AFGHANISTAN VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,637	4	14,649	+ 17,988
Malaria	2	30,017	57	185	+ 29,832
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	23,203	13	5,555	+ 17,648
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,714	1	40,195	- 22,481
Stroke	5	16,579	3	19,060	- 2,482
Birth Trauma	6	12,704	6	10,723	+ 1,981
Low Birth Weight	7	12,277	5	12,631	- 354
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,355	11	6,033	+ 5,322
HIV/AIDS	9	11,199	46	464	+ 10,735
Tuberculosis	10	10,620	7	9,839	+ 781
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,740	14	5,001	+ 1,739
Meningitis	12	6,223	20	2,626	+ 3,597
Liver Disease	13	5,773	16	4,600	+ 1,173
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,233	12	5,750	- 517
Kidney Disease	15	4,761	10	6,590	- 1,829
Other Injuries	16	4,576	18	3,241	+ 1,335
Malnutrition	17	4,063	43	589	+ 3,474
Maternal Conditions	18	3,870	9	7,807	- 3,937
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,509	28	1,364	+ 2,145
Lung Disease	20	3,481	15	4,650	- 1,169
Hypertension	21	2,741	8	7,995	- 5,254
Violence	22	2,717	19	3,217	- 500
Breast Cancer	23	2,707	22	1,822	+ 885
Asthma	24	2,697	17	3,403	- 706
Suicide	25	2,293	24	1,573	+ 720
Pertussis	26	2,061	21	2,107	- 47
Liver Cancer	27	1,760	40	657	+ 1,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,641	23	1,765	- 124
Drownings	29	1,611	34	996	+ 615
Falls	30	1,424	37	905	+ 519
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,355	25	1,505	- 150
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,267	45	527	+ 740
Fires	33	1,210	50	348	+ 862
Prostate Cancer	34	1,205	55	258	+ 947
Cervical Cancer	35	1,159	44	541	+ 619
Stomach Cancer	36	1,019	26	1,501	- 481
Epilepsy	37	1,013	35	993	+ 21
Poisonings	38	960	47	384	+ 576
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	846	39	741	+ 105
Drug Use	40	816	51	328	+ 488
Syphilis	41	791	60	94	+ 697
Lymphomas	42	581	36	946	- 366
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	557	33	1,041	- 484
Parkinson's Disease	44	514	41	628	- 114
Tetanus	45	452	30	1,254	- 803
Schistosomiasis	46	444	79	0	+ 444
Hepatitis B	47	403	38	863	- 460
Skin Cancers	48	377	59	145	+ 232
Lung Cancers	49	375	32	1,076	- 701
Oral Cancer	50	362	27	1,467	- 1,105
Skin Disease	51	354	61	94	+ 260
Bladder Cancer	52	344	54	272	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	53	338	48	369	- 31
Pancreas Cancer	54	271	56	229	+ 41
Alcohol	55	229	58	150	+ 79
Encephalitis	56	221	31	1,190	- 969
Oesophagus Cancer	57	163	29	1,314	- 1,152
Measles	58	162	49	350	- 188
Leukemia	59	162	42	610	- 448
Uterin Cancer	60	135	53	289	- 153
Appendicitis	61	119	52	298	- 179
Ascariasis	62	65	66	17	+ 48
Hepatitis C	63	59	64	28	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	64	46	68	9	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	65	46	62	84	- 38
Other Neoplasms	66	45	63	29	+ 16
War	67	37	2	25,620	- 25,582
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	32	65	25	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	16	67	16	- 0
Chlamydia	70	6	69	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Sierra Leone

Afghanistan

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.