GHANA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,137	1	16,262	+ 11,875
Malaria	2	25,878	5	11,162	+ 14,716
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	20,003	9	6,538	+ 13,465
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,271	3	14,103	+ 1,169
Stroke	5	14,293	2	15,163	- 870
Birth Trauma	6	10,952	10	6,194	+ 4,758
Low Birth Weight	7	10,584	8	6,662	+ 3,922
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,790	7	7,808	+ 1,982
HIV/AIDS	9	9,654	4	13,565	- 3,911
Tuberculosis	10	9,156	6	10,214	- 1,059
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,811	14	3,935	+ 1,875
Meningitis	12	5,365	16	2,983	+ 2,382
Liver Disease	13	4,977	11	6,053	- 1,076
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,511	12	5,929	- 1,418
Kidney Disease	15	4,105	13	4,161	- 57
Other Injuries	16	3,945	18	2,433	+ 1,512
Malnutrition	17	3,503	26	1,868	+ 1,635
Maternal Conditions	18	3,336	22	1,991	+ 1,346
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,025	24	1,965	+ 1,060
Lung Disease	20	3,001	15	3,120	- 119
Hypertension	21	2,363	19	2,231	+ 133
Violence	22	2,342	27	1,857	+ 485
Breast Cancer	23	2,334	25	1,937	+ 397
Asthma	24	2,325	23	1,979	+ 345
Suicide	25	1,977	21	1,993	- 17
Pertussis	26	1,777	35	744	+ 1,032
Liver Cancer	27	1,517	17	2,851	- 1,334
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,415	29	1,294	+ 121
Drownings	29	1,389	36	740	+ 649
Falls	30	1,228	30	1,168	+ 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,168	48	321	+ 847
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,092	28	1,615	- 523
Fires	33	1,043	37	729	+ 314
Prostate Cancer	34	1,039	31	1,031	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	35	1,000	20	2,161	- 1,161
Stomach Cancer	36	879	33	870	+ 9
Epilepsy	37	873	47	329	+ 544
Poisonings	38	827	40	522	+ 306
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	729	34	803	- 73
Drug Use	40	703	39	630	+ 73
Syphilis	41	682	41	483	+ 199
Lymphomas	42	500	32	875	- 374
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	480	52	256	+ 225
Parkinson's Disease	44	443	43	387	+ 56
Tetanus	45	389	56	220	+ 169
Schistosomiasis	46	383	51	257	+ 126
Hepatitis B	47	348	62	101	+ 246
Skin Cancers	48	325	58	214	+ 111
Lung Cancers	49	323	55	237	+ 85
Oral Cancer	50	312	42	483	- 170
Skin Disease	51	305	50	264	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	52	296	53	245	+ 51
Ovary Cancer	53	292	38	698	- 407
Pancreas Cancer	54	233	46	334	- 101
Alcohol	55	197	54	244	- 47
Encephalitis	56	191	44	357	- 166
Oesophagus Cancer	57	140	49	285	- 145
Measles	58	140	60	135	+ 4
Leukemia	59	140	45	340	- 201
Uterin Cancer	60	117	57	219	- 102
Appendicitis	61	103	59	146	- 43
Ascariasis	62	56	68	12	+ 44
Hepatitis C	63	51	65	28	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	64	39	66	16	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	65	39	61	113	- 73
Other Neoplasms	66	39	63	48	- 9
War	67	32	64	29	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	28	67	16	+ 11
Diphtheria	69	14	69	4	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	5	70	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Sierra Leone

Ghana

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.