SIERRA LEONE VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,303	1	7,420	- 116
Malaria	2	5,894	2	6,824	- 930
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,550	3	5,275	+ 276
Low Birth Weight	4	3,310	7	2,791	+ 519
Stroke	5	3,018	5	3,769	- 751
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,849	4	4,027	- 1,178
Birth Trauma	7	2,780	6	2,888	- 108
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,059	8	2,581	- 523
Meningitis	9	1,813	12	1,415	+ 399
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,505	11	1,532	- 28
Liver Disease	11	1,425	13	1,312	+ 113
Other Injuries	12	1,325	16	1,040	+ 284
Tuberculosis	13	1,282	10	2,414	- 1,132
Maternal Conditions	14	1,149	18	880	+ 269
Pertussis	15	989	26	469	+ 521
Kidney Disease	16	946	15	1,082	- 136
Diabetes Mellitus	17	911	14	1,190	- 279
Measles	18	836	58	37	+ 799
Violence	19	777	22	618	+ 159
Lung Disease	20	752	20	791	- 39
Malnutrition	21	751	17	924	- 172
Asthma	22	659	24	613	+ 46
Endocrine Disorders	23	625	19	798	- 172
Drownings	24	547	29	366	+ 181
Hypertension	25	469	21	623	- 154
Falls	26	449	30	324	+ 125
Suicide	27	425	25	521	- 96
Fires	28	388	33	275	+ 113
Breast Cancer	29	372	23	615	- 243
HIV/AIDS	30	363	9	2,546	- 2,183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	362	31	308	+ 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	297	28	373	- 76
Poisonings	33	267	38	218	+ 49
Inflammatory/Heart	34	266	32	288	- 22
Liver Cancer	35	258	27	400	- 142
Epilepsy	36	234	37	230	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	181	39	192	- 12
Cervical Cancer	38	169	35	264	- 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	162	43	127	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	40	147	53	77	+ 70
War	41	142	67	8	+ 133
Tetanus	42	129	45	103	+ 26
Lymphomas	43	121	42	132	- 11
Stomach Cancer	44	104	36	232	- 128
Skin Cancers	45	99	48	86	+ 14
Hepatitis B	46	97	47	92	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	47	95	44	117	- 21
Leukemia	48	89	59	37	+ 52
Oral Cancer	49	84	50	82	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	50	82	46	101	- 19
Leishmaniasis	51	82	79	0	+ 82
Skin Disease	52	74	51	81	- 7
Bladder Cancer	53	56	52	78	- 22
Pancreas Cancer	54	48	54	62	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	55	46	57	37	+ 9
Appendicitis	56	44	61	27	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	57	44	34	274	- 230
Drug Use	58	44	40	185	- 142
Ascariasis	59	43	62	15	+ 28
Alcohol	60	42	55	52	- 10
Encephalitis	61	39	56	50	- 11
Syphilis	62	38	41	180	- 142
Upper Respiratory	63	32	64	10	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	64	30	60	31	- 1
Diphtheria	65	21	69	4	+ 17
Hepatitis C	66	16	63	13	+ 2
Lung Cancers	67	15	49	85	- 71
Other Neoplasms	68	8	66	10	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	8	65	10	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	6	68	7	- 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

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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.