ANGOLA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,263	1	24,897	+ 5,365
Malaria	2	27,833	4	13,608	+ 14,225
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,515	3	15,245	+ 6,269
Coronary Heart Disease	4	16,425	9	10,020	+ 6,405
Stroke	5	15,372	8	10,687	+ 4,685
Birth Trauma	6	11,780	5	12,983	- 1,203
Low Birth Weight	7	11,383	7	11,184	+ 199
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,529	10	8,317	+ 2,213
HIV/AIDS	9	10,384	6	12,805	- 2,421
Tuberculosis	10	9,847	2	16,991	- 7,143
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,250	11	7,402	- 1,153
Meningitis	12	5,770	16	3,564	+ 2,206
Liver Disease	13	5,353	12	6,103	- 750
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,852	13	4,413	+ 439
Kidney Disease	15	4,415	20	2,746	+ 1,668
Other Injuries	16	4,243	21	2,682	+ 1,561
Malnutrition	17	3,767	17	3,509	+ 258
Maternal Conditions	18	3,588	18	3,268	+ 321
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,254	32	1,119	+ 2,135
Lung Disease	20	3,228	22	2,447	+ 781
Hypertension	21	2,542	15	3,667	- 1,126
Violence	22	2,519	19	2,928	- 409
Breast Cancer	23	2,510	31	1,141	+ 1,370
Asthma	24	2,500	25	1,681	+ 820
Suicide	25	2,126	23	1,936	+ 190
Pertussis	26	1,911	14	4,197	- 2,286
Liver Cancer	27	1,632	39	579	+ 1,053
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,522	29	1,198	+ 323
Drownings	29	1,494	26	1,600	- 106
Falls	30	1,321	30	1,147	+ 174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,256	35	679	+ 577
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,175	28	1,305	- 130
Fires	33	1,122	34	839	+ 284
Prostate Cancer	34	1,117	33	1,071	+ 46
Cervical Cancer	35	1,075	24	1,931	- 856
Stomach Cancer	36	945	47	349	+ 597
Epilepsy	37	939	36	647	+ 292
Poisonings	38	890	37	639	+ 251
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	784	42	477	+ 307
Drug Use	40	756	55	206	+ 550
Syphilis	41	734	27	1,316	- 583
Lymphomas	42	538	38	608	- 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	517	44	436	+ 81
Parkinson's Disease	44	476	49	293	+ 184
Tetanus	45	419	40	510	- 91
Schistosomiasis	46	412	52	216	+ 196
Hepatitis B	47	374	61	117	+ 257
Skin Cancers	48	350	43	467	- 117
Lung Cancers	49	347	45	401	- 54
Oral Cancer	50	336	41	507	- 171
Skin Disease	51	329	50	224	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	52	319	58	162	+ 157
Ovary Cancer	53	314	53	210	+ 103
Pancreas Cancer	54	251	59	142	+ 109
Alcohol	55	212	51	219	- 7
Encephalitis	56	205	56	190	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	57	151	48	310	- 159
Measles	58	150	63	95	+ 55
Leukemia	59	150	46	361	- 211
Uterin Cancer	60	126	64	76	+ 49
Appendicitis	61	111	54	207	- 96
Ascariasis	62	60	66	40	+ 20
Hepatitis C	63	55	70	15	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	64	42	60	130	- 87
Multiple Sclerosis	65	42	69	19	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	66	42	67	40	+ 2
War	67	35	68	23	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	30	65	61	- 32
Diphtheria	69	15	62	111	- 96
Chlamydia	70	6	73	5	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	72	8	- 7
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	79	0	57	166	- 166
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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Sierra Leone

Angola

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.