EQU. GUINEA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,461	2	913	+ 548
Malaria	2	1,344	3	668	+ 676
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,039	9	349	+ 690
Coronary Heart Disease	4	793	7	419	+ 374
Stroke	5	742	6	437	+ 305
Birth Trauma	6	569	5	441	+ 128
Low Birth Weight	7	550	4	457	+ 93
Road Traffic Accidents	8	508	8	368	+ 140
HIV/AIDS	9	501	1	1,838	- 1,337
Tuberculosis	10	475	10	321	+ 154
Congenital Anomalies	11	302	12	249	+ 52
Meningitis	12	279	19	127	+ 152
Liver Disease	13	258	13	199	+ 59
Diabetes Mellitus	14	234	11	299	- 65
Kidney Disease	15	213	14	198	+ 15
Other Injuries	16	205	23	105	+ 100
Malnutrition	17	182	31	48	+ 134
Maternal Conditions	18	173	17	139	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	19	157	25	73	+ 84
Lung Disease	20	156	20	120	+ 35
Hypertension	21	123	16	165	- 42
Violence	22	122	33	45	+ 77
Breast Cancer	23	121	24	84	+ 37
Asthma	24	121	26	65	+ 55
Suicide	25	103	22	107	- 5
Pertussis	26	92	21	109	- 17
Liver Cancer	27	79	34	43	+ 36
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	73	29	55	+ 18
Drownings	29	72	36	39	+ 33
Falls	30	64	32	46	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	61	43	22	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	32	57	27	63	- 6
Fires	33	54	39	30	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	34	54	35	43	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	35	52	28	56	- 4
Stomach Cancer	36	46	49	16	+ 30
Epilepsy	37	45	38	32	+ 13
Poisonings	38	43	44	21	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	38	40	29	+ 9
Drug Use	40	37	30	50	- 14
Syphilis	41	35	18	134	- 98
Lymphomas	42	26	45	19	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	25	50	14	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	44	23	46	18	+ 5
Tetanus	45	20	42	23	- 3
Schistosomiasis	46	20	60	4	+ 16
Hepatitis B	47	18	65	3	+ 15
Skin Cancers	48	17	48	16	+ 1
Lung Cancers	49	17	41	27	- 10
Oral Cancer	50	16	37	35	- 18
Skin Disease	51	16	51	13	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	52	15	56	9	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	53	15	52	13	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	54	12	55	11	+ 1
Alcohol	55	10	53	12	- 2
Encephalitis	56	10	57	8	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	7	54	12	- 5
Measles	58	7	15	181	- 174
Leukemia	59	7	61	4	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	60	6	58	8	- 2
Appendicitis	61	5	59	6	- 0
Ascariasis	62	3	70	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	3	69	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	2	66	2	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2	67	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	2	63	3	- 1
War	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	62	4	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	0	68	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	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	47	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Sierra Leone

Equ. Guinea

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.