CANADA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,558	7	7,431	+ 24,127
Malaria	2	29,025	76	0	+ 29,025
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,436	36	840	+ 21,595
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,128	1	40,063	- 22,935
Stroke	5	16,030	5	14,159	+ 1,872
Birth Trauma	6	12,284	50	193	+ 12,091
Low Birth Weight	7	11,871	42	553	+ 11,317
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,980	28	1,998	+ 8,982
HIV/AIDS	9	10,828	53	163	+ 10,665
Tuberculosis	10	10,269	58	97	+ 10,171
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,517	35	1,081	+ 5,436
Meningitis	12	6,017	59	68	+ 5,949
Liver Disease	13	5,582	17	3,624	+ 1,959
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,060	9	5,718	- 658
Kidney Disease	15	4,604	14	4,578	+ 26
Other Injuries	16	4,425	24	2,392	+ 2,032
Malnutrition	17	3,929	51	192	+ 3,736
Maternal Conditions	18	3,742	64	45	+ 3,697
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,393	19	3,233	+ 161
Lung Disease	20	3,366	4	14,212	- 10,846
Hypertension	21	2,651	22	2,563	+ 88
Violence	22	2,627	40	605	+ 2,022
Breast Cancer	23	2,618	8	5,910	- 3,292
Asthma	24	2,607	49	262	+ 2,345
Suicide	25	2,217	15	4,417	- 2,200
Pertussis	26	1,993	69	1	+ 1,992
Liver Cancer	27	1,702	20	3,113	- 1,411
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,587	2	30,970	- 29,383
Drownings	29	1,558	48	283	+ 1,275
Falls	30	1,377	12	4,829	- 3,452
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,310	43	442	+ 868
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,225	27	2,060	- 835
Fires	33	1,170	52	192	+ 978
Prostate Cancer	34	1,165	13	4,711	- 3,546
Cervical Cancer	35	1,121	41	578	+ 543
Stomach Cancer	36	986	26	2,177	- 1,192
Epilepsy	37	980	44	384	+ 596
Poisonings	38	928	56	121	+ 807
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	818	6	9,651	- 8,833
Drug Use	40	789	16	3,686	- 2,897
Syphilis	41	765	67	5	+ 760
Lymphomas	42	561	10	5,146	- 4,585
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	539	39	636	- 97
Parkinson's Disease	44	497	18	3,359	- 2,862
Tetanus	45	437	71	0	+ 436
Schistosomiasis	46	429	78	0	+ 429
Hepatitis B	47	390	60	66	+ 324
Skin Cancers	48	365	30	1,756	- 1,392
Lung Cancers	49	362	3	20,937	- 20,575
Oral Cancer	50	350	32	1,592	- 1,242
Skin Disease	51	343	38	679	- 336
Bladder Cancer	52	332	23	2,521	- 2,188
Ovary Cancer	53	327	29	1,902	- 1,575
Pancreas Cancer	54	262	11	5,057	- 4,796
Alcohol	55	221	33	1,491	- 1,270
Encephalitis	56	214	68	3	+ 211
Oesophagus Cancer	57	157	25	2,230	- 2,072
Measles	58	157	74	0	+ 157
Leukemia	59	156	21	3,098	- 2,942
Uterin Cancer	60	131	34	1,183	- 1,052
Appendicitis	61	115	62	49	+ 66
Ascariasis	62	63	82	0	+ 63
Hepatitis C	63	57	45	363	- 306
Upper Respiratory	64	44	63	47	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	44	37	692	- 648
Other Neoplasms	66	44	31	1,679	- 1,635
War	67	36	65	21	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	31	47	322	- 291
Diphtheria	69	16	73	0	+ 16
Chlamydia	70	6	83	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	1	66	8	- 7
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	118	- 118
Anemia	85	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Sierra Leone

Canada

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.