ERITREA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,161	1	3,277	+ 1,884
Malaria	2	4,746	17	437	+ 4,309
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,669	3	2,292	+ 1,377
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,801	4	2,154	+ 647
Stroke	5	2,621	2	2,564	+ 57
Birth Trauma	6	2,009	11	616	+ 1,392
Low Birth Weight	7	1,941	16	531	+ 1,410
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,796	5	1,326	+ 469
HIV/AIDS	9	1,771	25	308	+ 1,463
Tuberculosis	10	1,679	14	543	+ 1,136
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,066	18	432	+ 634
Meningitis	12	984	19	404	+ 580
Liver Disease	13	913	6	1,215	- 302
Diabetes Mellitus	14	827	7	944	- 117
Kidney Disease	15	753	12	578	+ 175
Other Injuries	16	724	15	540	+ 184
Malnutrition	17	642	10	660	- 17
Maternal Conditions	18	612	13	544	+ 68
Endocrine Disorders	19	555	43	71	+ 484
Lung Disease	20	550	9	662	- 111
Hypertension	21	433	8	926	- 492
Violence	22	430	20	384	+ 45
Breast Cancer	23	428	23	311	+ 117
Asthma	24	426	22	326	+ 100
Suicide	25	363	21	382	- 19
Pertussis	26	326	36	90	+ 236
Liver Cancer	27	278	45	69	+ 209
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	259	24	310	- 50
Drownings	29	255	33	118	+ 137
Falls	30	225	26	168	+ 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	214	27	147	+ 67
Inflammatory/Heart	32	200	32	123	+ 77
Fires	33	191	31	132	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	34	190	47	54	+ 136
Cervical Cancer	35	183	30	132	+ 51
Stomach Cancer	36	161	48	48	+ 113
Epilepsy	37	160	38	81	+ 79
Poisonings	38	152	34	114	+ 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	134	35	113	+ 21
Drug Use	40	129	53	36	+ 93
Syphilis	41	125	54	35	+ 90
Lymphomas	42	92	28	147	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	88	41	77	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	44	81	37	85	- 4
Tetanus	45	71	52	37	+ 34
Schistosomiasis	46	70	42	73	- 3
Hepatitis B	47	64	57	28	+ 36
Skin Cancers	48	60	56	30	+ 30
Lung Cancers	49	59	46	62	- 2
Oral Cancer	50	57	44	71	- 14
Skin Disease	51	56	50	45	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	52	54	51	42	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	53	53	40	79	- 26
Pancreas Cancer	54	43	58	20	+ 23
Alcohol	55	36	49	45	- 9
Encephalitis	56	35	62	16	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	57	26	39	81	- 55
Measles	58	26	63	13	+ 13
Leukemia	59	26	29	144	- 118
Uterin Cancer	60	21	61	18	+ 4
Appendicitis	61	19	55	31	- 12
Ascariasis	62	10	68	2	+ 8
Hepatitis C	63	9	65	6	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	7	60	18	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	65	7	67	4	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	7	66	6	+ 1
War	67	6	71	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	64	12	- 7
Diphtheria	69	3	72	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Sierra Leone

Eritrea

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.