SIERRA LEONE VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,444	1	7,420	+ 1,024
Tuberculosis	2	7,592	10	2,414	+ 5,178
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,560	3	5,275	+ 2,285
HIV/AIDS	4	6,057	9	2,546	+ 3,511
Stroke	5	5,300	5	3,769	+ 1,531
Malaria	6	5,293	2	6,824	- 1,531
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,681	4	4,027	+ 654
Low Birth Weight	8	3,596	7	2,791	+ 805
Birth Trauma	9	3,537	6	2,888	+ 649
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,889	8	2,581	+ 307
Measles	11	2,623	58	37	+ 2,586
Hypertension	12	2,021	21	623	+ 1,398
Maternal Conditions	13	1,895	18	880	+ 1,016
Liver Disease	14	1,862	13	1,312	+ 549
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,842	14	1,190	+ 653
Meningitis	16	1,638	12	1,415	+ 223
Violence	17	1,628	22	618	+ 1,010
Lung Disease	18	1,543	20	791	+ 752
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,252	11	1,532	- 280
Asthma	20	1,228	24	613	+ 615
Kidney Disease	21	1,146	15	1,082	+ 64
Malnutrition	22	1,115	17	924	+ 191
Other Injuries	23	1,002	16	1,040	- 39
Suicide	24	944	25	521	+ 423
Endocrine Disorders	25	683	19	798	- 115
Breast Cancer	26	556	23	615	- 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	512	31	308	+ 204
War	28	506	67	8	+ 498
Tetanus	29	452	45	103	+ 350
Inflammatory/Heart	30	436	32	288	+ 148
Pertussis	31	428	26	469	- 40
Cervical Cancer	32	371	35	264	+ 108
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	329	28	373	- 44
Drownings	34	326	29	366	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	313	43	127	+ 186
Falls	36	293	30	324	- 31
Schistosomiasis	37	273	46	101	+ 172
Prostate Cancer	38	252	34	274	- 22
Fires	39	229	33	275	- 46
Poisonings	40	216	38	218	- 2
Syphilis	41	194	41	180	+ 14
Lymphomas	42	192	42	132	+ 60
Epilepsy	43	192	37	230	- 39
Liver Cancer	44	188	27	400	- 212
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	188	39	192	- 4
Oral Cancer	46	147	50	82	+ 65
Leukemia	47	142	59	37	+ 105
Parkinson's Disease	48	108	44	117	- 8
Stomach Cancer	49	106	36	232	- 126
Ovary Cancer	50	103	53	77	+ 26
Appendicitis	51	100	61	27	+ 73
Alcohol	52	100	55	52	+ 48
Oesophagus Cancer	53	78	57	37	+ 41
Skin Disease	54	78	51	81	- 3
Lung Cancers	55	76	49	85	- 10
Leishmaniasis	56	73	79	0	+ 73
Drug Use	57	71	40	185	- 115
Skin Cancers	58	69	48	86	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	59	64	78	0	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	60	59	54	62	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	53	47	92	- 38
Encephalitis	62	45	56	50	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	39	64	10	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	64	38	52	78	- 41
Uterin Cancer	65	32	60	31	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	24	68	7	+ 17
Diphtheria	67	17	69	4	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	10	71	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	9	63	13	- 4
Other Neoplasms	70	8	66	10	- 2
Ascariasis	71	8	62	15	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	65	10	- 4
Chlamydia	73	3	70	1	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Central Africa

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.