SIERRA LEONE VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,989	4	4,027	+ 18,962
Hypertension	2	20,631	21	623	+ 20,008
Stroke	3	8,527	5	3,769	+ 4,758
Lung Cancers	4	5,021	49	85	+ 4,936
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,026	39	192	+ 3,834
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,665	1	7,420	- 4,755
Liver Disease	7	2,510	13	1,312	+ 1,197
Prostate Cancer	8	2,280	34	274	+ 2,007
Stomach Cancer	9	2,214	36	232	+ 1,982
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,051	54	62	+ 1,989
Breast Cancer	11	1,986	23	615	+ 1,371
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,753	28	373	+ 1,380
Lung Disease	13	1,748	20	791	+ 956
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,658	32	288	+ 1,370
Lymphomas	15	1,627	42	132	+ 1,495
Suicide	16	1,508	25	521	+ 987
Kidney Disease	17	1,348	15	1,082	+ 266
Alcohol	18	1,134	55	52	+ 1,082
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,116	14	1,190	- 74
Other Injuries	20	1,079	16	1,040	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	21	961	52	78	+ 883
Leukemia	22	960	59	37	+ 923
Other Neoplasms	23	942	66	10	+ 932
Falls	24	906	30	324	+ 582
Oral Cancer	25	844	50	82	+ 761
Liver Cancer	26	819	27	400	+ 419
Oesophagus Cancer	27	753	57	37	+ 716
Ovary Cancer	28	666	53	77	+ 589
Parkinson's Disease	29	626	44	117	+ 509
Skin Cancers	30	603	48	86	+ 517
Drug Use	31	573	40	185	+ 388
Cervical Cancer	32	516	35	264	+ 253
Endocrine Disorders	33	504	19	798	- 294
Uterin Cancer	34	459	60	31	+ 429
Road Traffic Accidents	35	452	8	2,581	- 2,129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	420	31	308	+ 112
Epilepsy	37	340	37	230	+ 110
Fires	38	312	33	275	+ 37
HIV/AIDS	39	308	9	2,546	- 2,238
Drownings	40	229	29	366	- 137
Skin Disease	41	218	51	81	+ 137
Violence	42	218	22	618	- 400
Congenital Anomalies	43	191	11	1,532	- 1,341
Asthma	44	184	24	613	- 429
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	165	43	127	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	132	68	7	+ 124
Tuberculosis	47	126	10	2,414	- 2,289
Multiple Sclerosis	48	124	65	10	+ 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	93	81	0	+ 93
Osteoarthritis	50	78	80	0	+ 78
Anemia	51	70	85	0	+ 70
Poisonings	52	64	38	218	- 155
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	63	3	5,275	- 5,212
Meningitis	54	57	12	1,415	- 1,358
Low Birth Weight	55	52	7	2,791	- 2,739
Schizophrenia	56	47	84	0	+ 47
Birth Trauma	57	38	6	2,888	- 2,850
Hepatitis C	58	31	63	13	+ 18
Appendicitis	59	15	61	27	- 12
Oral conditions	60	15	82	0	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	61	9	18	880	- 871
Syphilis	62	8	41	180	- 172
Encephalitis	63	1	56	50	- 49
War	64	1	67	8	- 7
Hepatitis B	65	0	47	92	- 92
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	10	- 10
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	46	101	- 101
Malaria	73	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Ascariasis	74	0	62	15	- 15
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Malnutrition	79	0	17	924	- 924
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	45	103	- 103
Diphtheria	82	0	69	4	- 4
Pertussis	83	0	26	469	- 469
Measles	84	0	58	37	- 37
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Estonia

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.