SIERRA LEONE VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,097	1	7,420	+ 3,677
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,090	3	5,275	+ 1,815
Malaria	3	4,123	2	6,824	- 2,701
Birth Trauma	4	3,971	6	2,888	+ 1,083
Low Birth Weight	5	3,357	7	2,791	+ 566
Stroke	6	2,894	5	3,769	- 875
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,694	4	4,027	- 1,333
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,470	8	2,581	- 111
Meningitis	9	2,295	12	1,415	+ 880
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,779	11	1,532	+ 247
Maternal Conditions	11	1,754	18	880	+ 874
Tuberculosis	12	1,672	10	2,414	- 743
HIV/AIDS	13	1,538	9	2,546	- 1,008
Liver Disease	14	1,466	13	1,312	+ 154
Other Injuries	15	1,273	16	1,040	+ 232
Pertussis	16	1,193	26	469	+ 725
Measles	17	1,133	58	37	+ 1,096
Malnutrition	18	1,027	17	924	+ 104
Kidney Disease	19	904	15	1,082	- 178
Diabetes Mellitus	20	898	14	1,190	- 292
Violence	21	683	22	618	+ 65
Lung Disease	22	683	20	791	- 108
Hypertension	23	601	21	623	- 22
Asthma	24	599	24	613	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	25	552	19	798	- 246
Drownings	26	508	29	366	+ 142
Suicide	27	491	25	521	- 31
Breast Cancer	28	484	23	615	- 132
Fires	29	345	33	275	+ 70
Syphilis	30	343	41	180	+ 163
Tetanus	31	327	45	103	+ 224
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	317	28	373	- 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	311	31	308	+ 3
Falls	34	307	30	324	- 16
Cervical Cancer	35	303	35	264	+ 39
Poisonings	36	264	38	218	+ 46
Inflammatory/Heart	37	223	32	288	- 65
Epilepsy	38	214	37	230	- 16
Lymphomas	39	186	42	132	+ 54
Liver Cancer	40	185	27	400	- 215
Prostate Cancer	41	162	34	274	- 112
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	160	39	192	- 33
Oral Cancer	43	140	50	82	+ 58
War	44	137	67	8	+ 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	137	43	127	+ 10
Leukemia	46	133	59	37	+ 96
Hepatitis B	47	127	47	92	+ 36
Drug Use	48	110	40	185	- 75
Ovary Cancer	49	105	53	77	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	50	98	44	117	- 19
Stomach Cancer	51	89	36	232	- 143
Schistosomiasis	52	89	46	101	- 12
Skin Disease	53	68	51	81	- 13
Skin Cancers	54	65	48	86	- 20
Diphtheria	55	63	69	4	+ 59
Oesophagus Cancer	56	58	57	37	+ 21
Encephalitis	57	58	56	50	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	58	52	54	62	- 10
Lung Cancers	59	48	49	85	- 37
Alcohol	60	44	55	52	- 9
Bladder Cancer	61	39	52	78	- 39
Appendicitis	62	36	61	27	+ 9
Ascariasis	63	34	62	15	+ 20
Leishmaniasis	64	29	79	0	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	65	26	60	31	- 4
Upper Respiratory	66	17	64	10	+ 7
Hepatitis C	67	15	63	13	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	68	9	66	10	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	7	65	10	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	70	6	78	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	6	68	7	- 1
Chlamydia	72	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Chad

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.