ARAB EMIRATES VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ARAB EMIRATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,161	8	705	+ 7,456
Malaria	2	7,506	74	0	+ 7,506
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,802	33	92	+ 5,710
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,429	1	4,164	+ 265
Stroke	5	4,145	2	1,998	+ 2,147
Birth Trauma	6	3,177	37	64	+ 3,113
Low Birth Weight	7	3,070	19	195	+ 2,875
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,839	7	870	+ 1,969
HIV/AIDS	9	2,800	50	34	+ 2,766
Tuberculosis	10	2,656	36	66	+ 2,590
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,685	15	369	+ 1,317
Meningitis	12	1,556	42	52	+ 1,504
Liver Disease	13	1,444	14	417	+ 1,027
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,308	4	1,207	+ 102
Kidney Disease	15	1,191	3	1,305	- 114
Other Injuries	16	1,144	10	522	+ 622
Malnutrition	17	1,016	60	3	+ 1,013
Maternal Conditions	18	968	59	5	+ 962
Endocrine Disorders	19	877	18	260	+ 618
Lung Disease	20	870	6	912	- 42
Hypertension	21	685	5	934	- 249
Violence	22	679	35	70	+ 609
Breast Cancer	23	677	17	264	+ 413
Asthma	24	674	12	458	+ 216
Suicide	25	573	9	628	- 55
Pertussis	26	515	58	12	+ 504
Liver Cancer	27	440	32	96	+ 344
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	410	20	194	+ 216
Drownings	29	403	23	169	+ 234
Falls	30	356	11	511	- 155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	339	45	45	+ 293
Inflammatory/Heart	32	317	28	120	+ 197
Fires	33	303	22	178	+ 124
Prostate Cancer	34	301	43	51	+ 251
Cervical Cancer	35	290	41	57	+ 233
Stomach Cancer	36	255	30	112	+ 143
Epilepsy	37	253	25	140	+ 114
Poisonings	38	240	48	36	+ 204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	212	16	309	- 98
Drug Use	40	204	13	431	- 227
Syphilis	41	198	62	3	+ 195
Lymphomas	42	145	29	117	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	139	27	126	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	44	128	31	99	+ 29
Tetanus	45	113	51	33	+ 80
Schistosomiasis	46	111	75	0	+ 111
Hepatitis B	47	101	44	47	+ 54
Skin Cancers	48	94	34	77	+ 17
Lung Cancers	49	94	21	185	- 91
Oral Cancer	50	91	52	32	+ 59
Skin Disease	51	89	57	13	+ 76
Bladder Cancer	52	86	39	60	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	53	85	38	63	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	54	68	26	135	- 67
Alcohol	55	57	40	59	- 2
Encephalitis	56	55	54	28	+ 27
Oesophagus Cancer	57	41	47	37	+ 4
Measles	58	41	70	0	+ 41
Leukemia	59	40	24	154	- 114
Uterin Cancer	60	34	46	44	- 10
Appendicitis	61	30	55	13	+ 17
Ascariasis	62	16	65	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	63	15	63	1	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	64	11	64	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	65	11	49	35	- 24
Other Neoplasms	66	11	56	13	- 2
War	67	9	53	29	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	61	3	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	4	66	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	1	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARAB EMIRATES

Sierra Leone

Arab Emirates

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.