GREECE VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,510	3	8,282	+ 227
Malaria	2	7,827	78	0	+ 7,827
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,050	44	95	+ 5,955
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,619	1	21,124	- 16,506
Stroke	5	4,323	2	14,077	- 9,755
Birth Trauma	6	3,312	57	17	+ 3,296
Low Birth Weight	7	3,201	41	127	+ 3,074
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,961	22	870	+ 2,090
HIV/AIDS	9	2,920	50	47	+ 2,873
Tuberculosis	10	2,769	46	66	+ 2,703
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,757	38	174	+ 1,583
Meningitis	12	1,623	53	33	+ 1,589
Liver Disease	13	1,505	23	809	+ 696
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,364	20	1,266	+ 99
Kidney Disease	15	1,241	6	4,759	- 3,517
Other Injuries	16	1,193	17	1,453	- 260
Malnutrition	17	1,059	66	1	+ 1,059
Maternal Conditions	18	1,009	61	2	+ 1,007
Endocrine Disorders	19	915	29	526	+ 389
Lung Disease	20	908	5	5,526	- 4,619
Hypertension	21	715	9	2,922	- 2,208
Violence	22	708	42	104	+ 604
Breast Cancer	23	706	11	2,520	- 1,814
Asthma	24	703	55	27	+ 676
Suicide	25	598	28	533	+ 65
Pertussis	26	537	69	0	+ 537
Liver Cancer	27	459	14	1,566	- 1,107
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	428	7	3,940	- 3,512
Drownings	29	420	32	435	- 15
Falls	30	371	21	1,245	- 874
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	353	26	611	- 257
Inflammatory/Heart	32	330	24	725	- 395
Fires	33	316	39	146	+ 169
Prostate Cancer	34	314	12	2,023	- 1,709
Cervical Cancer	35	302	36	243	+ 59
Stomach Cancer	36	266	16	1,535	- 1,270
Epilepsy	37	264	34	249	+ 15
Poisonings	38	250	56	19	+ 231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	221	8	3,264	- 3,043
Drug Use	40	213	37	193	+ 19
Syphilis	41	206	65	1	+ 205
Lymphomas	42	151	19	1,268	- 1,117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	145	43	100	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	44	134	10	2,646	- 2,512
Tetanus	45	118	62	2	+ 116
Schistosomiasis	46	116	75	0	+ 116
Hepatitis B	47	105	48	56	+ 49
Skin Cancers	48	98	31	438	- 340
Lung Cancers	49	98	4	7,355	- 7,258
Oral Cancer	50	94	30	440	- 346
Skin Disease	51	92	47	56	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	52	90	15	1,551	- 1,461
Ovary Cancer	53	88	27	557	- 469
Pancreas Cancer	54	71	13	1,904	- 1,834
Alcohol	55	60	49	50	+ 9
Encephalitis	56	58	67	1	+ 57
Oesophagus Cancer	57	42	35	246	- 203
Measles	58	42	68	0	+ 42
Leukemia	59	42	18	1,354	- 1,312
Uterin Cancer	60	35	33	373	- 337
Appendicitis	61	31	58	9	+ 22
Ascariasis	62	17	73	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	63	15	52	38	- 23
Upper Respiratory	64	12	59	8	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	12	40	135	- 123
Other Neoplasms	66	12	25	679	- 667
War	67	10	64	1	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	45	67	- 58
Diphtheria	69	4	70	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	60	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	27	- 27
Anemia	85	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Sierra Leone

Greece

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.