SIERRA LEONE VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,562	4	4,027	+ 8,535
Stroke	2	9,328	5	3,769	+ 5,559
Diabetes Mellitus	3	5,855	14	1,190	+ 4,666
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,492	1	7,420	- 3,928
Prostate Cancer	5	3,172	34	274	+ 2,898
Hypertension	6	3,139	21	623	+ 2,516
Violence	7	2,943	22	618	+ 2,325
Lung Disease	8	2,276	20	791	+ 1,485
Kidney Disease	9	1,977	15	1,082	+ 894
Breast Cancer	10	1,872	23	615	+ 1,256
HIV/AIDS	11	1,723	9	2,546	- 823
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,254	19	798	+ 457
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,081	39	192	+ 888
Skin Disease	14	1,056	51	81	+ 975
Other Injuries	15	1,051	16	1,040	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	16	919	32	288	+ 631
Congenital Anomalies	17	847	11	1,532	- 685
Stomach Cancer	18	845	36	232	+ 613
Uterin Cancer	19	786	60	31	+ 755
Pancreas Cancer	20	771	54	62	+ 710
Cervical Cancer	21	770	35	264	+ 506
Road Traffic Accidents	22	742	8	2,581	- 1,839
Liver Cancer	23	726	27	400	+ 325
Lung Cancers	24	724	49	85	+ 639
Drownings	25	694	29	366	+ 328
Lymphomas	26	676	42	132	+ 544
Oral Cancer	27	568	50	82	+ 485
Falls	28	563	30	324	+ 239
Leukemia	29	544	59	37	+ 507
Liver Disease	30	541	13	1,312	- 771
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	522	31	308	+ 214
Anemia	32	508	85	0	+ 508
Ovary Cancer	33	415	53	77	+ 338
Low Birth Weight	34	380	7	2,791	- 2,411
Asthma	35	336	24	613	- 277
Oesophagus Cancer	36	333	57	37	+ 296
Malnutrition	37	293	17	924	- 630
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	280	43	127	+ 153
Fires	39	261	33	275	- 14
Other Neoplasms	40	184	66	10	+ 173
Epilepsy	41	182	37	230	- 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	181	28	373	- 192
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	179	3	5,275	- 5,096
Parkinson's Disease	44	170	44	117	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	45	170	52	78	+ 92
Tuberculosis	46	164	10	2,414	- 2,250
Alcohol	47	147	55	52	+ 95
Birth Trauma	48	119	6	2,888	- 2,769
Skin Cancers	49	115	48	86	+ 29
Drug Use	50	111	40	185	- 74
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	107	81	0	+ 107
Suicide	52	98	25	521	- 424
Maternal Conditions	53	90	18	880	- 790
Otitis Media	54	66	71	0	+ 66
Appendicitis	55	40	61	27	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	35	68	7	+ 28
Osteoarthritis	57	32	80	0	+ 32
War	58	6	67	8	- 3
Syphilis	59	1	41	180	- 179
Poisonings	60	0	38	218	- 218
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	65	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	70	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	47	92	- 92
Hepatitis C	70	0	63	13	- 13
Meningitis	71	0	12	1,415	- 1,415
Encephalitis	72	0	56	50	- 50
Ascariasis	73	0	62	15	- 15
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	4	- 4
Pertussis	79	0	26	469	- 469
Tetanus	80	0	45	103	- 103
Measles	81	0	58	37	- 37
Schistosomiasis	82	0	46	101	- 101
Malaria	83	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Saint Vincent

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.