FINLAND VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,577	21	436	+ 4,141
Malaria	2	4,209	74	0	+ 4,209
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,254	52	15	+ 3,239
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,484	2	9,831	- 7,347
Stroke	5	2,325	3	4,115	- 1,790
Birth Trauma	6	1,782	56	8	+ 1,774
Low Birth Weight	7	1,722	48	26	+ 1,695
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,592	33	215	+ 1,377
HIV/AIDS	9	1,570	59	6	+ 1,565
Tuberculosis	10	1,489	46	32	+ 1,457
Congenital Anomalies	11	945	35	192	+ 753
Meningitis	12	873	55	9	+ 863
Liver Disease	13	810	10	1,068	- 258
Diabetes Mellitus	14	734	22	418	+ 316
Kidney Disease	15	668	26	342	+ 326
Other Injuries	16	642	20	437	+ 205
Malnutrition	17	570	57	7	+ 563
Maternal Conditions	18	543	64	2	+ 541
Endocrine Disorders	19	492	31	257	+ 235
Lung Disease	20	488	8	1,289	- 801
Hypertension	21	384	5	2,030	- 1,646
Violence	22	381	43	64	+ 317
Breast Cancer	23	380	12	948	- 569
Asthma	24	378	40	85	+ 293
Suicide	25	322	15	846	- 525
Pertussis	26	289	69	0	+ 289
Liver Cancer	27	247	16	545	- 298
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	230	1	11,120	- 10,890
Drownings	29	226	37	106	+ 120
Falls	30	200	7	1,325	- 1,125
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	190	36	151	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	32	178	17	518	- 340
Fires	33	170	45	62	+ 108
Prostate Cancer	34	169	11	970	- 801
Cervical Cancer	35	163	44	62	+ 101
Stomach Cancer	36	143	19	447	- 304
Epilepsy	37	142	38	104	+ 38
Poisonings	38	135	49	25	+ 110
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	119	6	1,433	- 1,315
Drug Use	40	114	30	269	- 155
Syphilis	41	111	67	0	+ 111
Lymphomas	42	81	14	851	- 769
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	78	50	19	+ 59
Parkinson's Disease	44	72	13	853	- 781
Tetanus	45	63	70	0	+ 63
Schistosomiasis	46	62	77	0	+ 62
Hepatitis B	47	57	63	2	+ 55
Skin Cancers	48	53	29	297	- 244
Lung Cancers	49	53	4	2,312	- 2,260
Oral Cancer	50	51	34	207	- 156
Skin Disease	51	50	47	27	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	52	48	28	308	- 260
Ovary Cancer	53	47	25	344	- 297
Pancreas Cancer	54	38	9	1,247	- 1,209
Alcohol	55	32	18	464	- 432
Encephalitis	56	31	66	0	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	57	23	27	320	- 297
Measles	58	23	72	0	+ 23
Leukemia	59	23	24	371	- 348
Uterin Cancer	60	19	32	225	- 206
Appendicitis	61	17	54	10	+ 7
Ascariasis	62	9	81	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	63	8	60	5	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	6	62	2	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	6	42	80	- 74
Other Neoplasms	66	6	23	377	- 371
War	67	5	65	1	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	41	83	- 79
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	39	93	- 93
Anemia	85	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Sierra Leone

Finland

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.