COMOROS VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	732	1	594	+ 138
Malaria	2	673	29	29	+ 644
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	521	2	363	+ 157
Coronary Heart Disease	4	397	4	349	+ 49
Stroke	5	372	3	356	+ 16
Birth Trauma	6	285	7	211	+ 74
Low Birth Weight	7	275	5	328	- 53
Road Traffic Accidents	8	255	6	226	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	9	251	76	0	+ 251
Tuberculosis	10	238	19	79	+ 159
Congenital Anomalies	11	151	10	131	+ 21
Meningitis	12	140	11	115	+ 24
Liver Disease	13	130	8	160	- 30
Diabetes Mellitus	14	117	9	136	- 19
Kidney Disease	15	107	14	101	+ 5
Other Injuries	16	103	16	90	+ 12
Malnutrition	17	91	15	96	- 5
Maternal Conditions	18	87	22	47	+ 40
Endocrine Disorders	19	79	36	19	+ 59
Lung Disease	20	78	17	83	- 5
Hypertension	21	61	12	115	- 54
Violence	22	61	20	63	- 2
Breast Cancer	23	61	33	23	+ 38
Asthma	24	60	21	49	+ 12
Suicide	25	51	24	46	+ 6
Pertussis	26	46	18	80	- 34
Liver Cancer	27	39	28	29	+ 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	37	23	46	- 10
Drownings	29	36	25	35	+ 1
Falls	30	32	32	26	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	30	34	21	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	32	28	31	26	+ 2
Fires	33	27	30	27	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	34	27	27	33	- 6
Cervical Cancer	35	26	13	104	- 78
Stomach Cancer	36	23	45	11	+ 12
Epilepsy	37	23	40	17	+ 5
Poisonings	38	22	35	20	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	19	39	19	+ 0
Drug Use	40	18	49	7	+ 12
Syphilis	41	18	38	19	- 1
Lymphomas	42	13	37	19	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	13	47	10	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	44	12	44	11	+ 0
Tetanus	45	10	43	12	- 2
Schistosomiasis	46	10	75	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	47	9	52	5	+ 4
Skin Cancers	48	8	42	12	- 4
Lung Cancers	49	8	60	1	+ 7
Oral Cancer	50	8	41	15	- 7
Skin Disease	51	8	48	9	- 1
Bladder Cancer	52	8	46	10	- 3
Ovary Cancer	53	8	56	3	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	54	6	82	0	+ 6
Alcohol	55	5	51	6	- 1
Encephalitis	56	5	54	4	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	4	26	34	- 30
Measles	58	4	78	0	+ 4
Leukemia	59	4	57	3	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	60	3	55	3	- 0
Appendicitis	61	3	50	6	- 3
Ascariasis	62	1	63	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	61	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	1	53	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	62	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	59	1	- 0
War	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	58	2	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

Sierra Leone

Comoros

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.