CAMBODIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		CAMBODIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,881	3	8,794	+ 5,087
Malaria	2	12,766	53	102	+ 12,664
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,868	11	2,148	+ 7,720
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,534	2	10,267	- 2,733
Stroke	5	7,051	1	13,107	- 6,056
Birth Trauma	6	5,403	18	1,351	+ 4,052
Low Birth Weight	7	5,221	15	1,826	+ 3,395
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,829	6	3,223	+ 1,606
HIV/AIDS	9	4,763	19	1,340	+ 3,423
Tuberculosis	10	4,517	8	2,866	+ 1,651
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,867	20	1,289	+ 1,578
Meningitis	12	2,647	54	99	+ 2,548
Liver Disease	13	2,455	4	8,117	- 5,662
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,225	5	3,362	- 1,136
Kidney Disease	15	2,025	13	2,114	- 89
Other Injuries	16	1,946	26	789	+ 1,157
Malnutrition	17	1,728	33	427	+ 1,301
Maternal Conditions	18	1,646	30	484	+ 1,162
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,492	35	384	+ 1,109
Lung Disease	20	1,480	7	3,056	- 1,576
Hypertension	21	1,166	10	2,354	- 1,188
Violence	22	1,156	38	347	+ 809
Breast Cancer	23	1,151	24	856	+ 295
Asthma	24	1,147	21	1,235	- 89
Suicide	25	975	25	800	+ 175
Pertussis	26	877	41	231	+ 646
Liver Cancer	27	748	9	2,713	- 1,964
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	698	17	1,362	- 664
Drownings	29	685	22	1,113	- 428
Falls	30	606	12	2,116	- 1,510
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	576	14	1,938	- 1,362
Inflammatory/Heart	32	539	32	436	+ 103
Fires	33	515	42	224	+ 291
Prostate Cancer	34	512	50	128	+ 385
Cervical Cancer	35	493	27	728	- 235
Stomach Cancer	36	434	34	390	+ 44
Epilepsy	37	431	51	119	+ 312
Poisonings	38	408	56	77	+ 331
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	360	23	905	- 545
Drug Use	40	347	58	64	+ 283
Syphilis	41	336	66	17	+ 319
Lymphomas	42	247	31	472	- 226
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	237	36	375	- 138
Parkinson's Disease	44	218	37	369	- 151
Tetanus	45	192	52	110	+ 82
Schistosomiasis	46	189	63	26	+ 163
Hepatitis B	47	171	47	137	+ 35
Skin Cancers	48	160	44	167	- 7
Lung Cancers	49	159	16	1,631	- 1,472
Oral Cancer	50	154	28	648	- 494
Skin Disease	51	151	43	211	- 60
Bladder Cancer	52	146	45	165	- 19
Ovary Cancer	53	144	40	249	- 105
Pancreas Cancer	54	115	48	135	- 20
Alcohol	55	97	49	133	- 35
Encephalitis	56	94	46	137	- 43
Oesophagus Cancer	57	69	39	297	- 227
Measles	58	69	60	58	+ 11
Leukemia	59	69	29	550	- 481
Uterin Cancer	60	58	55	94	- 37
Appendicitis	61	51	57	73	- 23
Ascariasis	62	28	69	5	+ 23
Hepatitis C	63	25	61	47	- 22
Upper Respiratory	64	19	67	13	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	65	19	65	18	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	66	19	62	33	- 14
War	67	16	68	7	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	14	64	22	- 9
Diphtheria	69	7	71	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	3	70	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	59	58	- 58
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMBODIA

Sierra Leone

Cambodia

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.