BURKINA FASO VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,744	1	16,807	+ 1,937
Malaria	2	17,239	2	14,602	+ 2,637
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,326	3	11,887	+ 1,439
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,173	4	8,117	+ 2,057
Stroke	5	9,521	7	6,324	+ 3,197
Birth Trauma	6	7,296	6	6,426	+ 870
Low Birth Weight	7	7,051	5	6,809	+ 242
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,522	8	6,303	+ 219
HIV/AIDS	9	6,431	12	3,100	+ 3,331
Tuberculosis	10	6,099	20	1,968	+ 4,131
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,871	10	3,515	+ 356
Meningitis	12	3,574	11	3,375	+ 199
Liver Disease	13	3,315	14	2,722	+ 593
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,005	16	2,609	+ 397
Kidney Disease	15	2,734	17	2,398	+ 337
Other Injuries	16	2,628	15	2,637	- 8
Malnutrition	17	2,333	13	2,868	- 535
Maternal Conditions	18	2,223	23	1,379	+ 844
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,015	9	4,794	- 2,778
Lung Disease	20	1,999	26	1,161	+ 838
Hypertension	21	1,574	19	2,020	- 445
Violence	22	1,560	21	1,943	- 383
Breast Cancer	23	1,555	30	862	+ 693
Asthma	24	1,549	27	941	+ 608
Suicide	25	1,317	22	1,521	- 204
Pertussis	26	1,184	34	746	+ 437
Liver Cancer	27	1,011	24	1,309	- 299
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	942	33	767	+ 175
Drownings	29	925	28	910	+ 16
Falls	30	818	31	828	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	778	41	410	+ 368
Inflammatory/Heart	32	728	35	743	- 15
Fires	33	695	36	704	- 9
Prostate Cancer	34	692	38	514	+ 178
Cervical Cancer	35	666	18	2,122	- 1,456
Stomach Cancer	36	585	32	777	- 192
Epilepsy	37	582	40	477	+ 105
Poisonings	38	551	37	620	- 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	486	39	478	+ 7
Drug Use	40	468	54	172	+ 297
Syphilis	41	454	42	294	+ 161
Lymphomas	42	333	43	280	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	320	44	269	+ 51
Parkinson's Disease	44	295	46	252	+ 43
Tetanus	45	259	51	181	+ 78
Schistosomiasis	46	255	47	249	+ 6
Hepatitis B	47	232	55	164	+ 67
Skin Cancers	48	217	50	220	- 3
Lung Cancers	49	215	48	242	- 27
Oral Cancer	50	208	49	227	- 19
Skin Disease	51	203	53	174	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	52	197	45	265	- 68
Ovary Cancer	53	194	52	174	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	54	155	57	148	+ 8
Alcohol	55	131	56	152	- 20
Encephalitis	56	127	61	83	+ 44
Oesophagus Cancer	57	94	59	101	- 7
Measles	58	93	25	1,196	- 1,103
Leukemia	59	93	58	112	- 19
Uterin Cancer	60	78	62	74	+ 4
Appendicitis	61	68	60	95	- 26
Ascariasis	62	37	63	74	- 37
Hepatitis C	63	34	64	58	- 24
Upper Respiratory	64	26	65	48	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	65	26	66	24	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	66	26	67	23	+ 3
War	67	21	29	884	- 862
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	18	68	15	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	9	69	7	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	3	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Sierra Leone

Burkina Faso

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.