BOLIVIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,015	2	8,069	+ 1,946
Malaria	2	9,211	76	0	+ 9,211
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,120	21	883	+ 6,237
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,436	1	11,051	- 5,615
Stroke	5	5,087	3	7,206	- 2,119
Birth Trauma	6	3,898	19	984	+ 2,914
Low Birth Weight	7	3,767	12	1,265	+ 2,503
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,485	9	2,430	+ 1,055
HIV/AIDS	9	3,436	45	174	+ 3,262
Tuberculosis	10	3,259	13	1,187	+ 2,072
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,068	15	1,080	+ 988
Meningitis	12	1,910	49	128	+ 1,782
Liver Disease	13	1,772	6	3,987	- 2,216
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,606	5	4,927	- 3,321
Kidney Disease	15	1,461	4	5,879	- 4,418
Other Injuries	16	1,404	11	1,279	+ 125
Malnutrition	17	1,247	18	1,031	+ 216
Maternal Conditions	18	1,188	39	245	+ 942
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,077	32	384	+ 693
Lung Disease	20	1,068	7	3,735	- 2,667
Hypertension	21	841	10	1,927	- 1,085
Violence	22	834	14	1,097	- 263
Breast Cancer	23	831	29	482	+ 349
Asthma	24	827	38	258	+ 569
Suicide	25	704	26	715	- 12
Pertussis	26	632	50	121	+ 512
Liver Cancer	27	540	25	720	- 180
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	504	8	2,479	- 1,976
Drownings	29	494	31	406	+ 89
Falls	30	437	17	1,066	- 629
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	416	27	678	- 262
Inflammatory/Heart	32	389	35	374	+ 15
Fires	33	371	44	181	+ 190
Prostate Cancer	34	370	28	550	- 180
Cervical Cancer	35	356	16	1,071	- 715
Stomach Cancer	36	313	23	785	- 472
Epilepsy	37	311	42	199	+ 111
Poisonings	38	295	57	66	+ 229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	260	30	407	- 148
Drug Use	40	250	40	244	+ 6
Syphilis	41	243	53	105	+ 138
Lymphomas	42	178	41	219	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	171	37	292	- 121
Parkinson's Disease	44	158	22	852	- 695
Tetanus	45	139	60	31	+ 108
Schistosomiasis	46	136	75	0	+ 136
Hepatitis B	47	124	64	6	+ 118
Skin Cancers	48	116	43	190	- 74
Lung Cancers	49	115	20	901	- 787
Oral Cancer	50	111	56	91	+ 20
Skin Disease	51	109	55	101	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	52	105	59	43	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	53	104	54	102	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	54	83	36	332	- 249
Alcohol	55	70	33	384	- 314
Encephalitis	56	68	52	110	- 42
Oesophagus Cancer	57	50	48	133	- 83
Measles	58	50	73	0	+ 50
Leukemia	59	50	34	380	- 330
Uterin Cancer	60	42	47	151	- 110
Appendicitis	61	37	46	156	- 119
Ascariasis	62	20	69	2	+ 18
Hepatitis C	63	18	67	3	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	64	14	62	15	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	14	61	22	- 8
Other Neoplasms	66	14	58	43	- 29
War	67	11	63	9	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	10	51	111	- 101
Diphtheria	69	5	70	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	2	68	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	24	755	- 755
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Sierra Leone

Bolivia

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.