GUINEA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,377	1	12,790	- 1,413
Malaria	2	10,464	2	8,180	+ 2,284
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,088	3	6,788	+ 1,300
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,175	6	5,665	+ 510
Stroke	5	5,779	5	5,777	+ 2
Birth Trauma	6	4,429	7	4,797	- 368
Low Birth Weight	7	4,280	8	4,319	- 39
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,958	9	3,788	+ 170
HIV/AIDS	9	3,904	10	3,020	+ 884
Tuberculosis	10	3,702	13	2,369	+ 1,334
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,350	14	2,181	+ 169
Meningitis	12	2,169	11	2,633	- 464
Liver Disease	13	2,012	12	2,550	- 538
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,824	15	2,138	- 314
Kidney Disease	15	1,660	16	1,939	- 280
Other Injuries	16	1,595	18	1,504	+ 91
Malnutrition	17	1,416	28	1,032	+ 384
Maternal Conditions	18	1,349	17	1,793	- 444
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,223	25	1,140	+ 84
Lung Disease	20	1,213	20	1,373	- 159
Hypertension	21	956	21	1,348	- 393
Violence	22	947	26	1,128	- 181
Breast Cancer	23	944	38	345	+ 599
Asthma	24	940	22	1,179	- 239
Suicide	25	799	29	892	- 93
Pertussis	26	718	24	1,165	- 447
Liver Cancer	27	613	23	1,167	- 554
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	572	30	579	- 7
Drownings	29	562	31	528	+ 33
Falls	30	497	33	480	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	472	34	448	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	32	442	35	439	+ 2
Fires	33	422	36	410	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	34	420	32	525	- 105
Cervical Cancer	35	404	19	1,491	- 1,087
Stomach Cancer	36	355	41	245	+ 110
Epilepsy	37	353	37	350	+ 4
Poisonings	38	335	40	295	+ 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	295	53	100	+ 195
Drug Use	40	284	46	169	+ 116
Syphilis	41	276	39	328	- 52
Lymphomas	42	202	48	158	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	194	42	238	- 44
Parkinson's Disease	44	179	44	212	- 33
Tetanus	45	157	45	170	- 12
Schistosomiasis	46	155	43	232	- 77
Hepatitis B	47	141	47	162	- 22
Skin Cancers	48	131	49	152	- 21
Lung Cancers	49	131	50	128	+ 2
Oral Cancer	50	126	52	122	+ 5
Skin Disease	51	124	51	127	- 4
Bladder Cancer	52	120	60	32	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	53	118	54	93	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	54	94	65	19	+ 75
Alcohol	55	80	55	83	- 4
Encephalitis	56	77	56	81	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	57	57	63	20	+ 37
Measles	58	57	4	6,025	- 5,968
Leukemia	59	56	67	17	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	60	47	59	38	+ 9
Appendicitis	61	42	57	41	+ 0
Ascariasis	62	23	62	22	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	21	61	22	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	16	69	15	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	16	66	18	- 2
Other Neoplasms	66	16	68	16	- 0
War	67	13	64	20	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	11	70	13	- 2
Diphtheria	69	6	58	40	- 34
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	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 GUINEA

Sierra Leone

Guinea

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.