SIERRA LEONE VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	5,563	5	3,769	+ 1,794
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,523	1	7,420	- 2,897
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,836	4	4,027	- 191
Tuberculosis	4	3,594	10	2,414	+ 1,180
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,433	3	5,275	- 1,842
Measles	6	2,840	58	37	+ 2,804
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,440	8	2,581	- 141
Hypertension	8	1,923	21	623	+ 1,299
Malaria	9	1,705	2	6,824	- 5,119
Low Birth Weight	10	1,658	7	2,791	- 1,133
Birth Trauma	11	1,656	6	2,888	- 1,232
Liver Disease	12	1,487	13	1,312	+ 175
Malnutrition	13	1,312	17	924	+ 388
Lung Disease	14	1,225	20	791	+ 434
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,047	11	1,532	- 485
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,015	14	1,190	- 174
Cervical Cancer	17	938	35	264	+ 674
Maternal Conditions	18	860	18	880	- 20
Asthma	19	776	24	613	+ 163
Meningitis	20	740	12	1,415	- 674
Other Injuries	21	731	16	1,040	- 310
Kidney Disease	22	682	15	1,082	- 400
Violence	23	542	22	618	- 76
Suicide	24	457	25	521	- 64
HIV/AIDS	25	415	9	2,546	- 2,130
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	347	28	373	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	27	335	57	37	+ 298
Inflammatory/Heart	28	324	32	288	+ 36
Prostate Cancer	29	308	34	274	+ 35
Liver Cancer	30	289	27	400	- 111
Drownings	31	255	29	366	- 111
Oral Cancer	32	216	50	82	+ 133
Syphilis	33	211	41	180	+ 31
Lymphomas	34	209	42	132	+ 77
Fires	35	205	33	275	- 70
Falls	36	202	30	324	- 122
Breast Cancer	37	195	23	615	- 421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	194	43	127	+ 68
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	188	39	192	- 5
Poisonings	40	177	38	218	- 41
Pertussis	41	161	26	469	- 308
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	153	31	308	- 155
Skin Cancers	43	145	48	86	+ 59
Endocrine Disorders	44	143	19	798	- 654
Leukemia	45	124	59	37	+ 87
Epilepsy	46	119	37	230	- 111
Stomach Cancer	47	114	36	232	- 118
Bladder Cancer	48	89	52	78	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	49	82	44	117	- 34
Schistosomiasis	50	81	46	101	- 20
Skin Disease	51	58	51	81	- 23
Tetanus	52	58	45	103	- 45
Alcohol	53	50	55	52	- 2
War	54	48	67	8	+ 39
Lung Cancers	55	46	49	85	- 40
Appendicitis	56	45	61	27	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	57	42	53	77	- 35
Hepatitis B	58	30	47	92	- 61
Uterin Cancer	59	29	60	31	- 2
Encephalitis	60	29	56	50	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	61	25	54	62	- 37
Drug Use	62	18	40	185	- 167
Upper Respiratory	63	15	64	10	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	15	68	7	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	65	7	66	10	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	65	10	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	5	63	13	- 8
Otitis Media	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	62	15	- 13
Diphtheria	71	1	69	4	- 3
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Madagascar

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.