AUSTRALIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,775	8	4,446	+ 17,329
Malaria	2	20,027	82	0	+ 20,027
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,481	40	296	+ 15,185
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,818	1	21,548	- 9,730
Stroke	5	11,061	3	10,331	+ 730
Birth Trauma	6	8,476	50	140	+ 8,336
Low Birth Weight	7	8,191	43	248	+ 7,943
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,576	29	1,245	+ 6,331
HIV/AIDS	9	7,472	57	50	+ 7,422
Tuberculosis	10	7,086	56	53	+ 7,033
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,497	33	711	+ 3,786
Meningitis	12	4,152	60	37	+ 4,115
Liver Disease	13	3,852	26	1,421	+ 2,430
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,491	7	4,471	- 980
Kidney Disease	15	3,177	12	3,139	+ 37
Other Injuries	16	3,053	22	1,642	+ 1,411
Malnutrition	17	2,711	51	117	+ 2,594
Maternal Conditions	18	2,582	63	20	+ 2,562
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,341	16	2,328	+ 13
Lung Disease	20	2,322	5	8,487	- 6,165
Hypertension	21	1,829	23	1,631	+ 197
Violence	22	1,813	44	243	+ 1,569
Breast Cancer	23	1,806	10	3,405	- 1,599
Asthma	24	1,799	36	455	+ 1,344
Suicide	25	1,530	11	3,150	- 1,620
Pertussis	26	1,375	69	1	+ 1,374
Liver Cancer	27	1,174	20	2,036	- 862
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,095	2	15,588	- 14,494
Drownings	29	1,075	47	177	+ 898
Falls	30	950	14	3,116	- 2,166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	904	42	276	+ 628
Inflammatory/Heart	32	845	24	1,571	- 726
Fires	33	808	55	55	+ 753
Prostate Cancer	34	804	9	3,766	- 2,962
Cervical Cancer	35	774	39	342	+ 432
Stomach Cancer	36	680	27	1,288	- 608
Epilepsy	37	676	41	285	+ 391
Poisonings	38	640	61	35	+ 606
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	564	6	6,209	- 5,644
Drug Use	40	544	21	1,783	- 1,239
Syphilis	41	528	67	3	+ 525
Lymphomas	42	387	15	3,039	- 2,651
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	372	38	379	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	44	343	19	2,036	- 1,693
Tetanus	45	301	70	1	+ 300
Schistosomiasis	46	296	79	0	+ 296
Hepatitis B	47	269	58	41	+ 228
Skin Cancers	48	252	17	2,319	- 2,067
Lung Cancers	49	250	4	8,769	- 8,519
Oral Cancer	50	242	32	972	- 730
Skin Disease	51	236	34	594	- 358
Bladder Cancer	52	229	30	1,187	- 958
Ovary Cancer	53	226	31	1,003	- 777
Pancreas Cancer	54	181	13	3,118	- 2,937
Alcohol	55	153	37	380	- 227
Encephalitis	56	148	68	3	+ 145
Oesophagus Cancer	57	109	25	1,494	- 1,385
Measles	58	108	78	0	+ 108
Leukemia	59	108	18	2,126	- 2,018
Uterin Cancer	60	90	35	524	- 434
Appendicitis	61	80	62	26	+ 53
Ascariasis	62	43	75	0	+ 43
Hepatitis C	63	39	48	173	- 134
Upper Respiratory	64	31	64	17	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	65	31	46	188	- 157
Other Neoplasms	66	30	28	1,252	- 1,222
War	67	25	65	8	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	21	45	229	- 208
Diphtheria	69	11	71	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	70	4	77	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	66	6	- 6
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Sierra Leone

Australia

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.