Editing Lebanon (section)

=== Health ===
{{Main|Health in Lebanon}} {{See also|Covid-19 in Lebanon}}
[[File:CF008854.jpg|left|thumb|Belluve Medical Center]]
In 2010, spending on healthcare accounted for 7.03% of the country's GDP. In 2009, there were 31.29 physicians and 19.71 nurses per 10,000 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Health|url=http://www.sesrtcic.org/oic-member-countries-infigures.php?c_code=32&cat_code=8|publisher=SESRIC|access-date=2 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005001915/http://www.sesrtcic.org/oic-member-countries-infigures.php?c_code=32&cat_code=8|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The life expectancy at birth was 72.59 years in 2011, or 70.48 years for males and 74.80 years for females.<ref>{{cite web|title=Demography|url=http://www.sesrtcic.org/oic-member-countries-infigures.php?c_code=32&cat_code=7|publisher=SESRIC|access-date=2 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307071618/http://www.sesrtcic.org/oic-member-countries-infigures.php?c_code=32|archive-date=7 March 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref> By the end of the civil war, only one-third of the country's public hospitals were operational, each with an average of 20 beds. By 2009, the country had 28 public hospitals, with a total of 2,550 beds.<ref name="healthref">{{cite web|title=Health Reform In Lebanon: Key Achievements at a glance|url=http://www.moph.gov.lb/Media/Documents/dg08014.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Public Health|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104210829/http://www.moph.gov.lb/Media/Documents/dg08014.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2013}}</ref> At public hospitals, hospitalized uninsured patients pay 5% of the bill, in comparison with 15% in private hospitals, with the Ministry of Public Health reimbursing the remainder.<ref name="healthref" /> The Ministry of Public Health contracts with 138 private hospitals and 25 public hospitals.<ref name="statbul11" />

In 2011, there were 236,643 subsidized admissions to hospitals; 164,244 in private hospitals, and 72,399 in public hospitals. More patients visit private hospitals than public hospitals, because the private beds supply is higher.<ref name="statbul11">{{cite web|title=Statistical Bulletin 2011|url=http://www.moph.gov.lb/Publications/Documents/Statistical%20Bulletin%202011.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Public Health|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612071104/http://www.moph.gov.lb/Publications/Documents/Statistical%20Bulletin%202011.pdf|archive-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> According to the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon, the top 10 leading causes of reported hospital deaths in 2017 were: malignant neoplasm of bronchus or lung (4.6%), Acute [[myocardial infarction]] (3%), [[pneumonia]] (2.2%), exposure to unspecified factor, unspecified place (2.1%), [[acute kidney injury]] (1.4%), intra-cerebral hemorrhage (1.2%), malignant neoplasm of colon (1.2%), malignant neoplasm of pancreas (1.1%), malignant neoplasm of prostate (1.1%), malignant neoplasm of bladder (0.8%).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.moph.gov.lb/en/DynamicPages/download_file/4165 |title=Table B.8: Top 10 leading causes of reported hospital deaths* by ICD10 4-character code and gender, 2017 |publisher=Ministry of Public Health |access-date=22 August 2021 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309021633/https://www.moph.gov.lb/en/DynamicPages/download_file/4165 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Recently,{{When|date=October 2024}} there has been an increase in foodborne illnesses in Lebanon.  This has raised public awareness on the importance of food safety, including in the realms of food storage, preservation, and preparation.  More restaurants are seeking information and compliance with [[International Organization for Standardization]].<ref name=kebabs>{{cite web|title=From kebabs to fattoush – keeping Lebanon's food safe|url=https://www.who.int/features/2015/lebanon-food-safety/en/|website=WHO|access-date=19 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320211712/http://www.who.int/features/2015/lebanon-food-safety/en/|archive-date=20 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== Mental health ====
The [[Asfouriyeh Hospital]], founded in 1896 in Lebanon, is considered the first modern mental health hospital in the Middle East. The devastating impact of the [[Lebanese Civil War]] led to the hospital's closure in 1982.<ref name=":03">{{cite web |last=Reader |first=The MIT Press |date=19 January 2023 |title=The Tragic Downfall of ʿAṣfūriyyeh (The Lebanon Hospital for the Insane) |url=https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-tragic-downfall-of-%CA%BFa%E1%B9%A3furiyyeh-the-lebanon-hospital-for-the-insane/ |accessdate=28 August 2024 |work=The MIT Press Reader |language=English}}</ref>