SIERRA LEONE VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,447	4	4,027	+ 32,420
Stroke	2	21,193	5	3,769	+ 17,424
Lung Cancers	3	3,521	49	85	+ 3,436
Inflammatory/Heart	4	3,502	32	288	+ 3,214
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	3,143	28	373	+ 2,770
Liver Disease	6	2,945	13	1,312	+ 1,632
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,761	39	192	+ 2,569
Suicide	8	2,372	25	521	+ 1,851
Lung Disease	9	2,371	20	791	+ 1,579
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,099	1	7,420	- 5,321
Stomach Cancer	11	1,903	36	232	+ 1,672
Alcohol	12	1,813	55	52	+ 1,761
Breast Cancer	13	1,505	23	615	+ 890
Other Injuries	14	1,458	16	1,040	+ 418
HIV/AIDS	15	1,377	9	2,546	- 1,169
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,314	54	62	+ 1,252
Hypertension	17	1,188	21	623	+ 565
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,188	14	1,190	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,134	8	2,581	- 1,448
Prostate Cancer	20	914	34	274	+ 640
Falls	21	758	30	324	+ 434
Kidney Disease	22	750	15	1,082	- 332
Violence	23	742	22	618	+ 124
Liver Cancer	24	723	27	400	+ 323
Oral Cancer	25	705	50	82	+ 622
Parkinson's Disease	26	607	44	117	+ 490
Drug Use	27	590	40	185	+ 405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	579	31	308	+ 271
Lymphomas	29	578	42	132	+ 446
Tuberculosis	30	545	10	2,414	- 1,869
Leukemia	31	534	59	37	+ 497
Ovary Cancer	32	526	53	77	+ 449
Oesophagus Cancer	33	481	57	37	+ 444
Cervical Cancer	34	481	35	264	+ 217
Uterin Cancer	35	445	60	31	+ 414
Drownings	36	429	29	366	+ 63
Fires	37	414	33	275	+ 139
Bladder Cancer	38	409	52	78	+ 330
Skin Cancers	39	363	48	86	+ 278
Poisonings	40	360	38	218	+ 142
Congenital Anomalies	41	272	11	1,532	- 1,260
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	179	43	127	+ 53
Skin Disease	43	177	51	81	+ 97
Low Birth Weight	44	139	7	2,791	- 2,652
Endocrine Disorders	45	130	19	798	- 668
Asthma	46	114	24	613	- 499
Encephalitis	47	70	56	50	+ 19
Meningitis	48	67	12	1,415	- 1,348
Multiple Sclerosis	49	54	65	10	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	49	68	7	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	51	47	66	10	+ 37
Epilepsy	52	47	37	230	- 184
Birth Trauma	53	46	6	2,888	- 2,842
Appendicitis	54	26	61	27	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	26	3	5,275	- 5,249
Maternal Conditions	56	17	18	880	- 862
Malnutrition	57	16	17	924	- 908
Upper Respiratory	58	10	64	10	- 0
War	59	8	67	8	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	3	47	92	- 89
Chlamydia	61	2	70	1	+ 0
Syphilis	62	1	41	180	- 179
Tetanus	63	0	45	103	- 102
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	26	469	- 468
Hepatitis C	66	0	63	13	- 13
Diphtheria	67	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	68	0	58	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	46	101	- 101
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	62	15	- 15
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Russia

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.