SIERRA LEONE VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,012	4	4,027	+ 36,985
Stroke	2	29,839	5	3,769	+ 26,070
Hypertension	3	6,045	21	623	+ 5,422
Lung Cancers	4	4,843	49	85	+ 4,758
Inflammatory/Heart	5	4,663	32	288	+ 4,375
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,656	39	192	+ 3,464
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,360	28	373	+ 2,987
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,681	14	1,190	+ 1,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,538	1	7,420	- 4,882
Breast Cancer	10	2,392	23	615	+ 1,777
Stomach Cancer	11	2,378	36	232	+ 2,146
Prostate Cancer	12	2,349	34	274	+ 2,076
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,209	54	62	+ 2,147
Suicide	14	1,943	25	521	+ 1,422
Liver Disease	15	1,847	13	1,312	+ 535
Other Injuries	16	1,835	16	1,040	+ 795
Kidney Disease	17	1,805	15	1,082	+ 723
Lung Disease	18	1,754	20	791	+ 962
Lymphomas	19	1,243	42	132	+ 1,111
Bladder Cancer	20	1,154	52	78	+ 1,076
Alcohol	21	1,151	55	52	+ 1,099
Oral Cancer	22	1,084	50	82	+ 1,001
Falls	23	1,020	30	324	+ 696
Ovary Cancer	24	995	53	77	+ 918
Leukemia	25	942	59	37	+ 906
Liver Cancer	26	793	27	400	+ 393
Road Traffic Accidents	27	777	8	2,581	- 1,804
Other Neoplasms	28	773	66	10	+ 763
Uterin Cancer	29	748	60	31	+ 717
Skin Cancers	30	731	48	86	+ 646
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	718	31	308	+ 410
Oesophagus Cancer	32	664	57	37	+ 627
Cervical Cancer	33	647	35	264	+ 383
Drownings	34	642	29	366	+ 276
Parkinson's Disease	35	635	44	117	+ 519
Fires	36	523	33	275	+ 248
Violence	37	478	22	618	- 139
Skin Disease	38	387	51	81	+ 307
HIV/AIDS	39	375	9	2,546	- 2,171
Tuberculosis	40	361	10	2,414	- 2,053
Endocrine Disorders	41	299	19	798	- 499
Hepatitis C	42	268	63	13	+ 254
Congenital Anomalies	43	235	11	1,532	- 1,297
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	230	81	0	+ 230
Epilepsy	45	224	37	230	- 6
Asthma	46	211	24	613	- 402
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	207	43	127	+ 80
Drug Use	48	206	40	185	+ 21
Poisonings	49	118	38	218	- 100
Multiple Sclerosis	50	103	65	10	+ 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	100	68	7	+ 93
Meningitis	52	75	12	1,415	- 1,340
Anemia	53	72	85	0	+ 72
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	69	3	5,275	- 5,206
Birth Trauma	55	59	6	2,888	- 2,829
Low Birth Weight	56	57	7	2,791	- 2,734
Schizophrenia	57	38	84	0	+ 38
Osteoarthritis	58	35	80	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	59	24	61	27	- 3
Maternal Conditions	60	23	18	880	- 857
Oral conditions	61	18	82	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	18	64	10	+ 8
Hepatitis B	63	16	47	92	- 76
Malnutrition	64	10	17	924	- 914
Syphilis	65	7	41	180	- 173
Otitis Media	66	5	71	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	4	69	4	- 0
War	68	1	67	8	- 7
Encephalitis	69	0	56	50	- 50
Pertussis	70	0	26	469	- 468
Tetanus	71	0	45	103	- 103
Measles	72	0	58	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	46	101	- 101
Malaria	79	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	62	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Latvia

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.