GERMANY VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	68,428	9	20,712	+ 47,715
Malaria	2	62,935	79	0	+ 62,935
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	48,647	32	3,830	+ 44,817
Coronary Heart Disease	4	37,139	1	147,055	- 109,916
Stroke	5	34,759	3	49,794	- 15,035
Birth Trauma	6	26,635	57	239	+ 26,396
Low Birth Weight	7	25,740	45	770	+ 24,969
Road Traffic Accidents	8	23,808	34	3,160	+ 20,648
HIV/AIDS	9	23,479	54	345	+ 23,134
Tuberculosis	10	22,266	56	281	+ 21,985
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,131	36	2,291	+ 11,840
Meningitis	12	13,047	60	168	+ 12,880
Liver Disease	13	12,104	15	15,194	- 3,090
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,971	13	15,560	- 4,589
Kidney Disease	15	9,982	8	22,770	- 12,788
Other Injuries	16	9,594	23	8,248	+ 1,346
Malnutrition	17	8,519	50	450	+ 8,068
Maternal Conditions	18	8,114	64	38	+ 8,076
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,358	18	10,677	- 3,320
Lung Disease	20	7,298	5	42,797	- 35,499
Hypertension	21	5,747	6	26,796	- 21,048
Violence	22	5,697	46	769	+ 4,928
Breast Cancer	23	5,676	10	18,842	- 13,166
Asthma	24	5,653	44	924	+ 4,729
Suicide	25	4,807	19	10,284	- 5,477
Pertussis	26	4,321	69	2	+ 4,319
Liver Cancer	27	3,689	25	8,057	- 4,368
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	3,441	2	51,168	- 47,727
Drownings	29	3,378	49	459	+ 2,920
Falls	30	2,986	14	15,325	- 12,339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,840	38	2,166	+ 674
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,656	21	8,891	- 6,235
Fires	33	2,538	53	359	+ 2,179
Prostate Cancer	34	2,526	12	16,487	- 13,961
Cervical Cancer	35	2,431	39	2,131	+ 300
Stomach Cancer	36	2,137	20	9,658	- 7,520
Epilepsy	37	2,124	35	3,091	- 967
Poisonings	38	2,012	58	216	+ 1,796
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,773	7	26,026	- 24,252
Drug Use	40	1,710	40	1,930	- 220
Syphilis	41	1,659	68	6	+ 1,653
Lymphomas	42	1,217	17	12,249	- 11,032
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,168	33	3,615	- 2,447
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,077	16	12,594	- 11,517
Tetanus	45	947	75	1	+ 946
Schistosomiasis	46	931	73	1	+ 930
Hepatitis B	47	845	59	182	+ 664
Skin Cancers	48	791	31	4,055	- 3,265
Lung Cancers	49	785	4	46,560	- 45,775
Oral Cancer	50	760	29	6,023	- 5,263
Skin Disease	51	743	42	1,543	- 800
Bladder Cancer	52	720	28	6,193	- 5,473
Ovary Cancer	53	709	30	5,192	- 4,483
Pancreas Cancer	54	567	11	17,971	- 17,404
Alcohol	55	480	26	6,257	- 5,777
Encephalitis	56	464	67	8	+ 456
Oesophagus Cancer	57	341	27	6,212	- 5,871
Measles	58	340	70	2	+ 338
Leukemia	59	339	22	8,737	- 8,398
Uterin Cancer	60	284	37	2,231	- 1,947
Appendicitis	61	250	62	129	+ 121
Ascariasis	62	136	81	0	+ 136
Hepatitis C	63	123	48	507	- 383
Upper Respiratory	64	96	61	138	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	65	96	41	1,571	- 1,475
Other Neoplasms	66	95	24	8,161	- 8,066
War	67	78	66	10	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	67	47	543	- 476
Diphtheria	69	34	77	0	+ 34
Chlamydia	70	12	85	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	71	2	65	16	- 14
Dengue	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	391	- 391
Anemia	85	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.