SIERRA LEONE VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,707	4	4,027	+ 23,680
Stroke	2	7,696	5	3,769	+ 3,927
Lung Cancers	3	6,069	49	85	+ 5,984
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,708	1	7,420	- 2,712
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,439	39	192	+ 3,247
Lung Disease	6	3,220	20	791	+ 2,428
Other Neoplasms	7	2,179	66	10	+ 2,169
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,106	14	1,190	+ 917
Breast Cancer	9	1,875	23	615	+ 1,260
Liver Disease	10	1,863	13	1,312	+ 550
Prostate Cancer	11	1,527	34	274	+ 1,254
Stomach Cancer	12	1,391	36	232	+ 1,160
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,278	54	62	+ 1,217
Alcohol	14	1,233	55	52	+ 1,181
Hypertension	15	1,162	21	623	+ 539
Falls	16	1,109	30	324	+ 785
Bladder Cancer	17	1,106	52	78	+ 1,028
Suicide	18	1,008	25	521	+ 487
Lymphomas	19	975	42	132	+ 843
Kidney Disease	20	957	15	1,082	- 125
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	871	28	373	+ 498
Road Traffic Accidents	22	837	8	2,581	- 1,745
Inflammatory/Heart	23	823	32	288	+ 535
Leukemia	24	813	59	37	+ 777
Oral Cancer	25	795	50	82	+ 712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	728	31	308	+ 420
Ovary Cancer	27	690	53	77	+ 613
Other Injuries	28	595	16	1,040	- 446
Liver Cancer	29	539	27	400	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	30	509	60	31	+ 478
Skin Cancers	31	507	48	86	+ 421
Cervical Cancer	32	449	35	264	+ 185
Oesophagus Cancer	33	424	57	37	+ 387
Parkinson's Disease	34	353	44	117	+ 236
Epilepsy	35	270	37	230	+ 39
Congenital Anomalies	36	216	11	1,532	- 1,317
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	198	3	5,275	- 5,077
Endocrine Disorders	38	196	19	798	- 602
Drownings	39	150	29	366	- 216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	144	43	127	+ 17
Tuberculosis	41	140	10	2,414	- 2,274
Low Birth Weight	42	136	7	2,791	- 2,655
Asthma	43	127	24	613	- 486
Multiple Sclerosis	44	118	65	10	+ 108
Fires	45	112	33	275	- 164
Skin Disease	46	110	51	81	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	87	68	7	+ 80
Drug Use	48	76	40	185	- 110
Violence	49	69	22	618	- 548
Malnutrition	50	68	17	924	- 855
Poisonings	51	48	38	218	- 170
Hepatitis C	52	44	63	13	+ 31
Meningitis	53	40	12	1,415	- 1,375
HIV/AIDS	54	27	9	2,546	- 2,519
Appendicitis	55	16	61	27	- 11
Hepatitis B	56	12	47	92	- 79
Birth Trauma	57	12	6	2,888	- 2,876
Schizophrenia	58	7	84	0	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	7	81	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	60	5	64	10	- 6
Osteoarthritis	61	4	80	0	+ 4
Anemia	62	3	85	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	63	2	18	880	- 878
Encephalitis	64	2	56	50	- 49
Oral conditions	65	1	82	0	+ 1
War	66	1	67	8	- 8
Tetanus	67	0	45	103	- 102
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	41	180	- 180
Diphtheria	70	0	69	4	- 4
Pertussis	71	0	26	469	- 469
Measles	72	0	58	37	- 37
Chlamydia	73	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	46	101	- 101
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	15	- 15
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	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

Poland

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.