SIERRA LEONE VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	9,314	28	373	+ 8,941
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,033	4	4,027	+ 5,006
Lung Cancers	3	5,635	49	85	+ 5,550
Stroke	4	4,982	5	3,769	+ 1,213
Lung Disease	5	4,910	20	791	+ 4,119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,992	39	192	+ 2,799
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,538	1	7,420	- 4,881
Falls	8	2,120	30	324	+ 1,796
Breast Cancer	9	1,814	23	615	+ 1,199
Prostate Cancer	10	1,676	34	274	+ 1,402
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,537	54	62	+ 1,476
Kidney Disease	12	1,299	15	1,082	+ 216
Lymphomas	13	1,289	42	132	+ 1,157
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,225	14	1,190	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,101	57	37	+ 1,064
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,088	44	117	+ 971
Suicide	17	1,039	25	521	+ 518
Other Neoplasms	18	940	66	10	+ 929
Other Injuries	19	846	16	1,040	- 194
Leukemia	20	810	59	37	+ 773
Bladder Cancer	21	755	52	78	+ 677
Stomach Cancer	22	698	36	232	+ 467
Inflammatory/Heart	23	616	32	288	+ 328
Liver Cancer	24	597	27	400	+ 197
Ovary Cancer	25	547	53	77	+ 471
Endocrine Disorders	26	541	19	798	- 257
Skin Cancers	27	526	48	86	+ 440
Liver Disease	28	480	13	1,312	- 832
Hypertension	29	420	21	623	- 203
Oral Cancer	30	394	50	82	+ 312
Road Traffic Accidents	31	349	8	2,581	- 2,232
Alcohol	32	314	55	52	+ 262
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	300	3	5,275	- 4,975
Uterin Cancer	34	291	60	31	+ 260
Congenital Anomalies	35	279	11	1,532	- 1,253
Skin Disease	36	152	51	81	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	37	151	65	10	+ 141
Epilepsy	38	148	37	230	- 82
Cervical Cancer	39	137	35	264	- 127
Anemia	40	128	85	0	+ 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	122	43	127	- 5
Drug Use	42	118	40	185	- 67
Osteoarthritis	43	113	80	0	+ 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	110	68	7	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	45	86	7	2,791	- 2,705
Asthma	46	85	24	613	- 528
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	67	31	308	- 241
Violence	48	55	22	618	- 563
Drownings	49	50	29	366	- 316
Schizophrenia	50	49	84	0	+ 49
Meningitis	51	40	12	1,415	- 1,374
Birth Trauma	52	38	6	2,888	- 2,850
Fires	53	25	33	275	- 250
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	21	81	0	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	55	17	9	2,546	- 2,529
Tuberculosis	56	15	10	2,414	- 2,400
Upper Respiratory	57	14	64	10	+ 4
Appendicitis	58	13	61	27	- 14
Oral conditions	59	11	82	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	60	10	63	13	- 3
Poisonings	61	9	38	218	- 209
Hepatitis B	62	7	47	92	- 85
Malnutrition	63	6	17	924	- 917
Otitis Media	64	5	71	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	65	4	18	880	- 876
War	66	1	67	8	- 8
Pertussis	67	0	26	469	- 468
Encephalitis	68	0	56	50	- 50
Syphilis	69	0	41	180	- 179
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	72	0	45	103	- 103
Measles	73	0	58	37	- 37
Schistosomiasis	74	0	46	101	- 101
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	15	- 15
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	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

Netherlands

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.