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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 SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Lebanon and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Lebanon LEBANON   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    62.8
    66.9
    64.8
    61
    61
    62
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    64.4
    69.1
    66.7
    66
    71
    72
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    66.6
    71.2
    68.8
    68
    83
    80
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    44
    77
    53
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    73.6
    76.3
    74.9
    41
    80
    57
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    74.0
    79.2
    76.4
    60
    60
    59
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.0
    79.2
    60
    60
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    74.6
    79.7
    62
    67
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    74.7
    79.8
    61
    67
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    74.8
    79.8
    62
    67
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    75.0
    79.9
    62
    66
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    75.3
    80.0
    63
    65
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    75.5
    80.2
    63
    64
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    75.8
    80.3
    65
    65
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    76.1
    80.5
    65
    65
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    76.5
    80.8
    70
    66
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.2
    74
    66
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.7
    76
    65
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    78.8
    82.4
    77
    65
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    80.2
    83.4
    77
    65
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.6
    80
    64
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.2
    86.2
    80
    65
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.2
    80
    65
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.7
    82
    66
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    211.21
    25
    83.76
    128
    2. Breast Cancer
    29.51
    12
    18.21
    76
    3. Stroke
    28.55
    153
    80.50
    93
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.21
    35
    18.34
    64
    5. Hypertension
    22.75
    69
    33.86
    36
    6. Kidney Disease
    19.79
    108
    35.72
    35
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.14
    67
    16.44
    118
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.56
    89
    22.70
    61
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.29
    84
    35.20
    22
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.05
    123
    74.67
    16
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.80
    137
    83.23
    40
    12. Lung Disease
    14.23
    146
    31.41
    47
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    41
    8.90
    89
    14. Bladder Cancer
    11.10
    1
    2.19
    83
    15. Liver Disease
    10.40
    125
    18.41
    95
    16. Lymphomas
    10.14
    4
    6.08
    39
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.38
    71
    3.68
    137
    18. Ovary Cancer
    6.94
    16
    3.85
    115
    19. Leukemia
    5.06
    17
    3.34
    108
    20. Asthma
    4.75
    92
    13.63
    45
    21. Skin Cancers
    4.60
    8
    2.47
    53
    22. Drug Use
    4.25
    14
    1.52
    67
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.21
    81
    4.98
    65
    24. Violence
    4.10
    99
    37.54
    8
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.05
    135
    6.23
    83
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.05
    137
    20.99
    37
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.63
    121
    3.36
    130
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.41
    155
    5.46
    87
    29. Uterin Cancer
    3.02
    55
    2.15
    99
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    164
    23.49
    8
    31. Other Injuries
    2.52
    177
    10.77
    57
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.47
    104
    3.18
    80
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    156
    12.75
    17
    34. Falls
    2.27
    168
    2.99
    150
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    142
    7.16
    63
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    2.24
    143
    11.70
    14
    37. Hepatitis B
    1.95
    12
    0.28
    86
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.81
    122
    4.52
    65
    39. Fires
    1.48
    94
    6.64
    4
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.26
    124
    33.37
    46
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.02
    127
    39.83
    26
    42. Drownings
    0.90
    153
    4.06
    44
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.80
    133
    3.36
    78
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    169
    8.50
    16
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.74
    119
    121.35
    9
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    133
    2.04
    70
    47. Epilepsy
    0.73
    165
    3.28
    22
    48. Poisonings
    0.57
    91
    1.62
    54
    49. Meningitis
    0.54
    111
    6.74
    41
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.43
    117
    2.65
    62
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Lebanon LEBANON   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,328
    38.76
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    1,795
    5.22
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,498
    4.36
    7,705
    1.70
    4. Hypertension
    1,426
    4.15
    12,789
    2.81
    5. Kidney Disease
    1,243
    3.62
    15,302
    3.37
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,213
    3.53
    4,676
    1.03
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,127
    3.28
    13,014
    2.86
    8. Breast Cancer
    987
    2.87
    4,533
    1.00
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    934
    2.72
    30,188
    6.64
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    931
    2.71
    39,341
    8.65
    11. Lung Disease
    889
    2.59
    11,895
    2.62
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    841
    2.45
    3,587
    0.79
    13. Bladder Cancer
    704
    2.05
    829
    0.18
    14. Liver Disease
    663
    1.93
    9,013
    1.98
    15. Lymphomas
    646
    1.88
    2,818
    0.62
    16. Stomach Cancer
    479
    1.39
    1,535
    0.34
    17. Prostate Cancer
    442
    1.29
    4,374
    0.96
    18. Leukemia
    334
    0.97
    1,464
    0.32
    19. Asthma
    298
    0.87
    5,966
    1.31
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    298
    0.87
    4,351
    0.96
    21. Skin Cancers
    296
    0.86
    993
    0.22
    22. Violence
    285
    0.83
    21,000
    4.62
    23. Drug Use
    281
    0.82
    770
    0.17
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    273
    0.79
    2,007
    0.44
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    226
    0.66
    1,077
    0.24
    26. Ovary Cancer
    224
    0.65
    951
    0.21
    27. Liver Cancer
    217
    0.63
    2,383
    0.52
    28. Low Birth Weight
    190
    0.55
    6,250
    1.37
    29. Suicide
    190
    0.55
    13,774
    3.03
    30. Other Injuries
    168
    0.49
    6,014
    1.32
    31. Oral Cancer
    162
    0.47
    1,406
    0.31
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    153
    0.44
    5,408
    1.19
    33. Falls
    148
    0.43
    1,399
    0.31
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    145
    0.42
    5,890
    1.30
    35. Cervical Cancer
    135
    0.39
    5,555
    1.22
    36. Hepatitis B
    123
    0.36
    139
    0.03
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    114
    0.33
    1,894
    0.42
    38. Uterin Cancer
    99
    0.29
    512
    0.11
    39. Fires
    99
    0.29
    3,618
    0.80
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    81
    0.24
    15,843
    3.49
    41. Tuberculosis
    70
    0.20
    21,965
    4.83
    42. Birth Trauma
    67
    0.19
    3,004
    0.66
    43. Drownings
    62
    0.18
    2,403
    0.53
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.15
    3,486
    0.77
    45. HIV/AIDS
    51
    0.15
    71,996
    15.84
    46. Epilepsy
    49
    0.14
    1,870
    0.41
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    47
    0.14
    1,015
    0.22
    48. Poisonings
    39
    0.11
    975
    0.21
    49. Meningitis
    35
    0.10
    3,660
    0.81
    50. Maternal Conditions
    30
    0.09
    1,700
    0.37
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    29.51
    12
    18.21
    76
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.21
    35
    18.34
    64
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.29
    84
    35.20
    22
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    41
    8.90
    89
    5. Bladder Cancer
    11.10
    1
    2.19
    83
    6. Lymphomas
    10.14
    4
    6.08
    39
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.38
    71
    3.68
    137
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.94
    16
    3.85
    115
    9. Leukemia
    5.06
    17
    3.34
    108
    10. Skin Cancers
    4.60
    8
    2.47
    53
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    4.21
    81
    4.98
    65
    12. Cervical Cancer
    4.05
    137
    20.99
    37
    13. Liver Cancer
    3.41
    155
    5.46
    87
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.02
    55
    2.15
    99
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.47
    104
    3.18
    80
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    169
    8.50
    16
    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.