EGYPT VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	90,496	7	20,695	+ 69,801
Malaria	2	83,231	77	0	+ 83,231
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	64,336	23	3,692	+ 60,644
Coronary Heart Disease	4	49,116	1	173,871	- 124,755
Stroke	5	45,969	3	43,839	+ 2,130
Birth Trauma	6	35,225	17	6,109	+ 29,116
Low Birth Weight	7	34,041	11	11,391	+ 22,649
Road Traffic Accidents	8	31,486	12	10,141	+ 21,345
HIV/AIDS	9	31,051	53	397	+ 30,654
Tuberculosis	10	29,447	51	432	+ 29,015
Congenital Anomalies	11	18,688	10	12,163	+ 6,525
Meningitis	12	17,255	43	827	+ 16,428
Liver Disease	13	16,007	2	60,122	- 44,115
Diabetes Mellitus	14	14,509	8	19,131	- 4,622
Kidney Disease	15	13,201	6	21,087	- 7,886
Other Injuries	16	12,689	21	3,819	+ 8,870
Malnutrition	17	11,266	46	759	+ 10,507
Maternal Conditions	18	10,731	44	795	+ 9,936
Endocrine Disorders	19	9,730	29	2,372	+ 7,358
Lung Disease	20	9,652	9	13,393	- 3,741
Hypertension	21	7,601	5	21,094	- 13,494
Violence	22	7,534	20	4,165	+ 3,369
Breast Cancer	23	7,507	13	9,180	- 1,673
Asthma	24	7,477	15	7,104	+ 373
Suicide	25	6,357	25	3,022	+ 3,335
Pertussis	26	5,714	42	906	+ 4,808
Liver Cancer	27	4,879	4	24,512	- 19,633
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,550	16	6,975	- 2,425
Drownings	29	4,468	37	1,122	+ 3,346
Falls	30	3,949	30	2,019	+ 1,930
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,756	34	1,339	+ 2,418
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,513	27	2,489	+ 1,023
Fires	33	3,356	33	1,568	+ 1,788
Prostate Cancer	34	3,341	35	1,282	+ 2,058
Cervical Cancer	35	3,215	48	625	+ 2,590
Stomach Cancer	36	2,827	32	1,844	+ 982
Epilepsy	37	2,809	50	451	+ 2,358
Poisonings	38	2,661	57	195	+ 2,466
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,345	24	3,083	- 737
Drug Use	40	2,262	62	116	+ 2,146
Syphilis	41	2,193	58	159	+ 2,034
Lymphomas	42	1,610	14	7,539	- 5,929
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,545	36	1,248	+ 297
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,424	28	2,391	- 967
Tetanus	45	1,252	49	540	+ 712
Schistosomiasis	46	1,231	54	220	+ 1,011
Hepatitis B	47	1,118	40	988	+ 129
Skin Cancers	48	1,046	39	1,013	+ 33
Lung Cancers	49	1,039	18	5,677	- 4,639
Oral Cancer	50	1,005	45	793	+ 212
Skin Disease	51	982	55	219	+ 763
Bladder Cancer	52	953	19	5,133	- 4,180
Ovary Cancer	53	938	31	1,944	- 1,005
Pancreas Cancer	54	750	26	2,906	- 2,156
Alcohol	55	635	60	141	+ 493
Encephalitis	56	614	38	1,046	- 432
Oesophagus Cancer	57	451	41	951	- 499
Measles	58	450	64	43	+ 407
Leukemia	59	449	22	3,763	- 3,314
Uterin Cancer	60	375	52	422	- 47
Appendicitis	61	331	59	142	+ 188
Ascariasis	62	180	67	6	+ 174
Hepatitis C	63	163	63	97	+ 66
Upper Respiratory	64	127	68	5	+ 122
Multiple Sclerosis	65	127	56	213	- 86
Other Neoplasms	66	125	61	116	+ 9
War	67	103	47	714	- 610
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	89	65	26	+ 63
Diphtheria	69	45	70	3	+ 42
Chlamydia	70	17	71	1	+ 15
Otitis Media	71	2	72	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	1	69	5	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Sierra Leone

Egypt

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.