SIERRA LEONE VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,337	9	2,546	+ 6,791
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,635	1	7,420	- 2,784
Malaria	3	3,390	2	6,824	- 3,434
Low Birth Weight	4	2,320	7	2,791	- 470
Birth Trauma	5	2,239	6	2,888	- 649
Stroke	6	2,220	5	3,769	- 1,549
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,127	4	4,027	- 1,900
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,872	8	2,581	- 710
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,772	3	5,275	- 3,503
Tuberculosis	10	1,630	10	2,414	- 785
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,519	14	1,190	+ 330
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,266	11	1,532	- 266
Liver Disease	13	1,012	13	1,312	- 300
Kidney Disease	14	1,008	15	1,082	- 75
Measles	15	919	58	37	+ 882
Hypertension	16	839	21	623	+ 215
Maternal Conditions	17	704	18	880	- 175
Syphilis	18	680	41	180	+ 500
Meningitis	19	645	12	1,415	- 770
Lung Disease	20	612	20	791	- 179
Pertussis	21	554	26	469	+ 85
Suicide	22	544	25	521	+ 23
Other Injuries	23	534	16	1,040	- 507
Breast Cancer	24	428	23	615	- 187
Endocrine Disorders	25	371	19	798	- 427
Asthma	26	331	24	613	- 282
Inflammatory/Heart	27	320	32	288	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	28	285	35	264	+ 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	282	28	373	- 91
Drug Use	30	255	40	185	+ 70
Malnutrition	31	244	17	924	- 679
Falls	32	232	30	324	- 92
Violence	33	227	22	618	- 391
Liver Cancer	34	219	27	400	- 182
Prostate Cancer	35	217	34	274	- 56
Drownings	36	201	29	366	- 166
Oral Cancer	37	175	50	82	+ 93
Epilepsy	38	164	37	230	- 66
Fires	39	153	33	275	- 122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	145	39	192	- 47
Lung Cancers	41	136	49	85	+ 51
Tetanus	42	118	45	103	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	111	31	308	- 197
Poisonings	44	107	38	218	- 111
Lymphomas	45	98	42	132	- 34
Parkinson's Disease	46	89	44	117	- 27
Trypanosomiasis	47	84	78	0	+ 84
Skin Cancers	48	82	48	86	- 4
Stomach Cancer	49	79	36	232	- 153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	72	43	127	- 55
Skin Disease	51	66	51	81	- 15
Ovary Cancer	52	65	53	77	- 12
Alcohol	53	60	55	52	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	54	60	57	37	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	55	58	54	62	- 4
Bladder Cancer	56	43	52	78	- 35
Encephalitis	57	39	56	50	- 11
Uterin Cancer	58	39	60	31	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	28	61	27	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	60	22	46	101	- 79
Leukemia	61	19	59	37	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	19	68	7	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	63	16	66	10	+ 6
Diphtheria	64	16	69	4	+ 12
Hepatitis B	65	15	47	92	- 76
Upper Respiratory	66	8	64	10	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	65	10	- 3
Chlamydia	68	2	70	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	63	13	- 12
Ascariasis	70	1	62	15	- 13
War	71	1	67	8	- 8
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Equ. Guinea

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.