DR CONGO VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	93,876	1	73,546	+ 20,330
Malaria	2	86,340	4	41,813	+ 44,527
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	66,739	5	41,301	+ 25,438
Coronary Heart Disease	4	50,951	7	34,713	+ 16,238
Stroke	5	47,686	6	36,596	+ 11,090
Birth Trauma	6	36,541	9	33,075	+ 3,466
Low Birth Weight	7	35,312	8	34,668	+ 644
Road Traffic Accidents	8	32,662	10	30,256	+ 2,406
HIV/AIDS	9	32,211	15	13,286	+ 18,925
Tuberculosis	10	30,547	2	43,759	- 13,212
Congenital Anomalies	11	19,386	11	16,256	+ 3,130
Meningitis	12	17,899	17	11,568	+ 6,331
Liver Disease	13	16,605	13	15,044	+ 1,561
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,051	16	12,902	+ 2,149
Kidney Disease	15	13,695	20	9,077	+ 4,618
Other Injuries	16	13,163	22	8,272	+ 4,891
Malnutrition	17	11,687	21	8,910	+ 2,776
Maternal Conditions	18	11,132	19	10,513	+ 619
Endocrine Disorders	19	10,094	25	7,380	+ 2,714
Lung Disease	20	10,012	14	13,527	- 3,514
Hypertension	21	7,885	12	15,743	- 7,858
Violence	22	7,815	18	11,120	- 3,305
Breast Cancer	23	7,787	35	3,416	+ 4,372
Asthma	24	7,756	24	7,733	+ 23
Suicide	25	6,595	26	5,812	+ 783
Pertussis	26	5,928	23	7,921	- 1,993
Liver Cancer	27	5,061	31	3,840	+ 1,222
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,720	28	4,548	+ 173
Drownings	29	4,635	34	3,454	+ 1,181
Falls	30	4,097	33	3,483	+ 614
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,897	40	1,923	+ 1,974
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,644	29	4,045	- 401
Fires	33	3,481	39	2,007	+ 1,474
Prostate Cancer	34	3,465	30	3,948	- 483
Cervical Cancer	35	3,335	27	4,823	- 1,488
Stomach Cancer	36	2,932	37	2,579	+ 353
Epilepsy	37	2,914	44	1,727	+ 1,188
Poisonings	38	2,761	42	1,729	+ 1,032
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,433	36	2,966	- 533
Drug Use	40	2,346	59	638	+ 1,708
Syphilis	41	2,275	32	3,751	- 1,476
Lymphomas	42	1,670	38	2,061	- 391
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,603	43	1,728	- 125
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,477	49	1,035	+ 443
Tetanus	45	1,299	46	1,166	+ 133
Schistosomiasis	46	1,277	48	1,071	+ 207
Hepatitis B	47	1,160	61	456	+ 704
Skin Cancers	48	1,085	55	765	+ 319
Lung Cancers	49	1,077	47	1,158	- 80
Oral Cancer	50	1,042	51	1,003	+ 40
Skin Disease	51	1,019	54	781	+ 238
Bladder Cancer	52	988	65	270	+ 718
Ovary Cancer	53	973	58	656	+ 317
Pancreas Cancer	54	779	50	1,017	- 238
Alcohol	55	658	60	635	+ 24
Encephalitis	56	637	57	680	- 43
Oesophagus Cancer	57	468	53	790	- 322
Measles	58	467	3	42,254	- 41,787
Leukemia	59	466	41	1,871	- 1,406
Uterin Cancer	60	390	63	352	+ 37
Appendicitis	61	343	56	703	- 360
Ascariasis	62	187	68	80	+ 107
Hepatitis C	63	169	69	69	+ 101
Upper Respiratory	64	132	62	370	- 238
Multiple Sclerosis	65	132	71	44	+ 88
Other Neoplasms	66	130	67	88	+ 42
War	67	107	45	1,658	- 1,551
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	92	66	217	- 125
Diphtheria	69	47	70	47	- 0
Chlamydia	70	17	73	15	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	2	72	38	- 36
Dengue	72	1	74	1	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	869	- 869
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Sierra Leone

DR Congo

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.