
    10.14
    4
    5.70
    55
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.38
    71
    6.41
    86
    18. Ovary Cancer
    6.94
    16
    8.00
    7
    19. Leukemia
    5.06
    17
    1.38
    163
    20. Asthma
    4.75
    92
    13.95
    42
    21. Skin Cancers
    4.60
    8
    1.57
    114
    22. Drug Use
    4.25
    14
    3.31
    22
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.21
    81
    2.52
    128
    24. Violence
    4.10
    99
    6.73
    72
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.05
    135
    7.03
    51
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.05
    137
    24.53
    27
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.63
    121
    4.48
    70
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.41
    155
    17.60
    10
    29. Uterin Cancer
    3.02
    55
    2.86
    68
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    164
    10.54
    64
    31. Other Injuries
    2.52
    177
    10.75
    58
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.47
    104
    2.86
    86
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    156
    11.13
    23
    34. Falls
    2.27
    168
    8.85
    34
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    142
    9.43
    38
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    2.24
    143
    6.88
    37
    37. Hepatitis B
    1.95
    12
    0.55
    64
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.81
    122
    2.19
    103
    39. Fires
    1.48
    94
    3.31
    41
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.26
    124
    30.48
    50
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.02
    127
    44.25
    21
    42. Drownings
    0.90
    153
    2.38
    93
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.80
    133
    8.81
    36
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    169
    2.61
    87
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.74
    119
    51.92
    22
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    133
    1.73
    80
    47. Epilepsy
    0.73
    165
    1.45
    103
    48. Poisonings
    0.57
    91
    2.15
    42
    49. Meningitis
    0.54
    111
    13.70
    21
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.43
    117
    6.87
    40
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Lebanon LEBANON   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,328
    38.76
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    1,795
    5.22
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,498
    4.36
    237
    0.14
    4. Hypertension
    1,426
    4.15
    2,231
    1.28
    5. Kidney Disease
    1,243
    3.62
    4,161
    2.38
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,213
    3.53
    1,294
    0.74
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,127
    3.28
    7,808
    4.46
    8. Breast Cancer
    987
    2.87
    1,937
    1.11
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    934
    2.72
    5,929
    3.39
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    931
    2.71
    16,262
    9.29
    11. Lung Disease
    889
    2.59
    3,120
    1.78
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    841
    2.45
    803
    0.46
    13. Bladder Cancer
    704
    2.05
    245
    0.14
    14. Liver Disease
    663
    1.93
    6,053
    3.46
    15. Lymphomas
    646
    1.88
    875
    0.50
    16. Stomach Cancer
    479
    1.39
    870
    0.50
    17. Prostate Cancer
    442
    1.29
    1,031
    0.59
    18. Leukemia
    334
    0.97
    340
    0.19
    19. Asthma
    298
    0.87
    1,979
    1.13
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    298
    0.87
    3,935
    2.25
    21. Skin Cancers
    296
    0.86
    214
    0.12
    22. Violence
    285
    0.83
    1,857
    1.06
    23. Drug Use
    281
    0.82
    630
    0.36
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    273
    0.79
    334
    0.19
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    226
    0.66
    387
    0.22
    26. Ovary Cancer
    224
    0.65
    698
    0.40
    27. Liver Cancer
    217
    0.63
    2,851
    1.63
    28. Low Birth Weight
    190
    0.55
    6,662
    3.81
    29. Suicide
    190
    0.55
    1,993
    1.14
    30. Other Injuries
    168
    0.49
    2,433
    1.39
    31. Oral Cancer
    162
    0.47
    483
    0.28
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    153
    0.44
    1,615
    0.92
    33. Falls
    148
    0.43
    1,168
    0.67
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    145
    0.42
    1,965
    1.12
    35. Cervical Cancer
    135
    0.39
    2,161
    1.24
    36. Hepatitis B
    123
    0.36
    101
    0.06
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    114
    0.33
    321
    0.18
    38. Uterin Cancer
    99
    0.29
    219
    0.13
    39. Fires
    99
    0.29
    729
    0.42
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    81
    0.24
    6,538
    3.74
    41. Tuberculosis
    70
    0.20
    10,214
    5.84
    42. Birth Trauma
    67
    0.19
    6,194
    3.54
    43. Drownings
    62
    0.18
    740
    0.42
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.15
    285
    0.16
    45. HIV/AIDS
    51
    0.15
    13,565
    7.75
    46. Epilepsy
    49
    0.14
    329
    0.19
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    47
    0.14
    256
    0.15
    48. Poisonings
    39
    0.11
    522
    0.30
    49. Meningitis
    35
    0.10
    2,983
    1.70
    50. Maternal Conditions
    30
    0.09
    1,991
    1.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    29.51
    12
    19.09
    60
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.21
    35
    1.71
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.29
    84
    24.21
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    41
    6.86
    121
    5. Bladder Cancer
    11.10
    1
    1.91
    102
    6. Lymphomas
    10.14
    4
    5.70
    55
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.38
    71
    6.41
    86
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.94
    16
    8.00
    7
    9. Leukemia
    5.06
    17
    1.38
    163
    10. Skin Cancers
    4.60
    8
    1.57
    114
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    4.21
    81
    2.52
    128
    12. Cervical Cancer
    4.05
    137
    24.53
    27
    13. Liver Cancer
    3.41
    155
    17.60
    10
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.02
    55
    2.86
    68
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.47
    104
    2.86
    86
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    169
    2.61
    87
    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.