BRAZIL VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	179,004	3	94,705	+ 84,299
Malaria	2	164,634	74	44	+ 164,589
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	127,259	35	5,659	+ 121,600
Coronary Heart Disease	4	97,154	1	165,788	- 68,634
Stroke	5	90,928	2	123,207	- 32,279
Birth Trauma	6	69,677	45	3,777	+ 65,900
Low Birth Weight	7	67,334	33	6,881	+ 60,453
Road Traffic Accidents	8	62,280	8	33,871	+ 28,410
HIV/AIDS	9	61,420	22	12,558	+ 48,862
Tuberculosis	10	58,247	40	4,895	+ 53,352
Congenital Anomalies	11	36,966	23	12,317	+ 24,649
Meningitis	12	34,131	54	1,359	+ 32,772
Liver Disease	13	31,663	13	21,422	+ 10,241
Diabetes Mellitus	14	28,700	5	59,608	- 30,908
Kidney Disease	15	26,113	7	37,690	- 11,577
Other Injuries	16	25,098	21	13,807	+ 11,292
Malnutrition	17	22,284	34	6,695	+ 15,589
Maternal Conditions	18	21,226	53	1,507	+ 19,719
Endocrine Disorders	19	19,247	19	16,927	+ 2,320
Lung Disease	20	19,092	6	59,373	- 40,281
Hypertension	21	15,034	11	28,822	- 13,788
Violence	22	14,902	4	68,779	- 53,877
Breast Cancer	23	14,849	14	20,759	- 5,910
Asthma	24	14,789	48	2,595	+ 12,195
Suicide	25	12,575	20	14,540	- 1,965
Pertussis	26	11,304	75	30	+ 11,273
Liver Cancer	27	9,651	25	11,514	- 1,863
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	9,001	10	30,717	- 21,716
Drownings	29	8,838	39	4,937	+ 3,900
Falls	30	7,812	16	18,847	- 11,035
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	7,430	44	4,258	+ 3,172
Inflammatory/Heart	32	6,948	18	17,508	- 10,560
Fires	33	6,638	58	1,028	+ 5,611
Prostate Cancer	34	6,608	15	19,001	- 12,393
Cervical Cancer	35	6,359	29	9,511	- 3,152
Stomach Cancer	36	5,591	17	17,992	- 12,401
Epilepsy	37	5,557	46	3,263	+ 2,294
Poisonings	38	5,264	66	317	+ 4,948
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4,639	12	23,161	- 18,522
Drug Use	40	4,474	49	2,467	+ 2,007
Syphilis	41	4,339	68	223	+ 4,116
Lymphomas	42	3,184	27	10,376	- 7,192
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,056	51	2,193	+ 863
Parkinson's Disease	44	2,817	41	4,770	- 1,953
Tetanus	45	2,477	71	88	+ 2,389
Schistosomiasis	46	2,436	62	593	+ 1,843
Hepatitis B	47	2,211	59	775	+ 1,436
Skin Cancers	48	2,069	38	5,032	- 2,963
Lung Cancers	49	2,054	9	31,659	- 29,605
Oral Cancer	50	1,988	28	9,951	- 7,964
Skin Disease	51	1,943	31	7,179	- 5,236
Bladder Cancer	52	1,884	36	5,306	- 3,422
Ovary Cancer	53	1,856	43	4,355	- 2,499
Pancreas Cancer	54	1,484	24	11,999	- 10,514
Alcohol	55	1,256	32	7,121	- 5,865
Encephalitis	56	1,214	72	65	+ 1,149
Oesophagus Cancer	57	893	26	10,466	- 9,573
Measles	58	890	81	4	+ 886
Leukemia	59	888	30	8,531	- 7,643
Uterin Cancer	60	743	47	2,780	- 2,037
Appendicitis	61	654	57	1,067	- 413
Ascariasis	62	356	78	7	+ 348
Hepatitis C	63	323	52	1,955	- 1,632
Upper Respiratory	64	251	67	260	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	65	251	64	356	- 105
Other Neoplasms	66	247	42	4,665	- 4,417
War	67	205	56	1,090	- 885
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	176	61	596	- 421
Diphtheria	69	89	79	7	+ 82
Chlamydia	70	33	80	5	+ 27
Otitis Media	71	4	70	94	- 90
Dengue	72	2	76	14	- 12
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	432	- 432
Osteoarthritis	80	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Sierra Leone

Brazil

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.