CHINA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,151,901	12	183,342	+ 968,558
Malaria	2	1,059,426	75	0	+ 1,059,426
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	818,921	50	8,719	+ 810,202
Coronary Heart Disease	4	625,191	2	1,771,525	- 1,146,334
Stroke	5	585,125	1	2,043,210	- 1,458,086
Birth Trauma	6	448,372	43	17,644	+ 430,728
Low Birth Weight	7	433,296	40	21,631	+ 411,665
Road Traffic Accidents	8	400,777	8	250,272	+ 150,505
HIV/AIDS	9	395,241	34	28,746	+ 366,496
Tuberculosis	10	374,824	32	34,802	+ 340,022
Congenital Anomalies	11	237,879	31	36,613	+ 201,267
Meningitis	12	219,634	51	5,704	+ 213,931
Liver Disease	13	203,752	15	145,603	+ 58,149
Diabetes Mellitus	14	184,683	14	161,672	+ 23,011
Kidney Disease	15	168,039	11	192,302	- 24,263
Other Injuries	16	161,510	25	54,087	+ 107,423
Malnutrition	17	143,399	44	12,995	+ 130,405
Maternal Conditions	18	136,590	54	3,596	+ 132,994
Endocrine Disorders	19	123,856	37	25,613	+ 98,243
Lung Disease	20	122,855	3	968,607	- 845,752
Hypertension	21	96,747	7	301,183	- 204,436
Violence	22	95,894	47	11,115	+ 84,779
Breast Cancer	23	95,551	19	92,757	+ 2,794
Asthma	24	95,170	39	23,147	+ 72,022
Suicide	25	80,921	17	116,324	- 35,403
Pertussis	26	72,739	64	484	+ 72,255
Liver Cancer	27	62,107	13	180,952	- 118,845
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	57,920	6	304,455	- 246,535
Drownings	29	56,870	26	52,807	+ 4,064
Falls	30	50,269	16	138,878	- 88,609
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	47,814	30	37,723	+ 10,091
Inflammatory/Heart	32	44,710	33	29,954	+ 14,757
Fires	33	42,718	48	10,498	+ 32,220
Prostate Cancer	34	42,521	28	51,056	- 8,535
Cervical Cancer	35	40,921	27	51,650	- 10,729
Stomach Cancer	36	35,981	5	398,439	- 362,458
Epilepsy	37	35,758	46	11,365	+ 24,393
Poisonings	38	33,876	36	25,762	+ 8,114
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	29,855	9	248,388	- 218,534
Drug Use	40	28,790	38	24,214	+ 4,576
Syphilis	41	27,920	58	1,824	+ 26,097
Lymphomas	42	20,489	23	57,838	- 37,349
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	19,665	21	65,350	- 45,686
Parkinson's Disease	44	18,129	20	70,699	- 52,570
Tetanus	45	15,937	63	491	+ 15,445
Schistosomiasis	46	15,674	65	400	+ 15,274
Hepatitis B	47	14,229	56	2,757	+ 11,472
Skin Cancers	48	13,311	41	19,669	- 6,358
Lung Cancers	49	13,219	4	714,311	- 701,092
Oral Cancer	50	12,791	24	54,695	- 41,904
Skin Disease	51	12,506	52	5,222	+ 7,283
Bladder Cancer	52	12,125	29	37,873	- 25,748
Ovary Cancer	53	11,942	35	28,078	- 16,136
Pancreas Cancer	54	9,553	18	111,537	- 101,984
Alcohol	55	8,079	42	19,071	- 10,992
Encephalitis	56	7,811	55	2,796	+ 5,015
Oesophagus Cancer	57	5,746	10	242,891	- 237,145
Measles	58	5,727	62	558	+ 5,169
Leukemia	59	5,712	22	58,145	- 52,432
Uterin Cancer	60	4,780	45	11,751	- 6,972
Appendicitis	61	4,209	60	1,468	+ 2,741
Ascariasis	62	2,289	68	34	+ 2,255
Hepatitis C	63	2,077	66	86	+ 1,991
Upper Respiratory	64	1,617	57	2,663	- 1,046
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1,615	59	1,734	- 120
Other Neoplasms	66	1,593	53	4,374	- 2,781
War	67	1,317	61	900	+ 417
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1,130	49	10,108	- 8,978
Diphtheria	69	573	71	11	+ 562
Chlamydia	70	210	67	55	+ 155
Otitis Media	71	27	69	15	+ 12
Dengue	72	11	70	12	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Sierra Leone

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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.