SIERRA LEONE VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,156	4	4,027	+ 4,129
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,967	28	373	+ 7,594
Lung Disease	3	6,698	20	791	+ 5,907
Lung Cancers	4	5,682	49	85	+ 5,597
Stroke	5	5,592	5	3,769	+ 1,823
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,426	1	7,420	- 3,994
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,278	39	192	+ 3,086
Prostate Cancer	8	2,260	34	274	+ 1,986
Breast Cancer	9	1,983	23	615	+ 1,368
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,960	14	1,190	+ 771
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,673	54	62	+ 1,612
Kidney Disease	12	1,391	15	1,082	+ 308
Lymphomas	13	1,114	42	132	+ 982
Liver Disease	14	1,057	13	1,312	- 256
Hypertension	15	981	21	623	+ 358
Suicide	16	943	25	521	+ 421
Parkinson's Disease	17	916	44	117	+ 799
Alcohol	18	914	55	52	+ 862
Endocrine Disorders	19	877	19	798	+ 80
Leukemia	20	853	59	37	+ 816
Bladder Cancer	21	833	52	78	+ 755
Falls	22	826	30	324	+ 502
Stomach Cancer	23	739	36	232	+ 507
Oesophagus Cancer	24	728	57	37	+ 691
Liver Cancer	25	709	27	400	+ 309
Skin Cancers	26	593	48	86	+ 507
Other Neoplasms	27	577	66	10	+ 567
Oral Cancer	28	566	50	82	+ 484
Ovary Cancer	29	561	53	77	+ 484
Other Injuries	30	530	16	1,040	- 510
Inflammatory/Heart	31	434	32	288	+ 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	330	31	308	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	33	326	8	2,581	- 2,256
Drug Use	34	300	40	185	+ 115
Uterin Cancer	35	238	60	31	+ 207
Congenital Anomalies	36	234	11	1,532	- 1,298
Cervical Cancer	37	233	35	264	- 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	221	3	5,275	- 5,054
Multiple Sclerosis	39	202	65	10	+ 191
Epilepsy	40	191	37	230	- 39
Low Birth Weight	41	178	7	2,791	- 2,613
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	147	43	127	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	129	68	7	+ 122
Asthma	44	126	24	613	- 487
Skin Disease	45	120	51	81	+ 40
Anemia	46	112	85	0	+ 112
Violence	47	96	22	618	- 521
Schizophrenia	48	87	84	0	+ 87
Fires	49	81	33	275	- 195
Drownings	50	57	29	366	- 309
Osteoarthritis	51	39	80	0	+ 39
Meningitis	52	38	12	1,415	- 1,377
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	37	81	0	+ 37
Appendicitis	54	35	61	27	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	55	34	9	2,546	- 2,511
Birth Trauma	56	32	6	2,888	- 2,856
Tuberculosis	57	24	10	2,414	- 2,391
Upper Respiratory	58	23	64	10	+ 13
Malnutrition	59	21	17	924	- 902
Hepatitis C	60	13	63	13	- 0
Hepatitis B	61	9	47	92	- 82
Poisonings	62	8	38	218	- 210
Oral conditions	63	6	82	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	3	18	880	- 876
Otitis Media	65	3	71	0	+ 3
War	66	1	67	8	- 8
Encephalitis	67	1	56	50	- 49
Tetanus	68	1	45	103	- 102
Chlamydia	69	1	70	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	41	180	- 179
Measles	71	0	58	37	- 36
Pertussis	72	0	26	469	- 469
Diphtheria	73	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	46	101	- 101
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	15	- 15
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
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

Denmark

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.