INDIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,146,275	6	392,425	+ 753,851
Malaria	2	1,054,253	57	7,705	+ 1,046,548
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	814,922	4	670,315	+ 144,608
Coronary Heart Disease	4	622,138	1	1,520,034	- 897,896
Stroke	5	582,268	3	697,038	- 114,771
Birth Trauma	6	446,183	20	102,819	+ 343,364
Low Birth Weight	7	431,180	9	238,739	+ 192,441
Road Traffic Accidents	8	398,820	12	212,596	+ 186,224
HIV/AIDS	9	393,311	31	44,406	+ 348,906
Tuberculosis	10	372,993	5	435,882	- 62,888
Congenital Anomalies	11	236,718	23	82,769	+ 153,949
Meningitis	12	218,562	36	33,337	+ 185,225
Liver Disease	13	202,757	8	268,580	- 65,823
Diabetes Mellitus	14	183,782	7	271,495	- 87,714
Kidney Disease	15	167,218	11	222,903	- 55,684
Other Injuries	16	160,721	15	149,570	+ 11,151
Malnutrition	17	142,699	55	8,626	+ 134,072
Maternal Conditions	18	135,923	41	25,917	+ 110,006
Endocrine Disorders	19	123,251	47	15,264	+ 107,987
Lung Disease	20	122,255	2	879,732	- 757,477
Hypertension	21	96,275	19	108,050	- 11,775
Violence	22	95,426	27	51,767	+ 43,659
Breast Cancer	23	95,084	22	82,821	+ 12,264
Asthma	24	94,705	13	196,051	- 101,346
Suicide	25	80,526	14	173,347	- 92,821
Pertussis	26	72,383	54	10,094	+ 62,290
Liver Cancer	27	61,803	39	30,369	+ 31,435
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	57,637	17	126,593	- 68,956
Drownings	29	56,593	28	48,774	+ 7,818
Falls	30	50,023	10	225,755	- 175,732
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	47,580	26	68,108	- 20,527
Inflammatory/Heart	32	44,492	49	12,651	+ 31,841
Fires	33	42,510	42	23,265	+ 19,245
Prostate Cancer	34	42,313	38	30,945	+ 11,368
Cervical Cancer	35	40,721	30	45,319	- 4,598
Stomach Cancer	36	35,805	24	81,058	- 45,253
Epilepsy	37	35,584	40	30,307	+ 5,276
Poisonings	38	33,711	61	3,540	+ 30,171
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	29,709	25	77,368	- 47,659
Drug Use	40	28,650	52	11,747	+ 16,902
Syphilis	41	27,784	64	2,007	+ 25,777
Lymphomas	42	20,389	33	40,159	- 19,770
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	19,569	18	126,079	- 106,510
Parkinson's Disease	44	18,040	32	43,398	- 25,358
Tetanus	45	15,859	58	7,093	+ 8,766
Schistosomiasis	46	15,597	76	0	+ 15,597
Hepatitis B	47	14,160	56	8,184	+ 5,976
Skin Cancers	48	13,246	60	5,054	+ 8,192
Lung Cancers	49	13,154	21	88,276	- 75,121
Oral Cancer	50	12,729	16	134,187	- 121,458
Skin Disease	51	12,444	45	17,857	- 5,413
Bladder Cancer	52	12,066	48	14,081	- 2,015
Ovary Cancer	53	11,883	44	21,947	- 10,064
Pancreas Cancer	54	9,506	37	32,812	- 23,306
Alcohol	55	8,040	43	23,097	- 15,057
Encephalitis	56	7,773	29	48,080	- 40,307
Oesophagus Cancer	57	5,718	34	38,898	- 33,179
Measles	58	5,699	51	11,923	- 6,224
Leukemia	59	5,684	35	33,383	- 27,699
Uterin Cancer	60	4,756	59	6,841	- 2,085
Appendicitis	61	4,188	53	11,245	- 7,057
Ascariasis	62	2,278	70	126	+ 2,152
Hepatitis C	63	2,066	65	1,364	+ 702
Upper Respiratory	64	1,609	68	584	+ 1,025
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1,607	63	2,328	- 722
Other Neoplasms	66	1,585	62	2,968	- 1,384
War	67	1,310	67	890	+ 420
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1,125	50	11,931	- 10,806
Diphtheria	69	570	72	65	+ 506
Chlamydia	70	209	69	379	- 169
Otitis Media	71	27	71	68	- 41
Dengue	72	11	46	17,546	- 17,535
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	973	- 973
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Sierra Leone

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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.