ALGERIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,251	6	7,289	+ 30,962
Malaria	2	35,180	72	0	+ 35,180
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	27,194	26	1,111	+ 26,083
Coronary Heart Disease	4	20,761	1	54,547	- 33,786
Stroke	5	19,430	2	23,393	- 3,962
Birth Trauma	6	14,889	13	3,800	+ 11,089
Low Birth Weight	7	14,388	8	5,441	+ 8,947
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,309	3	8,996	+ 4,312
HIV/AIDS	9	13,125	48	193	+ 12,932
Tuberculosis	10	12,447	17	2,840	+ 9,606
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,899	11	4,357	+ 3,542
Meningitis	12	7,293	45	320	+ 6,973
Liver Disease	13	6,766	15	3,464	+ 3,302
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,133	9	4,678	+ 1,455
Kidney Disease	15	5,580	5	7,528	- 1,948
Other Injuries	16	5,363	22	1,401	+ 3,962
Malnutrition	17	4,762	53	82	+ 4,680
Maternal Conditions	18	4,536	33	917	+ 3,619
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,113	32	926	+ 3,187
Lung Disease	20	4,080	10	4,668	- 588
Hypertension	21	3,213	4	8,369	- 5,157
Violence	22	3,184	36	713	+ 2,471
Breast Cancer	23	3,173	14	3,465	- 292
Asthma	24	3,160	18	2,040	+ 1,120
Suicide	25	2,687	28	1,072	+ 1,615
Pertussis	26	2,415	49	169	+ 2,246
Liver Cancer	27	2,062	41	551	+ 1,512
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,923	7	5,635	- 3,712
Drownings	29	1,888	42	451	+ 1,438
Falls	30	1,669	23	1,315	+ 355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,588	35	721	+ 867
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,485	34	825	+ 660
Fires	33	1,419	39	636	+ 782
Prostate Cancer	34	1,412	29	1,069	+ 343
Cervical Cancer	35	1,359	27	1,088	+ 271
Stomach Cancer	36	1,195	19	2,032	- 837
Epilepsy	37	1,187	44	355	+ 833
Poisonings	38	1,125	47	287	+ 838
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	991	16	3,139	- 2,148
Drug Use	40	956	30	983	- 27
Syphilis	41	927	61	41	+ 886
Lymphomas	42	680	20	1,833	- 1,152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	653	43	362	+ 291
Parkinson's Disease	44	602	24	1,249	- 647
Tetanus	45	529	60	52	+ 478
Schistosomiasis	46	520	63	22	+ 498
Hepatitis B	47	473	50	165	+ 308
Skin Cancers	48	442	37	711	- 269
Lung Cancers	49	439	12	3,931	- 3,492
Oral Cancer	50	425	38	695	- 270
Skin Disease	51	415	52	111	+ 304
Bladder Cancer	52	403	21	1,423	- 1,020
Ovary Cancer	53	397	40	611	- 215
Pancreas Cancer	54	317	31	973	- 656
Alcohol	55	268	54	81	+ 187
Encephalitis	56	259	51	145	+ 114
Oesophagus Cancer	57	191	46	313	- 123
Measles	58	190	59	55	+ 135
Leukemia	59	190	25	1,157	- 968
Uterin Cancer	60	159	56	75	+ 84
Appendicitis	61	140	55	80	+ 60
Ascariasis	62	76	67	2	+ 74
Hepatitis C	63	69	65	4	+ 65
Upper Respiratory	64	54	68	2	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	65	54	57	74	- 20
Other Neoplasms	66	53	58	58	- 5
War	67	44	62	41	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	38	64	22	+ 16
Diphtheria	69	19	70	1	+ 18
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

Sierra Leone

Algeria

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.