SIERRA LEONE VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,091	4	4,027	+ 32,064
Stroke	2	24,982	5	3,769	+ 21,213
Hypertension	3	5,532	21	623	+ 4,909
Lung Cancers	4	5,083	49	85	+ 4,998
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,703	1	7,420	- 2,717
Liver Disease	6	4,483	13	1,312	+ 3,171
Lung Disease	7	3,699	20	791	+ 2,907
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,435	39	192	+ 3,243
Kidney Disease	9	2,601	15	1,082	+ 1,518
Inflammatory/Heart	10	2,228	32	288	+ 1,940
Breast Cancer	11	1,935	23	615	+ 1,320
Stomach Cancer	12	1,737	36	232	+ 1,506
Liver Cancer	13	1,565	27	400	+ 1,165
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,475	54	62	+ 1,413
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	1,427	28	373	+ 1,054
Prostate Cancer	16	1,231	34	274	+ 957
Oral Cancer	17	1,151	50	82	+ 1,068
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,121	14	1,190	- 69
Other Injuries	19	1,075	16	1,040	+ 35
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,001	8	2,581	- 1,580
Suicide	21	948	25	521	+ 427
Cervical Cancer	22	940	35	264	+ 676
Bladder Cancer	23	862	52	78	+ 784
Falls	24	756	30	324	+ 432
Lymphomas	25	696	42	132	+ 564
Leukemia	26	675	59	37	+ 638
Ovary Cancer	27	557	53	77	+ 480
Tuberculosis	28	510	10	2,414	- 1,904
Skin Cancers	29	504	48	86	+ 418
Oesophagus Cancer	30	379	57	37	+ 342
Parkinson's Disease	31	372	44	117	+ 256
Drownings	32	300	29	366	- 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	267	31	308	- 41
Uterin Cancer	34	262	60	31	+ 232
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	221	43	127	+ 95
Fires	36	212	33	275	- 63
Alcohol	37	206	55	52	+ 154
Congenital Anomalies	38	184	11	1,532	- 1,348
Poisonings	39	184	38	218	- 34
Drug Use	40	174	40	185	- 12
Low Birth Weight	41	159	7	2,791	- 2,632
Epilepsy	42	158	37	230	- 72
Other Neoplasms	43	145	66	10	+ 135
Violence	44	128	22	618	- 489
Asthma	45	113	24	613	- 500
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	112	3	5,275	- 5,163
HIV/AIDS	47	110	9	2,546	- 2,436
Endocrine Disorders	48	97	19	798	- 701
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	72	81	0	+ 72
Malnutrition	50	71	17	924	- 852
Schizophrenia	51	52	84	0	+ 52
Hepatitis C	52	49	63	13	+ 36
Skin Disease	53	49	51	81	- 32
Meningitis	54	38	12	1,415	- 1,376
Multiple Sclerosis	55	33	65	10	+ 23
Anemia	56	30	85	0	+ 30
Birth Trauma	57	19	6	2,888	- 2,869
Maternal Conditions	58	18	18	880	- 862
Hepatitis B	59	15	47	92	- 76
Appendicitis	60	11	61	27	- 17
Measles	61	4	58	37	- 33
Encephalitis	62	3	56	50	- 47
Upper Respiratory	63	1	64	10	- 9
Oral conditions	64	1	82	0	+ 1
War	65	1	67	8	- 7
Syphilis	66	1	41	180	- 179
Tetanus	67	1	45	103	- 102
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	26	469	- 468
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	46	101	- 101
Malaria	75	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	68	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Romania

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.