SIERRA LEONE VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,800	5	3,769	+ 4,031
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,709	14	1,190	+ 5,520
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,575	4	4,027	+ 1,548
Violence	4	4,794	22	618	+ 4,177
Prostate Cancer	5	2,854	34	274	+ 2,580
Kidney Disease	6	2,561	15	1,082	+ 1,479
HIV/AIDS	7	2,446	9	2,546	- 100
Hypertension	8	2,102	21	623	+ 1,479
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,897	28	373	+ 1,524
Lung Cancers	10	1,526	49	85	+ 1,441
Lung Disease	11	1,460	20	791	+ 668
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,434	8	2,581	- 1,147
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,410	39	192	+ 1,217
Breast Cancer	14	1,335	23	615	+ 719
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,269	1	7,420	- 6,150
Cervical Cancer	16	1,156	35	264	+ 892
Lymphomas	17	810	42	132	+ 678
Low Birth Weight	18	777	7	2,791	- 2,014
Stomach Cancer	19	745	36	232	+ 513
Endocrine Disorders	20	570	19	798	- 228
Liver Disease	21	500	13	1,312	- 812
Skin Disease	22	469	51	81	+ 389
Congenital Anomalies	23	448	11	1,532	- 1,084
Inflammatory/Heart	24	431	32	288	+ 143
Parkinson's Disease	25	428	44	117	+ 311
Leukemia	26	416	59	37	+ 379
Pancreas Cancer	27	383	54	62	+ 322
Uterin Cancer	28	343	60	31	+ 312
Liver Cancer	29	327	27	400	- 73
Ovary Cancer	30	313	53	77	+ 236
Other Injuries	31	293	16	1,040	- 747
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	266	31	308	- 42
Falls	33	265	30	324	- 59
Oesophagus Cancer	34	238	57	37	+ 201
Suicide	35	227	25	521	- 295
Asthma	36	211	24	613	- 402
Birth Trauma	37	210	6	2,888	- 2,678
Bladder Cancer	38	192	52	78	+ 114
Oral Cancer	39	190	50	82	+ 107
Malnutrition	40	154	17	924	- 770
Epilepsy	41	148	37	230	- 82
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	112	3	5,275	- 5,163
Maternal Conditions	43	112	18	880	- 768
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	86	43	127	- 41
Other Neoplasms	45	60	66	10	+ 50
Fires	46	50	33	275	- 225
Meningitis	47	50	12	1,415	- 1,365
Drug Use	48	42	40	185	- 143
Encephalitis	49	42	56	50	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	37	68	7	+ 29
Drownings	51	33	29	366	- 333
Skin Cancers	52	32	48	86	- 53
Appendicitis	53	29	61	27	+ 2
Tuberculosis	54	25	10	2,414	- 2,389
Alcohol	55	24	55	52	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	56	11	65	10	+ 1
Poisonings	57	8	38	218	- 211
Dengue	58	4	72	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	59	3	47	92	- 89
Syphilis	60	2	41	180	- 177
War	61	2	67	8	- 7
Chlamydia	62	1	70	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	45	103	- 102
Hepatitis C	64	0	63	13	- 13
Upper Respiratory	65	0	64	10	- 10
Ascariasis	66	0	62	15	- 15
Pertussis	67	0	26	469	- 468
Diphtheria	68	0	69	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	46	101	- 101
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	58	37	- 37
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Jamaica

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.