SIERRA LEONE VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,636	4	4,027	+ 7,609
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,170	28	373	+ 6,797
Stroke	3	5,641	5	3,769	+ 1,872
Lung Cancers	4	5,161	49	85	+ 5,075
Lung Disease	5	4,903	20	791	+ 4,111
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,323	1	7,420	- 3,096
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,535	39	192	+ 2,343
Kidney Disease	8	2,248	15	1,082	+ 1,165
Breast Cancer	9	1,970	23	615	+ 1,354
Suicide	10	1,608	25	521	+ 1,086
Other Injuries	11	1,528	16	1,040	+ 488
Other Neoplasms	12	1,392	66	10	+ 1,381
Prostate Cancer	13	1,389	34	274	+ 1,115
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,378	54	62	+ 1,316
Falls	15	1,337	30	324	+ 1,013
Lymphomas	16	1,182	42	132	+ 1,050
Liver Disease	17	1,091	13	1,312	- 221
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,090	19	798	+ 292
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,049	44	117	+ 932
Diabetes Mellitus	20	967	14	1,190	- 223
Leukemia	21	913	59	37	+ 877
Bladder Cancer	22	821	52	78	+ 743
Inflammatory/Heart	23	808	32	288	+ 520
Liver Cancer	24	743	27	400	+ 343
Oesophagus Cancer	25	684	57	37	+ 647
Stomach Cancer	26	657	36	232	+ 425
Hypertension	27	563	21	623	- 60
Oral Cancer	28	514	50	82	+ 431
Road Traffic Accidents	29	507	8	2,581	- 2,074
Ovary Cancer	30	497	53	77	+ 420
Skin Cancers	31	398	48	86	+ 312
Alcohol	32	380	55	52	+ 328
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	318	3	5,275	- 4,957
Uterin Cancer	34	293	60	31	+ 262
Skin Disease	35	289	51	81	+ 208
Epilepsy	36	265	37	230	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	223	43	127	+ 96
Malnutrition	38	221	17	924	- 702
Drug Use	39	219	40	185	+ 33
Congenital Anomalies	40	215	11	1,532	- 1,318
Cervical Cancer	41	185	35	264	- 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	162	31	308	- 146
Anemia	43	151	85	0	+ 151
Violence	44	114	22	618	- 504
Multiple Sclerosis	45	112	65	10	+ 101
Asthma	46	97	24	613	- 516
Drownings	47	60	29	366	- 306
Fires	48	57	33	275	- 218
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	55	68	7	+ 48
Low Birth Weight	50	53	7	2,791	- 2,738
Osteoarthritis	51	45	80	0	+ 45
Hepatitis C	52	40	63	13	+ 27
Birth Trauma	53	36	6	2,888	- 2,852
Tuberculosis	54	35	10	2,414	- 2,380
Poisonings	55	31	38	218	- 187
Schizophrenia	56	30	84	0	+ 30
HIV/AIDS	57	27	9	2,546	- 2,518
Meningitis	58	22	12	1,415	- 1,393
Upper Respiratory	59	17	64	10	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	15	81	0	+ 15
Oral conditions	61	14	82	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	62	13	61	27	- 14
Hepatitis B	63	13	47	92	- 79
Maternal Conditions	64	5	18	880	- 875
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	56	50	- 49
War	67	1	67	8	- 8
Pertussis	68	1	26	469	- 468
Diphtheria	69	0	69	4	- 4
Syphilis	70	0	41	180	- 180
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Schistosomiasis	76	0	46	101	- 101
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	45	103	- 103
Measles	79	0	58	37	- 37
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	15	- 15
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Belgium

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.