ECUADOR VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,895	4	5,083	+ 9,812
Malaria	2	13,699	77	0	+ 13,699
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,589	34	410	+ 10,179
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,084	1	9,805	- 1,721
Stroke	5	7,566	3	5,429	+ 2,137
Birth Trauma	6	5,798	38	302	+ 5,495
Low Birth Weight	7	5,603	16	1,172	+ 4,431
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,182	6	3,490	+ 1,692
HIV/AIDS	9	5,111	27	609	+ 4,501
Tuberculosis	10	4,847	29	574	+ 4,273
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,076	13	1,335	+ 1,741
Meningitis	12	2,840	52	90	+ 2,750
Liver Disease	13	2,635	7	3,330	- 696
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,388	5	4,321	- 1,933
Kidney Disease	15	2,173	2	6,184	- 4,011
Other Injuries	16	2,088	17	1,161	+ 928
Malnutrition	17	1,854	28	578	+ 1,276
Maternal Conditions	18	1,766	46	164	+ 1,602
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,602	31	507	+ 1,095
Lung Disease	20	1,589	8	2,576	- 988
Hypertension	21	1,251	10	2,507	- 1,256
Violence	22	1,240	15	1,210	+ 30
Breast Cancer	23	1,236	25	825	+ 410
Asthma	24	1,231	53	85	+ 1,145
Suicide	25	1,046	14	1,326	- 280
Pertussis	26	941	56	79	+ 861
Liver Cancer	27	803	21	954	- 151
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	749	9	2,565	- 1,816
Drownings	29	735	32	470	+ 266
Falls	30	650	18	1,114	- 464
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	618	33	417	+ 202
Inflammatory/Heart	32	578	36	308	+ 270
Fires	33	552	43	175	+ 377
Prostate Cancer	34	550	12	1,362	- 812
Cervical Cancer	35	529	24	840	- 311
Stomach Cancer	36	465	11	2,089	- 1,624
Epilepsy	37	462	40	273	+ 190
Poisonings	38	438	58	59	+ 379
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	386	19	1,109	- 723
Drug Use	40	372	41	214	+ 159
Syphilis	41	361	54	85	+ 276
Lymphomas	42	265	22	883	- 618
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	254	47	163	+ 92
Parkinson's Disease	44	234	26	658	- 424
Tetanus	45	206	62	9	+ 197
Schistosomiasis	46	203	75	0	+ 203
Hepatitis B	47	184	64	3	+ 181
Skin Cancers	48	172	37	308	- 135
Lung Cancers	49	171	20	1,075	- 904
Oral Cancer	50	165	45	166	- 0
Skin Disease	51	162	51	103	+ 59
Bladder Cancer	52	157	44	168	- 11
Ovary Cancer	53	154	35	322	- 168
Pancreas Cancer	54	124	30	562	- 438
Alcohol	55	104	39	280	- 176
Encephalitis	56	101	55	82	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	57	74	42	180	- 105
Measles	58	74	72	0	+ 74
Leukemia	59	74	23	882	- 808
Uterin Cancer	60	62	48	129	- 67
Appendicitis	61	54	50	110	- 56
Ascariasis	62	30	65	2	+ 28
Hepatitis C	63	27	67	1	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	64	21	63	8	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	65	21	60	18	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	21	57	64	- 44
War	67	17	66	2	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	15	49	124	- 109
Diphtheria	69	7	69	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	3	68	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Sierra Leone

Ecuador

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.