DENMARK VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,859	6	2,244	+ 2,615
Malaria	2	4,469	79	0	+ 4,469
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,454	38	145	+ 3,310
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,637	1	5,341	- 2,704
Stroke	5	2,468	5	3,662	- 1,194
Birth Trauma	6	1,891	56	21	+ 1,870
Low Birth Weight	7	1,828	41	116	+ 1,711
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,691	33	213	+ 1,477
HIV/AIDS	9	1,667	55	23	+ 1,645
Tuberculosis	10	1,581	57	16	+ 1,566
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,003	36	153	+ 850
Meningitis	12	926	52	25	+ 902
Liver Disease	13	859	14	692	+ 167
Diabetes Mellitus	14	779	10	1,284	- 505
Kidney Disease	15	709	12	911	- 202
Other Injuries	16	681	30	347	+ 334
Malnutrition	17	605	59	14	+ 591
Maternal Conditions	18	576	64	2	+ 574
Endocrine Disorders	19	522	19	575	- 52
Lung Disease	20	518	3	4,387	- 3,868
Hypertension	21	408	15	642	- 234
Violence	22	404	47	63	+ 341
Breast Cancer	23	403	9	1,299	- 896
Asthma	24	401	44	82	+ 319
Suicide	25	341	16	617	- 276
Pertussis	26	307	72	0	+ 307
Liver Cancer	27	262	25	464	- 202
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	244	2	5,218	- 4,973
Drownings	29	240	50	37	+ 203
Falls	30	212	22	541	- 329
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	202	32	216	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	32	189	31	284	- 96
Fires	33	180	49	53	+ 127
Prostate Cancer	34	179	8	1,480	- 1,301
Cervical Cancer	35	173	37	153	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	36	152	23	484	- 332
Epilepsy	37	151	40	125	+ 26
Poisonings	38	143	62	6	+ 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	126	7	2,147	- 2,021
Drug Use	40	121	34	197	- 75
Syphilis	41	118	70	0	+ 117
Lymphomas	42	86	13	730	- 643
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	83	42	96	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	44	76	17	600	- 524
Tetanus	45	67	68	0	+ 67
Schistosomiasis	46	66	75	0	+ 66
Hepatitis B	47	60	61	6	+ 54
Skin Cancers	48	56	26	388	- 332
Lung Cancers	49	56	4	3,721	- 3,665
Oral Cancer	50	54	28	371	- 317
Skin Disease	51	53	45	79	- 26
Bladder Cancer	52	51	21	545	- 494
Ovary Cancer	53	50	29	367	- 317
Pancreas Cancer	54	40	11	1,096	- 1,056
Alcohol	55	34	18	598	- 564
Encephalitis	56	33	67	1	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	57	24	24	477	- 452
Measles	58	24	71	0	+ 24
Leukemia	59	24	20	558	- 534
Uterin Cancer	60	20	35	156	- 135
Appendicitis	61	18	54	23	- 5
Ascariasis	62	10	81	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	63	9	60	9	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	7	58	15	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	65	7	39	132	- 125
Other Neoplasms	66	7	27	378	- 371
War	67	6	66	1	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	43	84	- 80
Diphtheria	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	48	57	- 57
Anemia	85	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Sierra Leone

Denmark

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.