IRAN VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	71,900	8	11,243	+ 60,656
Malaria	2	66,128	77	0	+ 66,128
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	51,116	33	1,836	+ 49,279
Coronary Heart Disease	4	39,023	1	93,308	- 54,285
Stroke	5	36,522	2	36,730	- 207
Birth Trauma	6	27,987	25	2,735	+ 25,251
Low Birth Weight	7	27,046	13	4,861	+ 22,185
Road Traffic Accidents	8	25,016	3	17,803	+ 7,213
HIV/AIDS	9	24,670	28	2,521	+ 22,150
Tuberculosis	10	23,396	41	882	+ 22,514
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,848	14	4,844	+ 10,004
Meningitis	12	13,709	46	642	+ 13,068
Liver Disease	13	12,718	12	6,637	+ 6,081
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,528	5	13,910	- 2,382
Kidney Disease	15	10,489	6	11,810	- 1,322
Other Injuries	16	10,081	17	4,048	+ 6,033
Malnutrition	17	8,951	56	157	+ 8,794
Maternal Conditions	18	8,526	52	285	+ 8,241
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,731	32	2,092	+ 5,639
Lung Disease	20	7,668	7	11,409	- 3,740
Hypertension	21	6,039	4	16,415	- 10,376
Violence	22	5,986	27	2,535	+ 3,450
Breast Cancer	23	5,964	19	3,736	+ 2,228
Asthma	24	5,940	22	3,360	+ 2,580
Suicide	25	5,051	16	4,334	+ 717
Pertussis	26	4,540	60	75	+ 4,465
Liver Cancer	27	3,877	20	3,714	+ 162
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	3,615	9	11,046	- 7,431
Drownings	29	3,550	40	930	+ 2,619
Falls	30	3,138	24	2,821	+ 316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,984	37	1,246	+ 1,738
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,791	35	1,611	+ 1,180
Fires	33	2,666	34	1,823	+ 844
Prostate Cancer	34	2,654	21	3,583	- 929
Cervical Cancer	35	2,554	48	501	+ 2,053
Stomach Cancer	36	2,246	10	9,822	- 7,576
Epilepsy	37	2,232	44	719	+ 1,513
Poisonings	38	2,115	43	816	+ 1,299
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,863	15	4,575	- 2,712
Drug Use	40	1,797	31	2,242	- 445
Syphilis	41	1,743	61	52	+ 1,691
Lymphomas	42	1,279	23	2,882	- 1,603
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,227	38	996	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,132	26	2,545	- 1,413
Tetanus	45	995	62	37	+ 958
Schistosomiasis	46	978	66	3	+ 976
Hepatitis B	47	888	49	425	+ 463
Skin Cancers	48	831	47	518	+ 312
Lung Cancers	49	825	11	6,784	- 5,958
Oral Cancer	50	798	45	655	+ 144
Skin Disease	51	781	55	237	+ 543
Bladder Cancer	52	757	36	1,410	- 653
Ovary Cancer	53	745	39	937	- 192
Pancreas Cancer	54	596	29	2,418	- 1,822
Alcohol	55	504	53	253	+ 251
Encephalitis	56	488	54	246	+ 242
Oesophagus Cancer	57	359	30	2,371	- 2,012
Measles	58	357	68	2	+ 355
Leukemia	59	357	18	3,966	- 3,610
Uterin Cancer	60	298	51	355	- 57
Appendicitis	61	263	57	155	+ 108
Ascariasis	62	143	67	3	+ 140
Hepatitis C	63	130	69	1	+ 128
Upper Respiratory	64	101	63	16	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	65	101	50	405	- 304
Other Neoplasms	66	99	58	112	- 12
War	67	82	42	848	- 765
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	71	59	80	- 10
Diphtheria	69	36	70	1	+ 35
Chlamydia	70	13	65	4	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Sierra Leone

Iran

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.