EL SALVADOR VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,392	4	2,418	+ 2,974
Malaria	2	4,959	80	0	+ 4,959
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,833	27	199	+ 3,635
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,927	1	5,814	- 2,887
Stroke	5	2,739	5	1,595	+ 1,144
Birth Trauma	6	2,099	37	121	+ 1,978
Low Birth Weight	7	2,028	19	317	+ 1,711
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,876	8	1,347	+ 529
HIV/AIDS	9	1,850	9	842	+ 1,008
Tuberculosis	10	1,755	46	60	+ 1,695
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,114	14	449	+ 664
Meningitis	12	1,028	51	36	+ 993
Liver Disease	13	954	10	797	+ 157
Diabetes Mellitus	14	865	7	1,385	- 521
Kidney Disease	15	787	3	4,726	- 3,939
Other Injuries	16	756	38	95	+ 661
Malnutrition	17	671	26	214	+ 457
Maternal Conditions	18	639	53	26	+ 613
Endocrine Disorders	19	580	25	223	+ 357
Lung Disease	20	575	6	1,493	- 917
Hypertension	21	453	31	146	+ 307
Violence	22	449	2	5,485	- 5,036
Breast Cancer	23	447	22	291	+ 156
Asthma	24	446	35	122	+ 323
Suicide	25	379	15	391	- 12
Pertussis	26	341	52	32	+ 308
Liver Cancer	27	291	16	355	- 64
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	271	18	320	- 49
Drownings	29	266	33	137	+ 130
Falls	30	235	24	243	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	224	30	157	+ 67
Inflammatory/Heart	32	209	42	78	+ 132
Fires	33	200	54	21	+ 178
Prostate Cancer	34	199	17	328	- 129
Cervical Cancer	35	192	13	451	- 260
Stomach Cancer	36	168	11	702	- 534
Epilepsy	37	167	48	50	+ 117
Poisonings	38	159	57	15	+ 144
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	140	20	315	- 175
Drug Use	40	135	43	74	+ 61
Syphilis	41	131	58	14	+ 117
Lymphomas	42	96	28	186	- 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	92	65	6	+ 86
Parkinson's Disease	44	85	44	70	+ 15
Tetanus	45	75	60	11	+ 63
Schistosomiasis	46	73	82	0	+ 73
Hepatitis B	47	67	66	5	+ 62
Skin Cancers	48	62	47	60	+ 3
Lung Cancers	49	62	23	290	- 228
Oral Cancer	50	60	39	94	- 34
Skin Disease	51	59	36	121	- 62
Bladder Cancer	52	57	49	42	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	53	56	40	93	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	54	45	29	161	- 116
Alcohol	55	38	12	648	- 610
Encephalitis	56	37	63	7	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	57	27	41	80	- 53
Measles	58	27	76	0	+ 27
Leukemia	59	27	21	312	- 285
Uterin Cancer	60	22	50	39	- 17
Appendicitis	61	20	56	18	+ 2
Ascariasis	62	11	72	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	63	10	75	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	8	62	9	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	8	64	7	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	7	32	145	- 138
War	67	6	70	1	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	59	14	- 9
Diphtheria	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	69	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	45	64	- 64
Oral conditions	82	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	67	4	- 4
Anemia	85	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Sierra Leone

El Salvador

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.