BELARUS VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,729	15	1,086	+ 6,643
Malaria	2	7,109	76	0	+ 7,109
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,495	57	13	+ 5,482
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,195	1	53,186	- 48,991
Stroke	5	3,926	2	16,393	- 12,467
Birth Trauma	6	3,009	52	25	+ 2,984
Low Birth Weight	7	2,907	47	64	+ 2,843
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,689	19	722	+ 1,967
HIV/AIDS	9	2,652	42	167	+ 2,485
Tuberculosis	10	2,515	37	269	+ 2,246
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,596	41	202	+ 1,394
Meningitis	12	1,474	50	36	+ 1,437
Liver Disease	13	1,367	8	2,078	- 711
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,239	30	373	+ 867
Kidney Disease	15	1,128	26	480	+ 648
Other Injuries	16	1,084	14	1,099	- 15
Malnutrition	17	962	53	22	+ 940
Maternal Conditions	18	917	60	2	+ 914
Endocrine Disorders	19	831	43	141	+ 690
Lung Disease	20	824	7	2,208	- 1,384
Hypertension	21	649	31	367	+ 282
Violence	22	643	38	255	+ 388
Breast Cancer	23	641	12	1,230	- 589
Asthma	24	639	44	122	+ 517
Suicide	25	543	9	2,004	- 1,461
Pertussis	26	488	65	0	+ 488
Liver Cancer	27	417	32	363	+ 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	389	3	3,530	- 3,142
Drownings	29	382	24	543	- 162
Falls	30	337	16	952	- 614
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	321	40	235	+ 86
Inflammatory/Heart	32	300	11	1,361	- 1,061
Fires	33	287	22	620	- 334
Prostate Cancer	34	285	17	936	- 650
Cervical Cancer	35	275	34	303	- 29
Stomach Cancer	36	241	10	1,690	- 1,448
Epilepsy	37	240	45	116	+ 124
Poisonings	38	227	33	311	- 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	200	5	2,886	- 2,686
Drug Use	40	193	29	389	- 196
Syphilis	41	187	63	1	+ 187
Lymphomas	42	137	20	672	- 534
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	132	39	239	- 107
Parkinson's Disease	44	122	21	621	- 500
Tetanus	45	107	64	0	+ 107
Schistosomiasis	46	105	74	0	+ 105
Hepatitis B	47	95	56	14	+ 82
Skin Cancers	48	89	36	272	- 182
Lung Cancers	49	89	4	2,950	- 2,861
Oral Cancer	50	86	18	901	- 815
Skin Disease	51	84	51	31	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	52	81	35	295	- 214
Ovary Cancer	53	80	27	429	- 349
Pancreas Cancer	54	64	13	1,171	- 1,107
Alcohol	55	54	6	2,761	- 2,707
Encephalitis	56	52	46	93	- 41
Oesophagus Cancer	57	39	25	493	- 454
Measles	58	38	68	0	+ 38
Leukemia	59	38	23	554	- 516
Uterin Cancer	60	32	28	391	- 358
Appendicitis	61	28	54	20	+ 8
Ascariasis	62	15	70	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	63	14	62	1	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	64	11	58	5	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	65	11	49	42	- 31
Other Neoplasms	66	11	48	52	- 42
War	67	9	59	3	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	55	15	- 8
Diphtheria	69	4	67	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	1	61	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Sierra Leone

Belarus

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.