SIERRA LEONE VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,616	4	4,027	+ 3,589
Stroke	2	6,481	5	3,769	+ 2,712
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,902	14	1,190	+ 3,713
Hypertension	4	2,325	21	623	+ 1,701
Prostate Cancer	5	2,299	34	274	+ 2,025
Breast Cancer	6	2,294	23	615	+ 1,678
Kidney Disease	7	2,234	15	1,082	+ 1,152
Endocrine Disorders	8	2,135	19	798	+ 1,338
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,078	1	7,420	- 5,342
Other Injuries	10	1,792	16	1,040	+ 751
Lung Disease	11	1,504	20	791	+ 713
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,381	39	192	+ 1,188
Skin Disease	13	790	51	81	+ 709
Cervical Cancer	14	781	35	264	+ 518
Stomach Cancer	15	633	36	232	+ 401
Lung Cancers	16	591	49	85	+ 506
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	589	28	373	+ 216
HIV/AIDS	18	542	9	2,546	- 2,004
Lymphomas	19	536	42	132	+ 404
Uterin Cancer	20	512	60	31	+ 481
Inflammatory/Heart	21	500	32	288	+ 212
Anemia	22	459	85	0	+ 459
Pancreas Cancer	23	451	54	62	+ 389
Leukemia	24	428	59	37	+ 391
Liver Cancer	25	402	27	400	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	26	378	11	1,532	- 1,154
Epilepsy	27	314	37	230	+ 83
Liver Disease	28	311	13	1,312	- 1,001
Alcohol	29	306	55	52	+ 254
Ovary Cancer	30	296	53	77	+ 219
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	287	81	0	+ 287
Other Neoplasms	32	265	66	10	+ 255
Oral Cancer	33	226	50	82	+ 144
Violence	34	209	22	618	- 409
Drownings	35	208	29	366	- 158
Asthma	36	171	24	613	- 442
Low Birth Weight	37	150	7	2,791	- 2,641
Malnutrition	38	118	17	924	- 806
Appendicitis	39	114	61	27	+ 87
Drug Use	40	110	40	185	- 75
Bladder Cancer	41	99	52	78	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	42	90	44	117	- 27
Skin Cancers	43	90	48	86	+ 4
Birth Trauma	44	86	6	2,888	- 2,802
Schizophrenia	45	82	84	0	+ 82
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	74	3	5,275	- 5,201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	73	31	308	- 235
Poisonings	48	64	38	218	- 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	53	43	127	- 74
Tuberculosis	50	48	10	2,414	- 2,366
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	40	68	7	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	52	38	18	880	- 841
Meningitis	53	36	12	1,415	- 1,378
Suicide	54	34	25	521	- 487
Otitis Media	55	26	71	0	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	56	24	65	10	+ 14
Fires	57	15	33	275	- 260
Oesophagus Cancer	58	10	57	37	- 27
War	59	2	67	8	- 7
Syphilis	60	0	41	180	- 180
Chlamydia	61	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	62	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	63	0	45	103	- 103
Pertussis	64	0	26	469	- 469
Measles	65	0	58	37	- 37
Ascariasis	66	0	62	15	- 15
Dengue	67	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	56	50	- 50
Hepatitis B	74	0	47	92	- 92
Hepatitis C	75	0	63	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	46	101	- 101
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	8	2,581	- 2,581
Falls	82	0	30	324	- 324
Oral conditions	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Antigua/Bar.

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.