GEORGIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,987	9	886	+ 3,101
Malaria	2	3,667	71	0	+ 3,667
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,834	50	19	+ 2,816
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,164	1	16,014	- 13,851
Stroke	5	2,025	2	11,969	- 9,944
Birth Trauma	6	1,552	46	39	+ 1,512
Low Birth Weight	7	1,500	37	114	+ 1,385
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,387	13	496	+ 891
HIV/AIDS	9	1,368	42	89	+ 1,279
Tuberculosis	10	1,297	32	153	+ 1,145
Congenital Anomalies	11	823	28	174	+ 649
Meningitis	12	760	47	25	+ 736
Liver Disease	13	705	4	1,871	- 1,166
Diabetes Mellitus	14	639	6	1,621	- 982
Kidney Disease	15	582	10	826	- 244
Other Injuries	16	559	20	346	+ 213
Malnutrition	17	496	59	5	+ 492
Maternal Conditions	18	473	53	13	+ 460
Endocrine Disorders	19	429	38	109	+ 320
Lung Disease	20	425	7	1,158	- 733
Hypertension	21	335	3	4,387	- 4,052
Violence	22	332	40	90	+ 241
Breast Cancer	23	331	11	613	- 282
Asthma	24	329	35	136	+ 194
Suicide	25	280	18	367	- 87
Pertussis	26	252	67	0	+ 252
Liver Cancer	27	215	17	385	- 170
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	200	5	1,826	- 1,626
Drownings	29	197	39	95	+ 102
Falls	30	174	16	420	- 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	165	24	226	- 61
Inflammatory/Heart	32	155	21	346	- 191
Fires	33	148	34	140	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	34	147	22	290	- 143
Cervical Cancer	35	142	27	187	- 46
Stomach Cancer	36	125	12	533	- 409
Epilepsy	37	124	44	51	+ 73
Poisonings	38	117	49	23	+ 94
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	103	14	444	- 340
Drug Use	40	100	41	90	+ 10
Syphilis	41	97	63	0	+ 96
Lymphomas	42	71	25	208	- 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	68	15	426	- 358
Parkinson's Disease	44	63	19	354	- 292
Tetanus	45	55	62	0	+ 55
Schistosomiasis	46	54	73	0	+ 54
Hepatitis B	47	49	58	7	+ 42
Skin Cancers	48	46	33	149	- 103
Lung Cancers	49	46	8	1,152	- 1,106
Oral Cancer	50	44	31	167	- 122
Skin Disease	51	43	51	17	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	52	42	26	205	- 163
Ovary Cancer	53	41	29	174	- 133
Pancreas Cancer	54	33	23	227	- 194
Alcohol	55	28	45	49	- 21
Encephalitis	56	27	48	24	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	57	20	43	75	- 55
Measles	58	20	68	0	+ 20
Leukemia	59	20	30	171	- 152
Uterin Cancer	60	17	36	115	- 98
Appendicitis	61	15	55	10	+ 4
Ascariasis	62	8	69	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	63	7	64	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	6	60	1	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	65	6	54	12	- 6
Other Neoplasms	66	6	52	15	- 9
War	67	5	61	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	57	8	- 4
Diphtheria	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	56	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

Sierra Leone

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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.