ETHIOPIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	96,436	1	59,931	+ 36,506
Malaria	2	88,695	26	5,626	+ 83,069
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	68,560	2	44,361	+ 24,199
Coronary Heart Disease	4	52,341	4	36,530	+ 15,811
Stroke	5	48,986	3	39,362	+ 9,625
Birth Trauma	6	37,537	6	31,107	+ 6,430
Low Birth Weight	7	36,275	7	28,020	+ 8,255
Road Traffic Accidents	8	33,553	5	31,564	+ 1,989
HIV/AIDS	9	33,089	17	11,471	+ 21,618
Tuberculosis	10	31,380	9	21,455	+ 9,925
Congenital Anomalies	11	19,915	11	15,638	+ 4,278
Meningitis	12	18,388	14	12,019	+ 6,369
Liver Disease	13	17,058	8	27,270	- 10,212
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,462	10	16,258	- 796
Kidney Disease	15	14,068	13	12,103	+ 1,965
Other Injuries	16	13,522	16	11,735	+ 1,787
Malnutrition	17	12,005	19	8,643	+ 3,362
Maternal Conditions	18	11,435	18	8,887	+ 2,549
Endocrine Disorders	19	10,369	45	1,623	+ 8,746
Lung Disease	20	10,285	15	11,870	- 1,585
Hypertension	21	8,100	12	13,470	- 5,371
Violence	22	8,028	22	8,076	- 48
Breast Cancer	23	7,999	20	8,485	- 486
Asthma	24	7,968	29	4,484	+ 3,484
Suicide	25	6,775	25	6,030	+ 744
Pertussis	26	6,090	23	6,896	- 806
Liver Cancer	27	5,200	42	1,730	+ 3,470
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,849	21	8,258	- 3,409
Drownings	29	4,761	35	3,133	+ 1,628
Falls	30	4,208	28	4,510	- 302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,003	41	1,758	+ 2,245
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,743	39	2,168	+ 1,575
Fires	33	3,576	34	3,255	+ 322
Prostate Cancer	34	3,560	50	1,244	+ 2,316
Cervical Cancer	35	3,426	27	5,019	- 1,593
Stomach Cancer	36	3,012	47	1,519	+ 1,494
Epilepsy	37	2,994	44	1,625	+ 1,369
Poisonings	38	2,836	32	3,668	- 832
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,499	31	3,755	- 1,255
Drug Use	40	2,410	60	513	+ 1,897
Syphilis	41	2,337	43	1,699	+ 638
Lymphomas	42	1,715	33	3,590	- 1,874
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,646	49	1,339	+ 307
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,518	46	1,578	- 60
Tetanus	45	1,334	37	2,203	- 868
Schistosomiasis	46	1,312	54	839	+ 473
Hepatitis B	47	1,191	56	742	+ 450
Skin Cancers	48	1,114	52	1,006	+ 108
Lung Cancers	49	1,107	38	2,202	- 1,095
Oral Cancer	50	1,071	48	1,477	- 406
Skin Disease	51	1,047	53	904	+ 143
Bladder Cancer	52	1,015	51	1,080	- 65
Ovary Cancer	53	1,000	36	2,424	- 1,424
Pancreas Cancer	54	800	61	488	+ 312
Alcohol	55	676	55	750	- 73
Encephalitis	56	654	63	386	+ 268
Oesophagus Cancer	57	481	40	1,839	- 1,358
Measles	58	479	24	6,324	- 5,845
Leukemia	59	478	30	4,222	- 3,744
Uterin Cancer	60	400	62	421	- 21
Appendicitis	61	352	58	677	- 325
Ascariasis	62	192	68	130	+ 62
Hepatitis C	63	174	69	115	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	64	135	57	709	- 574
Multiple Sclerosis	65	135	70	61	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	66	133	66	148	- 15
War	67	110	64	281	- 170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	95	65	221	- 126
Diphtheria	69	48	67	146	- 98
Chlamydia	70	18	72	21	- 3
Otitis Media	71	2	71	39	- 37
Dengue	72	1	73	20	- 19
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	579	- 579
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Sierra Leone

Ethiopia

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.