SIERRA LEONE VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	18,027	28	373	+ 17,654
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,937	4	4,027	+ 11,910
Stroke	3	6,671	5	3,769	+ 2,902
Lung Cancers	4	3,748	49	85	+ 3,663
Hypertension	5	3,291	21	623	+ 2,668
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,323	39	192	+ 2,131
Falls	7	2,148	30	324	+ 1,824
Lung Disease	8	2,090	20	791	+ 1,299
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,022	54	62	+ 1,960
Liver Disease	10	1,731	13	1,312	+ 419
Prostate Cancer	11	1,573	34	274	+ 1,299
Breast Cancer	12	1,537	23	615	+ 922
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,383	44	117	+ 1,266
Lymphomas	14	1,379	42	132	+ 1,247
Suicide	15	1,372	25	521	+ 850
Liver Cancer	16	884	27	400	+ 484
Inflammatory/Heart	17	840	32	288	+ 552
Alcohol	18	753	55	52	+ 701
Stomach Cancer	19	724	36	232	+ 493
Other Injuries	20	708	16	1,040	- 332
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	707	1	7,420	- 6,712
Diabetes Mellitus	22	677	14	1,190	- 512
Other Neoplasms	23	611	66	10	+ 601
Leukemia	24	602	59	37	+ 565
Ovary Cancer	25	558	53	77	+ 481
Kidney Disease	26	554	15	1,082	- 528
Oesophagus Cancer	27	518	57	37	+ 481
Bladder Cancer	28	500	52	78	+ 422
Skin Cancers	29	482	48	86	+ 396
Drug Use	30	436	40	185	+ 251
Endocrine Disorders	31	416	19	798	- 382
Uterin Cancer	32	365	60	31	+ 334
Road Traffic Accidents	33	349	8	2,581	- 2,233
Oral Cancer	34	336	50	82	+ 253
Congenital Anomalies	35	311	11	1,532	- 1,221
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	246	31	308	- 62
Drownings	37	172	29	366	- 195
Epilepsy	38	169	37	230	- 62
Schizophrenia	39	151	84	0	+ 151
Asthma	40	137	24	613	- 476
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	135	68	7	+ 127
Multiple Sclerosis	42	130	65	10	+ 120
Violence	43	104	22	618	- 513
Cervical Cancer	44	101	35	264	- 163
Fires	45	100	33	275	- 175
Tuberculosis	46	52	10	2,414	- 2,362
Skin Disease	47	44	51	81	- 37
Low Birth Weight	48	42	7	2,791	- 2,749
Poisonings	49	40	38	218	- 178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	31	43	127	- 96
Osteoarthritis	51	27	80	0	+ 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	25	3	5,275	- 5,250
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	18	81	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	54	15	61	27	- 12
Meningitis	55	15	12	1,415	- 1,399
Birth Trauma	56	13	6	2,888	- 2,875
Malnutrition	57	11	17	924	- 913
Anemia	58	9	85	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	59	9	9	2,546	- 2,537
Hepatitis C	60	7	63	13	- 6
Oral conditions	61	6	82	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	62	3	64	10	- 7
Hepatitis B	63	3	47	92	- 89
Maternal Conditions	64	2	18	880	- 877
War	65	1	67	8	- 8
Encephalitis	66	1	56	50	- 50
Syphilis	67	1	41	180	- 179
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	26	469	- 468
Tetanus	70	0	45	103	- 103
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	72	0	58	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	46	101	- 101
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	15	- 15
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Finland

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.