BELGIUM VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,743	6	5,677	+ 4,066
Malaria	2	8,961	75	0	+ 8,961
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,927	33	418	+ 6,509
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,288	1	15,281	- 9,992
Stroke	5	4,949	3	7,408	- 2,458
Birth Trauma	6	3,793	53	47	+ 3,746
Low Birth Weight	7	3,665	50	70	+ 3,595
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,390	29	666	+ 2,724
HIV/AIDS	9	3,343	57	36	+ 3,307
Tuberculosis	10	3,170	54	46	+ 3,125
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,012	40	282	+ 1,730
Meningitis	12	1,858	58	28	+ 1,829
Liver Disease	13	1,723	17	1,433	+ 291
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,562	20	1,269	+ 293
Kidney Disease	15	1,421	8	2,952	- 1,530
Other Injuries	16	1,366	11	2,006	- 640
Malnutrition	17	1,213	38	291	+ 922
Maternal Conditions	18	1,155	64	6	+ 1,149
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,048	18	1,432	- 384
Lung Disease	20	1,039	5	6,438	- 5,399
Hypertension	21	818	27	740	+ 79
Violence	22	811	44	149	+ 662
Breast Cancer	23	808	9	2,587	- 1,779
Asthma	24	805	46	128	+ 677
Suicide	25	684	10	2,111	- 1,427
Pertussis	26	615	68	1	+ 614
Liver Cancer	27	525	24	976	- 450
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	490	2	9,416	- 8,926
Drownings	29	481	47	79	+ 402
Falls	30	425	15	1,756	- 1,330
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	404	42	213	+ 192
Inflammatory/Heart	32	378	23	1,060	- 682
Fires	33	361	48	75	+ 286
Prostate Cancer	34	360	13	1,824	- 1,465
Cervical Cancer	35	346	41	243	+ 103
Stomach Cancer	36	304	26	863	- 559
Epilepsy	37	302	36	348	- 45
Poisonings	38	287	55	41	+ 245
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	253	7	3,329	- 3,076
Drug Use	40	244	39	287	- 44
Syphilis	41	236	70	0	+ 236
Lymphomas	42	173	16	1,552	- 1,379
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	166	37	293	- 126
Parkinson's Disease	44	153	19	1,378	- 1,224
Tetanus	45	135	78	0	+ 135
Schistosomiasis	46	133	76	0	+ 133
Hepatitis B	47	120	63	17	+ 104
Skin Cancers	48	113	31	522	- 410
Lung Cancers	49	112	4	6,777	- 6,665
Oral Cancer	50	108	28	675	- 566
Skin Disease	51	106	35	380	- 274
Bladder Cancer	52	103	22	1,078	- 976
Ovary Cancer	53	101	30	653	- 552
Pancreas Cancer	54	81	14	1,809	- 1,729
Alcohol	55	68	32	500	- 431
Encephalitis	56	66	66	1	+ 65
Oesophagus Cancer	57	49	25	898	- 850
Measles	58	48	79	0	+ 48
Leukemia	59	48	21	1,199	- 1,151
Uterin Cancer	60	40	34	384	- 344
Appendicitis	61	36	62	17	+ 19
Ascariasis	62	19	82	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	63	18	52	53	- 35
Upper Respiratory	64	14	59	22	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	65	14	45	147	- 133
Other Neoplasms	66	13	12	1,828	- 1,814
War	67	11	67	1	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	10	49	73	- 63
Diphtheria	69	5	69	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Sierra Leone

Belgium

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.