FIJI VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	774	5	228	+ 546
Malaria	2	712	75	0	+ 712
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	550	12	96	+ 454
Coronary Heart Disease	4	420	2	1,481	- 1,061
Stroke	5	393	3	583	- 189
Birth Trauma	6	301	28	36	+ 265
Low Birth Weight	7	291	14	86	+ 205
Road Traffic Accidents	8	269	11	120	+ 149
HIV/AIDS	9	266	31	30	+ 236
Tuberculosis	10	252	27	39	+ 213
Congenital Anomalies	11	160	10	129	+ 30
Meningitis	12	148	43	17	+ 130
Liver Disease	13	137	15	82	+ 55
Diabetes Mellitus	14	124	1	1,628	- 1,504
Kidney Disease	15	113	4	277	- 164
Other Injuries	16	109	17	77	+ 32
Malnutrition	17	96	45	14	+ 82
Maternal Conditions	18	92	49	9	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	19	83	34	28	+ 56
Lung Disease	20	83	9	141	- 58
Hypertension	21	65	7	170	- 105
Violence	22	64	40	19	+ 45
Breast Cancer	23	64	8	162	- 98
Asthma	24	64	6	226	- 162
Suicide	25	54	16	80	- 25
Pertussis	26	49	48	10	+ 39
Liver Cancer	27	42	18	68	- 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	39	19	63	- 24
Drownings	29	38	21	60	- 21
Falls	30	34	36	27	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	32	29	34	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	32	30	23	45	- 15
Fires	33	29	33	28	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	34	29	25	41	- 12
Cervical Cancer	35	27	13	86	- 59
Stomach Cancer	36	24	37	23	+ 1
Epilepsy	37	24	44	16	+ 8
Poisonings	38	23	56	2	+ 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	20	24	45	- 25
Drug Use	40	19	52	4	+ 15
Syphilis	41	19	47	11	+ 8
Lymphomas	42	14	35	27	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	13	20	62	- 49
Parkinson's Disease	44	12	26	40	- 28
Tetanus	45	11	58	1	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	46	11	74	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	47	10	59	1	+ 9
Skin Cancers	48	9	61	1	+ 8
Lung Cancers	49	9	22	48	- 39
Oral Cancer	50	9	46	13	- 4
Skin Disease	51	8	41	19	- 11
Bladder Cancer	52	8	50	8	- 0
Ovary Cancer	53	8	32	29	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	54	6	38	21	- 14
Alcohol	55	5	57	2	+ 4
Encephalitis	56	5	51	7	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	4	42	18	- 14
Measles	58	4	63	0	+ 4
Leukemia	59	4	30	31	- 27
Uterin Cancer	60	3	39	20	- 17
Appendicitis	61	3	54	3	+ 0
Ascariasis	62	2	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	65	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	60	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	53	3	- 2
War	67	1	66	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	62	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	55	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
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	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Sierra Leone

Fiji

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.