GUATEMALA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,850	2	9,245	+ 5,605
Malaria	2	13,658	74	0	+ 13,658
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,557	9	2,617	+ 7,940
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,060	1	9,825	- 1,765
Stroke	5	7,543	6	4,849	+ 2,695
Birth Trauma	6	5,780	19	1,466	+ 4,314
Low Birth Weight	7	5,586	16	1,658	+ 3,927
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,167	8	4,026	+ 1,140
HIV/AIDS	9	5,095	21	1,173	+ 3,923
Tuberculosis	10	4,832	37	301	+ 4,531
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,067	18	1,517	+ 1,550
Meningitis	12	2,831	41	271	+ 2,560
Liver Disease	13	2,627	5	5,684	- 3,058
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,381	3	6,932	- 4,551
Kidney Disease	15	2,166	4	6,277	- 4,110
Other Injuries	16	2,082	10	2,466	- 384
Malnutrition	17	1,849	11	1,981	- 132
Maternal Conditions	18	1,761	30	468	+ 1,293
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,597	29	486	+ 1,111
Lung Disease	20	1,584	13	1,901	- 318
Hypertension	21	1,247	26	679	+ 568
Violence	22	1,236	7	4,411	- 3,174
Breast Cancer	23	1,232	28	495	+ 736
Asthma	24	1,227	36	335	+ 892
Suicide	25	1,043	22	1,039	+ 4
Pertussis	26	938	53	70	+ 868
Liver Cancer	27	801	15	1,765	- 965
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	747	12	1,957	- 1,210
Drownings	29	733	32	463	+ 270
Falls	30	648	20	1,371	- 723
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	616	23	1,029	- 413
Inflammatory/Heart	32	576	44	225	+ 351
Fires	33	551	45	207	+ 343
Prostate Cancer	34	548	24	846	- 297
Cervical Cancer	35	528	25	808	- 280
Stomach Cancer	36	464	17	1,570	- 1,107
Epilepsy	37	461	33	463	- 2
Poisonings	38	437	39	275	+ 162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	385	31	464	- 79
Drug Use	40	371	40	272	+ 100
Syphilis	41	360	64	3	+ 357
Lymphomas	42	264	43	229	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	254	54	62	+ 192
Parkinson's Disease	44	234	34	393	- 159
Tetanus	45	205	62	10	+ 196
Schistosomiasis	46	202	75	0	+ 202
Hepatitis B	47	183	65	2	+ 181
Skin Cancers	48	172	46	195	- 23
Lung Cancers	49	170	35	391	- 221
Oral Cancer	50	165	49	142	+ 23
Skin Disease	51	161	42	232	- 71
Bladder Cancer	52	156	55	57	+ 99
Ovary Cancer	53	154	50	133	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	54	123	38	282	- 159
Alcohol	55	104	14	1,799	- 1,695
Encephalitis	56	101	51	104	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	57	74	48	144	- 70
Measles	58	74	72	0	+ 74
Leukemia	59	74	27	601	- 527
Uterin Cancer	60	62	59	27	+ 34
Appendicitis	61	54	47	164	- 109
Ascariasis	62	30	63	7	+ 22
Hepatitis C	63	27	66	2	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	64	21	57	34	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	65	21	60	21	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	21	56	42	- 21
War	67	17	68	2	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	15	52	82	- 67
Diphtheria	69	7	71	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	3	67	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	58	33	- 32
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Sierra Leone

Guatemala

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.