BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,090	17	440	+ 2,650
Malaria	2	2,842	79	0	+ 2,842
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,197	54	8	+ 2,189
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,677	1	9,201	- 7,524
Stroke	5	1,570	2	7,871	- 6,302
Birth Trauma	6	1,203	49	14	+ 1,189
Low Birth Weight	7	1,162	41	48	+ 1,114
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,075	16	446	+ 629
HIV/AIDS	9	1,060	70	0	+ 1,060
Tuberculosis	10	1,006	32	93	+ 912
Congenital Anomalies	11	638	35	69	+ 569
Meningitis	12	589	53	10	+ 580
Liver Disease	13	547	10	613	- 67
Diabetes Mellitus	14	495	3	2,406	- 1,910
Kidney Disease	15	451	9	689	- 238
Other Injuries	16	433	26	157	+ 277
Malnutrition	17	385	57	2	+ 382
Maternal Conditions	18	366	58	2	+ 364
Endocrine Disorders	19	332	39	53	+ 279
Lung Disease	20	330	5	1,163	- 833
Hypertension	21	260	11	546	- 286
Violence	22	257	40	49	+ 208
Breast Cancer	23	256	13	528	- 272
Asthma	24	255	37	60	+ 196
Suicide	25	217	19	361	- 144
Pertussis	26	195	59	2	+ 193
Liver Cancer	27	167	14	480	- 313
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	155	6	1,144	- 988
Drownings	29	153	42	48	+ 105
Falls	30	135	21	267	- 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	128	30	121	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	32	120	8	874	- 754
Fires	33	115	38	54	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	34	114	18	413	- 299
Cervical Cancer	35	110	29	132	- 22
Stomach Cancer	36	97	12	532	- 436
Epilepsy	37	96	36	60	+ 36
Poisonings	38	91	50	13	+ 77
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	80	7	998	- 918
Drug Use	40	77	44	25	+ 52
Syphilis	41	75	61	1	+ 74
Lymphomas	42	55	24	184	- 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	53	43	36	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	44	49	20	341	- 292
Tetanus	45	43	60	1	+ 42
Schistosomiasis	46	42	77	0	+ 42
Hepatitis B	47	38	56	3	+ 35
Skin Cancers	48	36	28	133	- 98
Lung Cancers	49	35	4	2,076	- 2,041
Oral Cancer	50	34	27	146	- 112
Skin Disease	51	34	47	21	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	52	33	22	232	- 200
Ovary Cancer	53	32	25	182	- 150
Pancreas Cancer	54	26	15	463	- 438
Alcohol	55	22	34	90	- 68
Encephalitis	56	21	51	13	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	57	15	31	110	- 95
Measles	58	15	55	5	+ 10
Leukemia	59	15	23	186	- 171
Uterin Cancer	60	13	33	92	- 79
Appendicitis	61	11	52	11	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	6	73	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	63	6	65	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	4	63	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	4	46	22	- 18
Other Neoplasms	66	4	45	23	- 18
War	67	4	62	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	3	48	19	- 16
Diphtheria	69	2	67	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Sierra Leone

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.