FRANCE VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	55,620	6	19,771	+ 35,850
Malaria	2	51,155	82	0	+ 51,155
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	39,542	38	1,807	+ 37,735
Coronary Heart Disease	4	30,188	1	63,181	- 32,993
Stroke	5	28,253	3	36,354	- 8,101
Birth Trauma	6	21,650	55	309	+ 21,341
Low Birth Weight	7	20,922	47	651	+ 20,271
Road Traffic Accidents	8	19,352	31	3,339	+ 16,013
HIV/AIDS	9	19,084	54	362	+ 18,723
Tuberculosis	10	18,099	50	435	+ 17,664
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,486	35	2,012	+ 9,474
Meningitis	12	10,605	58	163	+ 10,442
Liver Disease	13	9,838	22	7,382	+ 2,456
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,918	12	10,912	- 1,994
Kidney Disease	15	8,114	11	11,477	- 3,363
Other Injuries	16	7,799	9	15,119	- 7,321
Malnutrition	17	6,924	29	4,212	+ 2,713
Maternal Conditions	18	6,595	64	52	+ 6,544
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,980	19	8,086	- 2,106
Lung Disease	20	5,932	7	18,232	- 12,299
Hypertension	21	4,672	23	7,109	- 2,438
Violence	22	4,630	49	538	+ 4,093
Breast Cancer	23	4,614	8	15,536	- 10,922
Asthma	24	4,595	42	1,039	+ 3,556
Suicide	25	3,907	16	8,961	- 5,054
Pertussis	26	3,512	69	3	+ 3,509
Liver Cancer	27	2,999	15	9,573	- 6,574
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,797	2	53,157	- 50,361
Drownings	29	2,746	45	868	+ 1,878
Falls	30	2,427	18	8,284	- 5,857
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,309	43	986	+ 1,323
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,159	25	6,065	- 3,907
Fires	33	2,063	53	403	+ 1,660
Prostate Cancer	34	2,053	13	10,873	- 8,820
Cervical Cancer	35	1,976	40	1,574	+ 402
Stomach Cancer	36	1,737	26	5,530	- 3,793
Epilepsy	37	1,727	37	1,865	- 139
Poisonings	38	1,636	57	228	+ 1,408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,442	5	21,854	- 20,412
Drug Use	40	1,390	36	1,881	- 491
Syphilis	41	1,348	68	4	+ 1,344
Lymphomas	42	989	14	10,067	- 9,078
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	950	41	1,384	- 435
Parkinson's Disease	44	875	20	7,570	- 6,695
Tetanus	45	770	70	2	+ 767
Schistosomiasis	46	757	71	1	+ 756
Hepatitis B	47	687	59	135	+ 552
Skin Cancers	48	643	32	3,256	- 2,613
Lung Cancers	49	638	4	35,657	- 35,019
Oral Cancer	50	618	27	4,676	- 4,058
Skin Disease	51	604	39	1,598	- 994
Bladder Cancer	52	585	24	6,566	- 5,980
Ovary Cancer	53	577	30	3,964	- 3,387
Pancreas Cancer	54	461	10	12,360	- 11,898
Alcohol	55	390	33	3,189	- 2,799
Encephalitis	56	377	66	8	+ 369
Oesophagus Cancer	57	277	28	4,673	- 4,396
Measles	58	277	77	0	+ 276
Leukemia	59	276	21	7,457	- 7,181
Uterin Cancer	60	231	34	2,721	- 2,490
Appendicitis	61	203	61	90	+ 114
Ascariasis	62	111	79	0	+ 111
Hepatitis C	63	100	52	416	- 316
Upper Respiratory	64	78	63	54	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	65	78	46	752	- 674
Other Neoplasms	66	77	17	8,771	- 8,694
War	67	64	67	7	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	55	51	426	- 372
Diphtheria	69	28	75	1	+ 27
Chlamydia	70	10	78	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 14
Dengue	72	1	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	48	647	- 647
Anemia	85	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.