SIERRA LEONE VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,174	1	7,420	- 1,246
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,566	3	5,275	+ 291
Malaria	3	4,844	2	6,824	- 1,980
Low Birth Weight	4	3,683	7	2,791	+ 892
Birth Trauma	5	3,447	6	2,888	+ 559
Stroke	6	2,556	5	3,769	- 1,213
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,450	4	4,027	- 1,577
Malnutrition	8	2,426	17	924	+ 1,502
HIV/AIDS	9	2,399	9	2,546	- 147
Meningitis	10	1,879	12	1,415	+ 465
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,852	8	2,581	- 730
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,552	11	1,532	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	13	1,185	18	880	+ 305
Liver Disease	14	1,133	13	1,312	- 179
Other Injuries	15	958	16	1,040	- 82
Diabetes Mellitus	16	949	14	1,190	- 240
Kidney Disease	17	906	15	1,082	- 176
Violence	18	869	22	618	+ 251
Lung Disease	19	818	20	791	+ 27
Cervical Cancer	20	719	35	264	+ 456
Endocrine Disorders	21	671	19	798	- 127
Measles	22	642	58	37	+ 605
Asthma	23	619	24	613	+ 6
Tuberculosis	24	619	10	2,414	- 1,796
Hypertension	25	535	21	623	- 88
War	26	456	67	8	+ 447
Stomach Cancer	27	441	36	232	+ 209
Drownings	28	437	29	366	+ 70
Pertussis	29	417	26	469	- 51
Breast Cancer	30	393	23	615	- 223
Falls	31	360	30	324	+ 36
Suicide	32	334	25	521	- 187
Syphilis	33	320	41	180	+ 140
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	313	28	373	- 60
Fires	35	311	33	275	+ 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	292	39	192	+ 99
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	259	31	308	- 49
Liver Cancer	38	233	27	400	- 167
Poisonings	39	233	38	218	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	40	228	32	288	- 60
Epilepsy	41	201	37	230	- 29
Bladder Cancer	42	179	52	78	+ 101
Tetanus	43	177	45	103	+ 74
Prostate Cancer	44	150	34	274	- 124
Lymphomas	45	131	42	132	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	117	43	127	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	47	107	54	62	+ 46
Oral Cancer	48	104	50	82	+ 22
Lung Cancers	49	104	49	85	+ 19
Parkinson's Disease	50	98	44	117	- 19
Schistosomiasis	51	91	46	101	- 10
Hepatitis B	52	86	47	92	- 6
Ovary Cancer	53	82	53	77	+ 5
Skin Cancers	54	80	48	86	- 5
Encephalitis	55	80	56	50	+ 30
Leukemia	56	80	59	37	+ 43
Skin Disease	57	71	51	81	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	58	66	57	37	+ 29
Drug Use	59	58	40	185	- 128
Alcohol	60	34	55	52	- 18
Uterin Cancer	61	33	60	31	+ 3
Appendicitis	62	29	61	27	+ 2
Ascariasis	63	23	62	15	+ 9
Hepatitis C	64	13	63	13	- 0
Upper Respiratory	65	13	64	10	+ 2
Diphtheria	66	9	69	4	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	67	9	66	10	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	65	10	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	7	68	7	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Mali

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.