GUYANA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	646	6	302	+ 344
Malaria	2	594	33	30	+ 564
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	459	27	48	+ 412
Coronary Heart Disease	4	351	1	1,335	- 984
Stroke	5	328	2	1,022	- 694
Birth Trauma	6	251	24	64	+ 187
Low Birth Weight	7	243	22	89	+ 154
Road Traffic Accidents	8	225	11	175	+ 50
HIV/AIDS	9	222	7	256	- 35
Tuberculosis	10	210	16	137	+ 73
Congenital Anomalies	11	133	23	69	+ 65
Meningitis	12	123	44	17	+ 106
Liver Disease	13	114	9	197	- 83
Diabetes Mellitus	14	104	3	579	- 475
Kidney Disease	15	94	8	233	- 139
Other Injuries	16	91	14	167	- 77
Malnutrition	17	80	30	37	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	18	77	35	28	+ 48
Endocrine Disorders	19	69	12	174	- 105
Lung Disease	20	69	13	174	- 105
Hypertension	21	54	4	320	- 266
Violence	22	54	10	194	- 140
Breast Cancer	23	54	19	96	- 42
Asthma	24	53	36	25	+ 28
Suicide	25	45	5	315	- 270
Pertussis	26	41	73	0	+ 41
Liver Cancer	27	35	34	29	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	32	38	23	+ 10
Drownings	29	32	15	145	- 113
Falls	30	28	48	11	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	27	26	54	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	32	25	20	92	- 67
Fires	33	24	41	19	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	34	24	17	123	- 99
Cervical Cancer	35	23	21	91	- 68
Stomach Cancer	36	20	31	34	- 14
Epilepsy	37	20	37	24	- 4
Poisonings	38	19	65	1	+ 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	17	25	59	- 42
Drug Use	40	16	45	16	+ 1
Syphilis	41	16	71	0	+ 15
Lymphomas	42	11	32	32	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	11	47	13	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	44	10	49	9	+ 1
Tetanus	45	9	72	0	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	46	9	84	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	47	8	59	2	+ 6
Skin Cancers	48	7	55	5	+ 3
Lung Cancers	49	7	29	38	- 30
Oral Cancer	50	7	40	20	- 13
Skin Disease	51	7	56	3	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	52	7	50	8	- 1
Ovary Cancer	53	7	43	18	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	54	5	42	19	- 14
Alcohol	55	5	57	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	4	53	7	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	57	3	51	8	- 5
Measles	58	3	77	0	+ 3
Leukemia	59	3	39	21	- 18
Uterin Cancer	60	3	46	13	- 10
Appendicitis	61	2	54	6	- 4
Ascariasis	62	1	74	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	69	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	66	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	61	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	28	40	- 39
War	67	1	64	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	63	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	60	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	8	- 8
Oral conditions	82	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	62	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	18	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Sierra Leone

Guyana

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.