BELIZE VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	338	7	97	+ 242
Malaria	2	311	76	0	+ 311
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	240	34	9	+ 232
Coronary Heart Disease	4	184	1	192	- 8
Stroke	5	172	4	127	+ 45
Birth Trauma	6	132	32	9	+ 122
Low Birth Weight	7	127	25	20	+ 107
Road Traffic Accidents	8	118	8	88	+ 30
HIV/AIDS	9	116	5	119	- 3
Tuberculosis	10	110	33	9	+ 101
Congenital Anomalies	11	70	21	23	+ 47
Meningitis	12	64	46	1	+ 63
Liver Disease	13	60	9	58	+ 2
Diabetes Mellitus	14	54	3	141	- 86
Kidney Disease	15	49	6	102	- 53
Other Injuries	16	47	14	36	+ 12
Malnutrition	17	42	29	10	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	18	40	42	2	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	19	36	22	23	+ 14
Lung Disease	20	36	11	46	- 10
Hypertension	21	28	12	46	- 17
Violence	22	28	2	146	- 118
Breast Cancer	23	28	23	22	+ 6
Asthma	24	28	35	8	+ 20
Suicide	25	24	16	28	- 4
Pertussis	26	21	63	0	+ 21
Liver Cancer	27	18	19	24	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	17	13	45	- 28
Drownings	29	17	18	24	- 7
Falls	30	15	27	13	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	14	38	5	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	32	13	26	18	- 5
Fires	33	13	40	4	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	34	12	10	47	- 35
Cervical Cancer	35	12	17	28	- 15
Stomach Cancer	36	11	20	23	- 13
Epilepsy	37	10	36	8	+ 3
Poisonings	38	10	45	1	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	9	24	20	- 11
Drug Use	40	8	47	1	+ 7
Syphilis	41	8	62	0	+ 8
Lymphomas	42	6	50	1	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	6	41	3	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	44	5	28	11	- 6
Tetanus	45	5	59	0	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	46	5	78	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	47	4	56	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	48	4	66	0	+ 4
Lung Cancers	49	4	15	30	- 27
Oral Cancer	50	4	67	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	51	4	37	5	- 2
Bladder Cancer	52	4	81	0	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	53	4	52	1	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	54	3	31	9	- 7
Alcohol	55	2	30	10	- 7
Encephalitis	56	2	48	1	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	2	43	2	- 1
Measles	58	2	71	0	+ 2
Leukemia	59	2	39	4	- 2
Uterin Cancer	60	1	51	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	61	1	44	1	- 0
Ascariasis	62	1	64	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	61	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	0	58	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	0	54	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	0	53	1	- 0
War	67	0	60	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	49	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	55	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

Sierra Leone

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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.