SIERRA LEONE VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,134	4	4,027	+ 8,107
Stroke	2	9,019	5	3,769	+ 5,250
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,988	1	7,420	+ 568
Lung Cancers	4	5,900	49	85	+ 5,814
Lung Disease	5	5,787	20	791	+ 4,996
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,245	39	192	+ 4,053
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,215	28	373	+ 3,842
Stomach Cancer	8	3,734	36	232	+ 3,502
Kidney Disease	9	3,315	15	1,082	+ 2,233
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,741	54	62	+ 2,680
Liver Cancer	11	2,175	27	400	+ 1,775
Other Injuries	12	1,634	16	1,040	+ 593
Suicide	13	1,441	25	521	+ 920
Lymphomas	14	1,427	42	132	+ 1,295
Breast Cancer	15	1,170	23	615	+ 555
Other Neoplasms	16	1,119	66	10	+ 1,109
Liver Disease	17	1,051	13	1,312	- 261
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,037	44	117	+ 920
Prostate Cancer	19	1,001	34	274	+ 727
Oesophagus Cancer	20	912	57	37	+ 875
Endocrine Disorders	21	850	19	798	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	22	736	52	78	+ 658
Falls	23	721	30	324	+ 397
Leukemia	24	711	59	37	+ 674
Drownings	25	623	29	366	+ 256
Oral Cancer	26	617	50	82	+ 535
Inflammatory/Heart	27	609	32	288	+ 321
Hypertension	28	494	21	623	- 129
Diabetes Mellitus	29	402	14	1,190	- 787
Ovary Cancer	30	375	53	77	+ 298
Road Traffic Accidents	31	338	8	2,581	- 2,243
Cervical Cancer	32	281	35	264	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	33	256	60	31	+ 225
Tuberculosis	34	256	10	2,414	- 2,158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	216	31	308	- 92
Skin Disease	36	208	51	81	+ 127
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	202	3	5,275	- 5,073
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	194	68	7	+ 187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	189	43	127	+ 62
Congenital Anomalies	40	183	11	1,532	- 1,349
Hepatitis C	41	164	63	13	+ 151
Asthma	42	142	24	613	- 471
Malnutrition	43	141	17	924	- 782
Skin Cancers	44	136	48	86	+ 51
Epilepsy	45	115	37	230	- 115
Hepatitis B	46	105	47	92	+ 14
Schizophrenia	47	78	84	0	+ 78
Fires	48	75	33	275	- 201
Anemia	49	65	85	0	+ 65
Drug Use	50	54	40	185	- 131
Alcohol	51	43	55	52	- 9
Meningitis	52	23	12	1,415	- 1,392
Violence	53	20	22	618	- 598
Poisonings	54	19	38	218	- 199
Low Birth Weight	55	15	7	2,791	- 2,776
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	13	81	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	57	12	64	10	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	9	61	27	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	59	8	65	10	- 2
Oral conditions	60	8	82	0	+ 8
Birth Trauma	61	8	6	2,888	- 2,880
Osteoarthritis	62	6	80	0	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	63	4	9	2,546	- 2,542
Maternal Conditions	64	3	18	880	- 877
Syphilis	65	1	41	180	- 179
War	66	1	67	8	- 7
Tetanus	67	1	45	103	- 102
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	56	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	26	469	- 468
Schistosomiasis	72	0	46	101	- 101
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	58	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	15	- 15
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Japan

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.