IRAQ VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	34,233	8	5,551	+ 28,683
Malaria	2	31,485	73	0	+ 31,485
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	24,338	18	1,578	+ 22,759
Coronary Heart Disease	4	18,580	1	36,594	- 18,014
Stroke	5	17,389	2	20,793	- 3,403
Birth Trauma	6	13,325	10	4,223	+ 9,102
Low Birth Weight	7	12,877	5	6,573	+ 6,304
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,911	3	10,726	+ 1,184
HIV/AIDS	9	11,746	72	0	+ 11,746
Tuberculosis	10	11,139	25	821	+ 10,318
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,070	9	4,812	+ 2,258
Meningitis	12	6,527	42	372	+ 6,155
Liver Disease	13	6,055	16	2,127	+ 3,928
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,489	4	7,395	- 1,906
Kidney Disease	15	4,994	6	6,323	- 1,329
Other Injuries	16	4,800	14	2,212	+ 2,588
Malnutrition	17	4,262	53	92	+ 4,170
Maternal Conditions	18	4,059	27	780	+ 3,280
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,681	37	462	+ 3,219
Lung Disease	20	3,651	20	1,329	+ 2,322
Hypertension	21	2,875	12	2,451	+ 424
Violence	22	2,850	7	5,658	- 2,808
Breast Cancer	23	2,840	17	1,783	+ 1,057
Asthma	24	2,828	23	914	+ 1,915
Suicide	25	2,405	19	1,418	+ 987
Pertussis	26	2,162	33	636	+ 1,526
Liver Cancer	27	1,846	35	555	+ 1,291
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,721	13	2,429	- 708
Drownings	29	1,690	32	658	+ 1,032
Falls	30	1,494	30	709	+ 785
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,421	49	159	+ 1,262
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,329	22	1,190	+ 139
Fires	33	1,270	29	742	+ 528
Prostate Cancer	34	1,264	47	171	+ 1,093
Cervical Cancer	35	1,216	48	162	+ 1,054
Stomach Cancer	36	1,069	28	771	+ 299
Epilepsy	37	1,063	45	253	+ 810
Poisonings	38	1,007	52	95	+ 912
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	887	24	852	+ 36
Drug Use	40	856	38	441	+ 415
Syphilis	41	830	50	137	+ 693
Lymphomas	42	609	26	811	- 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	584	44	283	+ 302
Parkinson's Disease	44	539	31	658	- 119
Tetanus	45	474	51	111	+ 363
Schistosomiasis	46	466	59	37	+ 429
Hepatitis B	47	423	56	57	+ 366
Skin Cancers	48	396	43	339	+ 57
Lung Cancers	49	393	15	2,162	- 1,769
Oral Cancer	50	380	39	410	- 30
Skin Disease	51	372	57	49	+ 322
Bladder Cancer	52	360	34	628	- 268
Ovary Cancer	53	355	41	376	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	54	284	36	530	- 246
Alcohol	55	240	58	40	+ 200
Encephalitis	56	232	40	378	- 146
Oesophagus Cancer	57	171	46	173	- 2
Measles	58	170	55	59	+ 111
Leukemia	59	170	21	1,315	- 1,145
Uterin Cancer	60	142	54	61	+ 81
Appendicitis	61	125	64	15	+ 110
Ascariasis	62	68	67	2	+ 66
Hepatitis C	63	62	68	1	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	64	48	65	6	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	65	48	60	30	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	66	47	61	26	+ 22
War	67	39	11	2,942	- 2,903
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	34	63	21	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	17	66	4	+ 13
Chlamydia	70	6	69	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Sierra Leone

Iraq

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.