SIERRA LEONE VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,986	1	7,420	+ 566
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,576	3	5,275	+ 301
Tuberculosis	3	4,906	10	2,414	+ 2,491
Malaria	4	3,890	2	6,824	- 2,934
Birth Trauma	5	3,860	6	2,888	+ 972
Low Birth Weight	6	3,697	7	2,791	+ 906
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,365	4	4,027	- 1,662
Stroke	8	2,225	5	3,769	- 1,544
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,915	11	1,532	+ 382
HIV/AIDS	10	1,700	9	2,546	- 846
Meningitis	11	1,682	12	1,415	+ 267
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,606	8	2,581	- 975
Liver Disease	13	1,477	13	1,312	+ 164
Measles	14	1,134	58	37	+ 1,097
Maternal Conditions	15	907	18	880	+ 27
Pertussis	16	897	26	469	+ 428
Other Injuries	17	874	16	1,040	- 166
Diabetes Mellitus	18	867	14	1,190	- 323
Violence	19	709	22	618	+ 92
Kidney Disease	20	701	15	1,082	- 382
Endocrine Disorders	21	609	19	798	- 189
Lung Disease	22	484	20	791	- 307
Breast Cancer	23	458	23	615	- 158
Hypertension	24	412	21	623	- 211
Cervical Cancer	25	407	35	264	+ 144
Tetanus	26	322	45	103	+ 219
Asthma	27	316	24	613	- 297
Falls	28	290	30	324	- 34
Fires	29	275	33	275	- 0
Suicide	30	270	25	521	- 251
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	261	28	373	- 112
Drownings	32	254	29	366	- 113
Poisonings	33	253	38	218	+ 35
Drug Use	34	242	40	185	+ 56
Prostate Cancer	35	228	34	274	- 46
Malnutrition	36	227	17	924	- 697
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	225	31	308	- 83
Syphilis	38	210	41	180	+ 30
Liver Cancer	39	204	27	400	- 196
Lymphomas	40	200	42	132	+ 68
Epilepsy	41	193	37	230	- 38
Inflammatory/Heart	42	186	32	288	- 102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	160	39	192	- 32
Diphtheria	44	146	69	4	+ 143
War	45	125	67	8	+ 117
Parkinson's Disease	46	95	44	117	- 21
Leukemia	47	87	59	37	+ 50
Oral Cancer	48	86	50	82	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	49	82	53	77	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	50	82	36	232	- 150
Pancreas Cancer	51	76	54	62	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	75	43	127	- 52
Skin Cancers	53	74	48	86	- 11
Schistosomiasis	54	58	46	101	- 43
Hepatitis B	55	57	47	92	- 34
Skin Disease	56	57	51	81	- 24
Lung Cancers	57	50	49	85	- 35
Alcohol	58	40	55	52	- 12
Encephalitis	59	36	56	50	- 14
Appendicitis	60	29	61	27	+ 2
Ascariasis	61	26	62	15	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	62	26	60	31	- 5
Bladder Cancer	63	26	52	78	- 52
Oesophagus Cancer	64	22	57	37	- 15
Hepatitis C	65	12	63	13	- 2
Other Neoplasms	66	11	66	10	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	67	10	64	10	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	65	10	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	6	68	7	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	- 1
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	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

Nigeria

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.