CHILE VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,183	6	3,920	+ 11,263
Malaria	2	13,964	82	0	+ 13,964
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,794	39	334	+ 10,460
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,241	1	10,685	- 2,444
Stroke	5	7,712	2	9,731	- 2,019
Birth Trauma	6	5,910	54	87	+ 5,823
Low Birth Weight	7	5,711	36	437	+ 5,274
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,283	12	2,826	+ 2,456
HIV/AIDS	9	5,210	33	539	+ 4,670
Tuberculosis	10	4,940	38	410	+ 4,530
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,135	25	858	+ 2,278
Meningitis	12	2,895	53	95	+ 2,800
Liver Disease	13	2,686	13	2,647	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,434	10	3,177	- 742
Kidney Disease	15	2,215	3	4,065	- 1,850
Other Injuries	16	2,129	21	1,310	+ 819
Malnutrition	17	1,890	37	420	+ 1,470
Maternal Conditions	18	1,800	63	24	+ 1,777
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,633	22	1,286	+ 346
Lung Disease	20	1,619	4	4,062	- 2,443
Hypertension	21	1,275	7	3,817	- 2,541
Violence	22	1,264	29	744	+ 520
Breast Cancer	23	1,259	16	1,689	- 429
Asthma	24	1,254	42	295	+ 960
Suicide	25	1,067	15	1,700	- 634
Pertussis	26	959	68	3	+ 956
Liver Cancer	27	819	19	1,369	- 551
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	763	5	4,000	- 3,236
Drownings	29	750	44	283	+ 467
Falls	30	663	23	904	- 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	630	46	223	+ 407
Inflammatory/Heart	32	589	31	709	- 120
Fires	33	563	41	295	+ 268
Prostate Cancer	34	560	14	2,435	- 1,875
Cervical Cancer	35	539	27	780	- 240
Stomach Cancer	36	474	8	3,631	- 3,156
Epilepsy	37	471	43	294	+ 177
Poisonings	38	447	57	68	+ 378
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	394	11	3,022	- 2,629
Drug Use	40	379	50	149	+ 231
Syphilis	41	368	66	5	+ 363
Lymphomas	42	270	18	1,394	- 1,124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	259	52	104	+ 155
Parkinson's Disease	44	239	26	790	- 551
Tetanus	45	210	69	2	+ 208
Schistosomiasis	46	207	84	0	+ 207
Hepatitis B	47	188	60	30	+ 158
Skin Cancers	48	175	34	526	- 350
Lung Cancers	49	174	9	3,452	- 3,278
Oral Cancer	50	169	40	307	- 138
Skin Disease	51	165	28	763	- 598
Bladder Cancer	52	160	32	641	- 481
Ovary Cancer	53	157	35	514	- 357
Pancreas Cancer	54	126	17	1,567	- 1,441
Alcohol	55	106	47	207	- 101
Encephalitis	56	103	70	2	+ 101
Oesophagus Cancer	57	76	30	722	- 646
Measles	58	75	75	0	+ 75
Leukemia	59	75	24	879	- 804
Uterin Cancer	60	63	45	275	- 212
Appendicitis	61	55	59	37	+ 19
Ascariasis	62	30	72	0	+ 30
Hepatitis C	63	27	61	27	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	21	67	4	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	65	21	62	27	- 5
Other Neoplasms	66	21	20	1,358	- 1,337
War	67	17	64	14	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	15	48	187	- 172
Diphtheria	69	8	74	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	3	80	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	71	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	79	- 79
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	82	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	58	38	- 38
Anemia	85	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Sierra Leone

Chile

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.