SIERRA LEONE VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,200	4	4,027	+ 49,173
Stroke	2	19,584	5	3,769	+ 15,815
Lung Cancers	3	4,611	49	85	+ 4,526
Hypertension	4	4,474	21	623	+ 3,851
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,726	39	192	+ 3,534
Suicide	6	2,504	25	521	+ 1,983
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,270	1	7,420	- 5,149
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,252	28	373	+ 1,879
Liver Disease	9	2,233	13	1,312	+ 921
Stomach Cancer	10	2,218	36	232	+ 1,987
Breast Cancer	11	2,183	23	615	+ 1,567
Prostate Cancer	12	2,075	34	274	+ 1,801
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,006	54	62	+ 1,944
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,822	14	1,190	+ 633
Falls	15	1,798	30	324	+ 1,474
Lung Disease	16	1,780	20	791	+ 989
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,680	32	288	+ 1,392
Other Injuries	18	1,442	16	1,040	+ 402
Kidney Disease	19	1,290	15	1,082	+ 208
Oral Cancer	20	1,173	50	82	+ 1,091
Lymphomas	21	1,116	42	132	+ 984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,085	31	308	+ 777
Bladder Cancer	23	1,015	52	78	+ 937
Leukemia	24	985	59	37	+ 948
Liver Cancer	25	829	27	400	+ 429
Ovary Cancer	26	809	53	77	+ 732
Road Traffic Accidents	27	779	8	2,581	- 1,802
Cervical Cancer	28	778	35	264	+ 515
Parkinson's Disease	29	772	44	117	+ 655
Oesophagus Cancer	30	759	57	37	+ 722
Other Neoplasms	31	736	66	10	+ 725
Skin Cancers	32	682	48	86	+ 596
Alcohol	33	665	55	52	+ 613
Uterin Cancer	34	553	60	31	+ 522
Drownings	35	520	29	366	+ 154
Violence	36	457	22	618	- 161
Drug Use	37	424	40	185	+ 239
Tuberculosis	38	412	10	2,414	- 2,002
Endocrine Disorders	39	250	19	798	- 548
Epilepsy	40	215	37	230	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	41	214	11	1,532	- 1,318
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	206	3	5,275	- 5,069
Fires	43	178	33	275	- 97
Skin Disease	44	166	51	81	+ 86
Poisonings	45	160	38	218	- 58
Asthma	46	157	24	613	- 456
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	142	68	7	+ 135
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	101	43	127	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	49	100	65	10	+ 89
Hepatitis C	50	81	63	13	+ 68
HIV/AIDS	51	77	9	2,546	- 2,468
Meningitis	52	67	12	1,415	- 1,348
Birth Trauma	53	36	6	2,888	- 2,852
Appendicitis	54	34	61	27	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	55	31	7	2,791	- 2,760
Schizophrenia	56	29	84	0	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	28	81	0	+ 28
Malnutrition	58	25	17	924	- 899
Osteoarthritis	59	22	80	0	+ 22
Anemia	60	18	85	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	61	16	47	92	- 75
Tetanus	62	8	45	103	- 94
Maternal Conditions	63	7	18	880	- 872
Oral conditions	64	7	82	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	65	6	56	50	- 45
Otitis Media	66	4	71	0	+ 3
War	67	1	67	8	- 7
Upper Respiratory	68	0	64	10	- 10
Pertussis	69	0	26	469	- 468
Syphilis	70	0	41	180	- 180
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	62	15	- 15
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	46	101	- 101
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Diphtheria	82	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	83	0	58	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Lithuania

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.