SIERRA LEONE VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,419	4	4,027	+ 5,392
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,281	28	373	+ 6,908
Lung Cancers	3	4,922	49	85	+ 4,837
Lung Disease	4	3,341	20	791	+ 2,550
Stroke	5	3,329	5	3,769	- 440
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,269	39	192	+ 2,077
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,747	1	7,420	- 5,672
Breast Cancer	8	1,390	23	615	+ 774
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,344	14	1,190	+ 155
Lymphomas	10	1,210	42	132	+ 1,078
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,189	54	62	+ 1,128
Falls	12	1,135	30	324	+ 812
Prostate Cancer	13	1,108	34	274	+ 834
Kidney Disease	14	1,076	15	1,082	- 6
Suicide	15	1,038	25	521	+ 517
Drug Use	16	867	40	185	+ 681
Liver Disease	17	852	13	1,312	- 460
Parkinson's Disease	18	790	44	117	+ 673
Endocrine Disorders	19	760	19	798	- 38
Liver Cancer	20	732	27	400	+ 332
Leukemia	21	728	59	37	+ 692
Hypertension	22	603	21	623	- 21
Bladder Cancer	23	593	52	78	+ 515
Other Injuries	24	562	16	1,040	- 478
Oesophagus Cancer	25	524	57	37	+ 487
Stomach Cancer	26	512	36	232	+ 280
Inflammatory/Heart	27	484	32	288	+ 196
Road Traffic Accidents	28	470	8	2,581	- 2,112
Ovary Cancer	29	447	53	77	+ 370
Skin Cancers	30	413	48	86	+ 327
Other Neoplasms	31	395	66	10	+ 384
Oral Cancer	32	374	50	82	+ 292
Alcohol	33	351	55	52	+ 298
Uterin Cancer	34	278	60	31	+ 247
Congenital Anomalies	35	254	11	1,532	- 1,278
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	198	3	5,275	- 5,077
Multiple Sclerosis	37	163	65	10	+ 152
Skin Disease	38	160	51	81	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	149	43	127	+ 23
Violence	40	142	22	618	- 475
Cervical Cancer	41	136	35	264	- 128
Low Birth Weight	42	130	7	2,791	- 2,661
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	104	31	308	- 204
Epilepsy	44	90	37	230	- 140
Hepatitis C	45	85	63	13	+ 72
Anemia	46	81	85	0	+ 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	76	68	7	+ 69
Drownings	48	67	29	366	- 300
Asthma	49	62	24	613	- 551
Birth Trauma	50	45	6	2,888	- 2,843
Malnutrition	51	45	17	924	- 878
Fires	52	45	33	275	- 230
HIV/AIDS	53	38	9	2,546	- 2,508
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	34	81	0	+ 34
Osteoarthritis	55	33	80	0	+ 33
Poisonings	56	29	38	218	- 190
Schizophrenia	57	28	84	0	+ 28
Tuberculosis	58	23	10	2,414	- 2,391
Meningitis	59	16	12	1,415	- 1,399
Hepatitis B	60	15	47	92	- 76
Oral conditions	61	12	82	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	62	12	61	27	- 16
Upper Respiratory	63	11	64	10	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	11	18	880	- 869
War	65	5	67	8	- 4
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	1	41	180	- 179
Encephalitis	68	1	56	50	- 50
Pertussis	69	0	26	469	- 468
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	45	103	- 103
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	74	0	58	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	46	101	- 101
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	15	- 15
Chlamydia	83	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	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

Canada

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.