ARGENTINA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,228	2	40,986	- 2,758
Malaria	2	35,159	83	0	+ 35,159
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	27,178	42	578	+ 26,599
Coronary Heart Disease	4	20,748	1	48,765	- 28,016
Stroke	5	19,419	4	22,878	- 3,459
Birth Trauma	6	14,880	49	373	+ 14,507
Low Birth Weight	7	14,380	28	2,183	+ 12,197
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,301	10	6,298	+ 7,003
HIV/AIDS	9	13,117	32	1,481	+ 11,636
Tuberculosis	10	12,439	41	655	+ 11,784
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,895	26	2,419	+ 5,475
Meningitis	12	7,289	51	316	+ 6,973
Liver Disease	13	6,762	16	4,029	+ 2,733
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,129	9	6,838	- 709
Kidney Disease	15	5,577	5	13,588	- 8,011
Other Injuries	16	5,360	12	5,642	- 282
Malnutrition	17	4,759	38	929	+ 3,830
Maternal Conditions	18	4,533	53	279	+ 4,254
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,110	17	3,987	+ 123
Lung Disease	20	4,077	3	23,234	- 19,157
Hypertension	21	3,211	11	5,799	- 2,588
Violence	22	3,182	23	2,712	+ 471
Breast Cancer	23	3,171	8	7,063	- 3,891
Asthma	24	3,158	47	403	+ 2,755
Suicide	25	2,686	18	3,747	- 1,061
Pertussis	26	2,414	68	10	+ 2,404
Liver Cancer	27	2,061	30	2,045	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,922	19	3,737	- 1,815
Drownings	29	1,887	48	380	+ 1,507
Falls	30	1,668	43	506	+ 1,162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,587	44	488	+ 1,099
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,484	13	5,495	- 4,011
Fires	33	1,418	52	280	+ 1,138
Prostate Cancer	34	1,411	15	4,507	- 3,096
Cervical Cancer	35	1,358	25	2,480	- 1,122
Stomach Cancer	36	1,194	20	3,523	- 2,329
Epilepsy	37	1,187	50	332	+ 854
Poisonings	38	1,124	55	193	+ 931
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	991	7	8,931	- 7,940
Drug Use	40	955	39	826	+ 130
Syphilis	41	927	65	15	+ 912
Lymphomas	42	680	24	2,708	- 2,028
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	653	56	139	+ 514
Parkinson's Disease	44	602	36	965	- 363
Tetanus	45	529	71	3	+ 526
Schistosomiasis	46	520	84	0	+ 520
Hepatitis B	47	472	62	56	+ 416
Skin Cancers	48	442	34	1,073	- 631
Lung Cancers	49	439	6	10,014	- 9,575
Oral Cancer	50	425	35	1,073	- 648
Skin Disease	51	415	22	3,171	- 2,756
Bladder Cancer	52	402	31	1,675	- 1,273
Ovary Cancer	53	396	33	1,307	- 911
Pancreas Cancer	54	317	14	4,607	- 4,290
Alcohol	55	268	46	442	- 173
Encephalitis	56	259	64	17	+ 242
Oesophagus Cancer	57	191	29	2,054	- 1,864
Measles	58	190	79	0	+ 190
Leukemia	59	190	27	2,189	- 1,999
Uterin Cancer	60	159	37	944	- 785
Appendicitis	61	140	60	71	+ 69
Ascariasis	62	76	77	0	+ 76
Hepatitis C	63	69	57	113	- 44
Upper Respiratory	64	54	67	12	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	65	54	58	101	- 48
Other Neoplasms	66	53	21	3,224	- 3,171
War	67	44	70	5	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	38	54	243	- 206
Diphtheria	69	19	78	0	+ 19
Chlamydia	70	7	82	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	1	73	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	45	451	- 451
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	63	48	- 48
Oral conditions	82	0	66	14	- 14
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	61	59	- 59
Anemia	85	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Sierra Leone

Argentina

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.