SIERRA LEONE VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,057	4	4,027	+ 47,030
Stroke	2	15,737	5	3,769	+ 11,968
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,389	28	373	+ 3,016
Lung Cancers	4	2,832	49	85	+ 2,747
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,771	39	192	+ 2,578
Alcohol	6	2,650	55	52	+ 2,598
Lung Disease	7	2,120	20	791	+ 1,328
Liver Disease	8	1,995	13	1,312	+ 682
Suicide	9	1,924	25	521	+ 1,403
Stomach Cancer	10	1,622	36	232	+ 1,390
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,306	32	288	+ 1,018
Breast Cancer	12	1,181	23	615	+ 566
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,124	54	62	+ 1,062
Other Injuries	14	1,055	16	1,040	+ 14
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,043	1	7,420	- 6,377
Falls	16	914	30	324	+ 590
Prostate Cancer	17	898	34	274	+ 624
Oral Cancer	18	865	50	82	+ 782
Road Traffic Accidents	19	693	8	2,581	- 1,888
Lymphomas	20	645	42	132	+ 513
Parkinson's Disease	21	597	44	117	+ 480
Fires	22	595	33	275	+ 320
Leukemia	23	532	59	37	+ 495
Drownings	24	522	29	366	+ 155
Oesophagus Cancer	25	473	57	37	+ 436
Kidney Disease	26	461	15	1,082	- 622
Ovary Cancer	27	411	53	77	+ 335
Uterin Cancer	28	375	60	31	+ 344
Drug Use	29	373	40	185	+ 188
Diabetes Mellitus	30	358	14	1,190	- 832
Hypertension	31	353	21	623	- 271
Liver Cancer	32	349	27	400	- 52
Poisonings	33	299	38	218	+ 81
Cervical Cancer	34	291	35	264	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	35	284	52	78	+ 205
Skin Cancers	36	261	48	86	+ 175
Tuberculosis	37	258	10	2,414	- 2,156
Violence	38	245	22	618	- 373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	230	43	127	+ 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	226	31	308	- 82
Congenital Anomalies	41	194	11	1,532	- 1,338
HIV/AIDS	42	160	9	2,546	- 2,386
Endocrine Disorders	43	135	19	798	- 663
Asthma	44	117	24	613	- 496
Epilepsy	45	111	37	230	- 119
Encephalitis	46	89	56	50	+ 39
Low Birth Weight	47	62	7	2,791	- 2,729
Other Neoplasms	48	50	66	10	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	49	40	65	10	+ 30
Meningitis	50	35	12	1,415	- 1,380
Skin Disease	51	30	51	81	- 51
Birth Trauma	52	24	6	2,888	- 2,864
Malnutrition	53	21	17	924	- 903
Appendicitis	54	19	61	27	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	15	68	7	+ 7
Hepatitis B	56	13	47	92	- 79
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	12	3	5,275	- 5,263
Upper Respiratory	58	5	64	10	- 6
War	59	3	67	8	- 5
Maternal Conditions	60	2	18	880	- 878
Chlamydia	61	1	70	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	63	13	- 13
Syphilis	63	1	41	180	- 179
Tetanus	64	0	45	103	- 103
Pertussis	65	0	26	469	- 469
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	68	0	58	37	- 37
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	62	15	- 15
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	46	101	- 101
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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

Belarus

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.