COLOMBIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	40,338	5	10,773	+ 29,565
Malaria	2	37,100	67	26	+ 37,074
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,678	38	747	+ 27,930
Coronary Heart Disease	4	21,894	1	43,066	- 21,172
Stroke	5	20,490	3	16,573	+ 3,918
Birth Trauma	6	15,702	41	648	+ 15,053
Low Birth Weight	7	15,174	23	2,095	+ 13,078
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,035	6	7,765	+ 6,270
HIV/AIDS	9	13,841	17	2,683	+ 11,158
Tuberculosis	10	13,126	32	1,272	+ 11,854
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,330	16	2,963	+ 5,368
Meningitis	12	7,691	50	244	+ 7,447
Liver Disease	13	7,135	19	2,426	+ 4,709
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,467	11	5,028	+ 1,439
Kidney Disease	15	5,885	7	6,834	- 949
Other Injuries	16	5,656	28	1,592	+ 4,064
Malnutrition	17	5,022	27	1,878	+ 3,144
Maternal Conditions	18	4,783	46	394	+ 4,389
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,337	30	1,367	+ 2,970
Lung Disease	20	4,302	4	15,928	- 11,626
Hypertension	21	3,388	8	6,400	- 3,012
Violence	22	3,358	2	19,268	- 15,910
Breast Cancer	23	3,346	13	3,669	- 323
Asthma	24	3,333	54	191	+ 3,141
Suicide	25	2,834	26	1,965	+ 869
Pertussis	26	2,547	69	18	+ 2,529
Liver Cancer	27	2,175	24	2,065	+ 110
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,028	22	2,157	- 129
Drownings	29	1,992	40	689	+ 1,302
Falls	30	1,760	29	1,518	+ 243
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,674	39	698	+ 976
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,566	31	1,329	+ 236
Fires	33	1,496	56	127	+ 1,369
Prostate Cancer	34	1,489	14	3,584	- 2,095
Cervical Cancer	35	1,433	20	2,266	- 833
Stomach Cancer	36	1,260	9	6,112	- 4,852
Epilepsy	37	1,252	43	597	+ 655
Poisonings	38	1,186	61	61	+ 1,125
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,045	12	4,371	- 3,326
Drug Use	40	1,008	44	492	+ 517
Syphilis	41	978	65	30	+ 948
Lymphomas	42	718	18	2,603	- 1,885
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	689	63	38	+ 651
Parkinson's Disease	44	635	47	383	+ 252
Tetanus	45	558	71	14	+ 544
Schistosomiasis	46	549	77	1	+ 548
Hepatitis B	47	498	62	50	+ 448
Skin Cancers	48	466	35	1,028	- 562
Lung Cancers	49	463	10	5,250	- 4,787
Oral Cancer	50	448	37	807	- 359
Skin Disease	51	438	34	1,102	- 664
Bladder Cancer	52	425	42	609	- 184
Ovary Cancer	53	418	33	1,122	- 704
Pancreas Cancer	54	335	25	2,022	- 1,688
Alcohol	55	283	68	23	+ 260
Encephalitis	56	274	64	38	+ 236
Oesophagus Cancer	57	201	36	835	- 634
Measles	58	201	78	0	+ 200
Leukemia	59	200	21	2,208	- 2,008
Uterin Cancer	60	167	45	423	- 256
Appendicitis	61	147	52	213	- 65
Ascariasis	62	80	76	5	+ 75
Hepatitis C	63	73	59	65	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	64	57	66	27	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	65	57	60	62	- 6
Other Neoplasms	66	56	15	3,205	- 3,149
War	67	46	49	260	- 214
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	40	51	242	- 203
Diphtheria	69	20	80	0	+ 20
Chlamydia	70	7	81	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	1	73	7	- 6
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Sierra Leone

Colombia

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.