SIERRA LEONE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,813	1	7,420	- 1,607
Tuberculosis	2	3,459	10	2,414	+ 1,044
Measles	3	3,340	58	37	+ 3,303
Malaria	4	3,305	2	6,824	- 3,519
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,264	3	5,275	- 2,011
Stroke	6	2,892	5	3,769	- 876
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,744	4	4,027	- 1,283
Low Birth Weight	8	2,740	7	2,791	- 51
Birth Trauma	9	2,614	6	2,888	- 274
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,391	8	2,581	- 190
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,285	11	1,532	- 247
Hypertension	12	1,244	21	623	+ 621
Liver Disease	13	1,189	13	1,312	- 123
Lung Disease	14	1,069	20	791	+ 278
HIV/AIDS	15	1,050	9	2,546	- 1,496
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,020	14	1,190	- 170
Meningitis	17	914	12	1,415	- 500
Violence	18	879	22	618	+ 261
Maternal Conditions	19	831	18	880	- 49
Kidney Disease	20	717	15	1,082	- 365
Malnutrition	21	704	17	924	- 219
Other Injuries	22	654	16	1,040	- 387
Pertussis	23	626	26	469	+ 158
Asthma	24	611	24	613	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	25	583	19	798	- 215
Suicide	26	459	25	521	- 62
Cervical Cancer	27	381	35	264	+ 118
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	359	28	373	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	29	320	32	288	+ 32
Prostate Cancer	30	312	34	274	+ 38
Liver Cancer	31	303	27	400	- 97
Syphilis	32	296	41	180	+ 117
Falls	33	275	30	324	- 49
Drownings	34	273	29	366	- 93
Breast Cancer	35	270	23	615	- 346
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	234	39	192	+ 42
Stomach Cancer	37	204	36	232	- 28
Lymphomas	38	163	42	132	+ 31
Fires	39	159	33	275	- 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	152	31	308	- 156
Leukemia	41	148	59	37	+ 111
Poisonings	42	137	38	218	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	137	43	127	+ 10
Epilepsy	44	136	37	230	- 94
War	45	131	67	8	+ 123
Tetanus	46	92	45	103	- 11
Lung Cancers	47	91	49	85	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	48	85	46	101	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	49	82	44	117	- 35
Pancreas Cancer	50	80	54	62	+ 19
Oral Cancer	51	79	50	82	- 3
Leishmaniasis	52	69	79	0	+ 69
Oesophagus Cancer	53	62	57	37	+ 25
Skin Disease	54	62	51	81	- 19
Skin Cancers	55	60	48	86	- 25
Appendicitis	56	56	61	27	+ 28
Encephalitis	57	54	56	50	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	58	52	53	77	- 25
Drug Use	59	50	40	185	- 135
Alcohol	60	50	55	52	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	36	47	92	- 56
Upper Respiratory	62	29	64	10	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	63	28	60	31	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	64	27	78	0	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	65	21	52	78	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	17	68	7	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	67	7	66	10	- 3
Ascariasis	68	6	62	15	- 8
Hepatitis C	69	5	63	13	- 8
Diphtheria	70	4	69	4	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	65	10	- 7
Otitis Media	72	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	1	70	1	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	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

DR Congo

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.