HAITI VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,561	3	7,064	+ 2,498
Malaria	2	8,794	59	36	+ 8,758
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,797	8	2,540	+ 4,258
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,189	1	13,208	- 8,019
Stroke	5	4,857	2	11,779	- 6,922
Birth Trauma	6	3,722	14	2,100	+ 1,621
Low Birth Weight	7	3,597	9	2,516	+ 1,081
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,327	13	2,115	+ 1,212
HIV/AIDS	9	3,281	5	2,706	+ 575
Tuberculosis	10	3,111	22	1,007	+ 2,104
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,975	15	1,819	+ 155
Meningitis	12	1,823	28	780	+ 1,043
Liver Disease	13	1,691	10	2,425	- 734
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,533	4	5,026	- 3,493
Kidney Disease	15	1,395	6	2,701	- 1,306
Other Injuries	16	1,341	16	1,499	- 158
Malnutrition	17	1,190	29	717	+ 474
Maternal Conditions	18	1,134	18	1,349	- 215
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,028	24	951	+ 77
Lung Disease	20	1,020	11	2,334	- 1,314
Hypertension	21	803	7	2,632	- 1,829
Violence	22	796	12	2,330	- 1,534
Breast Cancer	23	793	30	705	+ 88
Asthma	24	790	20	1,107	- 317
Suicide	25	672	21	1,085	- 414
Pertussis	26	604	38	446	+ 157
Liver Cancer	27	516	33	662	- 147
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	481	23	955	- 474
Drownings	29	472	19	1,306	- 834
Falls	30	417	35	549	- 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	397	31	704	- 307
Inflammatory/Heart	32	371	25	941	- 570
Fires	33	355	37	470	- 115
Prostate Cancer	34	353	17	1,356	- 1,004
Cervical Cancer	35	340	34	573	- 233
Stomach Cancer	36	299	26	863	- 564
Epilepsy	37	297	41	409	- 112
Poisonings	38	281	50	154	+ 127
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	248	32	680	- 432
Drug Use	40	239	52	140	+ 99
Syphilis	41	232	46	251	- 20
Lymphomas	42	170	47	235	- 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	163	27	814	- 651
Parkinson's Disease	44	150	42	329	- 179
Tetanus	45	132	53	119	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	46	130	76	0	+ 130
Hepatitis B	47	118	62	26	+ 92
Skin Cancers	48	110	56	56	+ 54
Lung Cancers	49	110	36	492	- 382
Oral Cancer	50	106	45	261	- 155
Skin Disease	51	104	40	425	- 321
Bladder Cancer	52	101	55	92	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	53	99	51	153	- 54
Pancreas Cancer	54	79	44	268	- 189
Alcohol	55	67	39	428	- 360
Encephalitis	56	65	54	118	- 53
Oesophagus Cancer	57	48	49	155	- 107
Measles	58	48	74	0	+ 48
Leukemia	59	47	43	300	- 253
Uterin Cancer	60	40	57	42	- 2
Appendicitis	61	35	48	172	- 137
Ascariasis	62	19	67	5	+ 14
Hepatitis C	63	17	65	7	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	13	63	19	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	65	13	61	28	- 15
Other Neoplasms	66	13	60	31	- 17
War	67	11	66	5	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	9	58	37	- 28
Diphtheria	69	5	69	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	68	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	64	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

Sierra Leone

Haiti

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.