SIERRA LEONE VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	23,578	5	3,769	+ 19,809
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,876	4	4,027	+ 14,849
Inflammatory/Heart	3	18,149	32	288	+ 17,861
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,713	14	1,190	+ 3,523
Lung Cancers	5	4,505	49	85	+ 4,420
Lung Disease	6	3,445	20	791	+ 2,653
Hypertension	7	2,680	21	623	+ 2,057
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,393	39	192	+ 2,201
Kidney Disease	9	2,202	15	1,082	+ 1,120
Stomach Cancer	10	1,944	36	232	+ 1,712
Breast Cancer	11	1,649	23	615	+ 1,034
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,138	54	62	+ 1,077
Liver Cancer	13	1,111	27	400	+ 710
Prostate Cancer	14	1,106	34	274	+ 833
Liver Disease	15	930	13	1,312	- 383
Suicide	16	836	25	521	+ 315
Other Injuries	17	782	16	1,040	- 259
Bladder Cancer	18	694	52	78	+ 616
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	669	1	7,420	- 6,751
Parkinson's Disease	20	600	44	117	+ 483
Skin Cancers	21	538	48	86	+ 452
Leukemia	22	489	59	37	+ 452
Uterin Cancer	23	461	60	31	+ 430
Road Traffic Accidents	24	458	8	2,581	- 2,124
Lymphomas	25	409	42	132	+ 277
Ovary Cancer	26	399	53	77	+ 322
Falls	27	332	30	324	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	28	314	7	2,791	- 2,477
Oral Cancer	29	307	50	82	+ 224
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	303	28	373	- 70
Cervical Cancer	31	290	35	264	+ 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	239	31	308	- 69
Asthma	33	227	24	613	- 386
Oesophagus Cancer	34	194	57	37	+ 157
Tuberculosis	35	136	10	2,414	- 2,278
Violence	36	132	22	618	- 486
Congenital Anomalies	37	122	11	1,532	- 1,410
Epilepsy	38	99	37	230	- 132
Multiple Sclerosis	39	90	65	10	+ 80
Other Neoplasms	40	81	66	10	+ 70
Drownings	41	76	29	366	- 290
Alcohol	42	59	55	52	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	55	43	127	- 72
Endocrine Disorders	44	52	19	798	- 746
Poisonings	45	48	38	218	- 170
Fires	46	47	33	275	- 229
Drug Use	47	38	40	185	- 147
Birth Trauma	48	31	6	2,888	- 2,857
Hepatitis B	49	31	47	92	- 61
Pertussis	50	16	26	469	- 453
Meningitis	51	15	12	1,415	- 1,399
Anemia	52	15	85	0	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	12	81	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	54	8	18	880	- 872
Appendicitis	55	6	61	27	- 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	4	3	5,275	- 5,270
Skin Disease	57	4	51	81	- 76
Malnutrition	58	3	17	924	- 921
Encephalitis	59	2	56	50	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	68	7	- 5
HIV/AIDS	61	1	9	2,546	- 2,544
Syphilis	62	1	41	180	- 179
War	63	1	67	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	64	0	79	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	64	10	- 10
Diphtheria	66	0	69	4	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	0	63	13	- 13
Chlamydia	68	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	62	15	- 15
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	58	37	- 37
Tetanus	75	0	45	103	- 103
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Schistosomiasis	79	0	46	101	- 101
Otitis Media	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	83	0	82	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

No Macedonia

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.