SIERRA LEONE VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,104	1	7,420	- 1,315
Tuberculosis	2	4,166	10	2,414	+ 1,751
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,738	3	5,275	- 1,537
Malaria	4	3,336	2	6,824	- 3,488
Birth Trauma	5	3,183	6	2,888	+ 295
HIV/AIDS	6	3,140	9	2,546	+ 594
Low Birth Weight	7	2,742	7	2,791	- 49
Stroke	8	2,620	5	3,769	- 1,149
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,457	4	4,027	- 1,570
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,039	8	2,581	- 542
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,815	11	1,532	+ 283
Liver Disease	12	1,496	13	1,312	+ 184
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,082	14	1,190	- 108
Pertussis	14	1,029	26	469	+ 560
Hypertension	15	899	21	623	+ 276
Meningitis	16	874	12	1,415	- 541
Malnutrition	17	860	17	924	- 63
Maternal Conditions	18	801	18	880	- 79
Violence	19	718	22	618	+ 100
Kidney Disease	20	673	15	1,082	- 409
Other Injuries	21	658	16	1,040	- 383
Lung Disease	22	600	20	791	- 191
Suicide	23	475	25	521	- 47
Cervical Cancer	24	473	35	264	+ 210
Asthma	25	412	24	613	- 201
Drownings	26	392	29	366	+ 26
Syphilis	27	323	41	180	+ 143
Inflammatory/Heart	28	320	32	288	+ 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	294	28	373	- 79
Falls	30	281	30	324	- 43
Breast Cancer	31	280	23	615	- 336
Endocrine Disorders	32	274	19	798	- 523
Prostate Cancer	33	263	34	274	- 11
Fires	34	206	33	275	- 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	167	31	308	- 141
Epilepsy	36	159	37	230	- 72
Poisonings	37	157	38	218	- 61
Lymphomas	38	149	42	132	+ 17
Liver Cancer	39	142	27	400	- 258
Tetanus	40	125	45	103	+ 22
Oral Cancer	41	124	50	82	+ 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	117	39	192	- 75
Skin Cancers	43	114	48	86	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	107	43	127	- 20
Lung Cancers	45	98	49	85	+ 13
Leukemia	46	88	59	37	+ 52
Stomach Cancer	47	86	36	232	- 146
Oesophagus Cancer	48	76	57	37	+ 39
Parkinson's Disease	49	72	44	117	- 45
Skin Disease	50	55	51	81	- 26
Alcohol	51	54	55	52	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	52	53	46	101	- 48
Ovary Cancer	53	52	53	77	- 25
Appendicitis	54	51	61	27	+ 24
Drug Use	55	50	40	185	- 135
Encephalitis	56	47	56	50	- 4
Leishmaniasis	57	41	79	0	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	58	40	52	78	- 38
Pancreas Cancer	59	35	54	62	- 27
Upper Respiratory	60	32	64	10	+ 21
Hepatitis B	61	29	47	92	- 63
Diphtheria	62	27	69	4	+ 24
Measles	63	23	58	37	- 13
Uterin Cancer	64	19	60	31	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	15	68	7	+ 8
Ascariasis	66	10	62	15	- 5
Other Neoplasms	67	10	66	10	- 0
War	68	6	67	8	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	65	10	- 6
Hepatitis C	70	4	63	13	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	70	1	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Angola

Sierra Leone

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.