DJIBOUTI VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	809	3	671	+ 139
Malaria	2	744	23	66	+ 678
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	575	4	364	+ 211
Coronary Heart Disease	4	439	1	687	- 248
Stroke	5	411	2	680	- 269
Birth Trauma	6	315	15	166	+ 149
Low Birth Weight	7	304	8	251	+ 53
Road Traffic Accidents	8	282	11	229	+ 53
HIV/AIDS	9	278	5	348	- 71
Tuberculosis	10	263	9	243	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	11	167	18	113	+ 54
Meningitis	12	154	17	117	+ 38
Liver Disease	13	143	6	295	- 151
Diabetes Mellitus	14	130	7	284	- 155
Kidney Disease	15	118	13	186	- 68
Other Injuries	16	113	10	233	- 119
Malnutrition	17	101	14	170	- 69
Maternal Conditions	18	96	31	40	+ 56
Endocrine Disorders	19	87	38	25	+ 62
Lung Disease	20	86	16	120	- 34
Hypertension	21	68	12	211	- 143
Violence	22	67	24	64	+ 3
Breast Cancer	23	67	20	91	- 24
Asthma	24	67	22	68	- 1
Suicide	25	57	19	94	- 37
Pertussis	26	51	25	50	+ 2
Liver Cancer	27	44	43	19	+ 25
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	41	21	90	- 50
Drownings	29	40	35	28	+ 12
Falls	30	35	26	45	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	34	34	32	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	32	31	28	45	- 14
Fires	33	30	33	33	- 3
Prostate Cancer	34	30	44	17	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	35	29	29	40	- 11
Stomach Cancer	36	25	50	14	+ 11
Epilepsy	37	25	37	26	- 1
Poisonings	38	24	39	25	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	21	32	38	- 17
Drug Use	40	20	54	12	+ 8
Syphilis	41	20	52	13	+ 7
Lymphomas	42	14	30	40	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	14	48	15	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	44	13	41	23	- 10
Tetanus	45	11	46	16	- 5
Schistosomiasis	46	11	64	3	+ 8
Hepatitis B	47	10	56	8	+ 2
Skin Cancers	48	9	53	12	- 3
Lung Cancers	49	9	42	20	- 11
Oral Cancer	50	9	45	17	- 8
Skin Disease	51	9	55	12	- 3
Bladder Cancer	52	9	47	15	- 7
Ovary Cancer	53	8	40	23	- 15
Pancreas Cancer	54	7	58	6	+ 1
Alcohol	55	6	49	15	- 9
Encephalitis	56	5	59	5	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	57	4	36	27	- 23
Measles	58	4	66	2	+ 2
Leukemia	59	4	27	45	- 41
Uterin Cancer	60	3	60	4	- 1
Appendicitis	61	3	57	6	- 3
Ascariasis	62	2	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	68	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	1	61	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	67	2	- 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	65	2	- 1
War	67	1	63	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	62	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	69	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	14	- 14
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

Sierra Leone

Djibouti

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.