ISRAEL VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,649	8	1,519	+ 6,130
Malaria	2	7,035	77	0	+ 7,035
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,438	32	166	+ 5,272
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,151	1	5,122	- 971
Stroke	5	3,885	4	2,431	+ 1,454
Birth Trauma	6	2,977	50	35	+ 2,942
Low Birth Weight	7	2,877	42	94	+ 2,783
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,661	26	333	+ 2,328
HIV/AIDS	9	2,624	52	25	+ 2,599
Tuberculosis	10	2,489	57	16	+ 2,473
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,580	29	291	+ 1,289
Meningitis	12	1,458	55	20	+ 1,438
Liver Disease	13	1,353	28	292	+ 1,061
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,226	6	1,913	- 687
Kidney Disease	15	1,116	3	2,437	- 1,321
Other Injuries	16	1,072	14	828	+ 245
Malnutrition	17	952	48	39	+ 913
Maternal Conditions	18	907	61	6	+ 901
Endocrine Disorders	19	822	12	1,002	- 180
Lung Disease	20	816	7	1,546	- 730
Hypertension	21	642	21	400	+ 242
Violence	22	637	41	104	+ 533
Breast Cancer	23	634	10	1,237	- 602
Asthma	24	632	36	142	+ 490
Suicide	25	537	19	453	+ 84
Pertussis	26	483	69	0	+ 483
Liver Cancer	27	412	25	345	+ 67
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	385	2	2,996	- 2,611
Drownings	29	378	45	39	+ 339
Falls	30	334	39	123	+ 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	317	51	33	+ 284
Inflammatory/Heart	32	297	30	214	+ 82
Fires	33	284	53	24	+ 259
Prostate Cancer	34	282	17	521	- 239
Cervical Cancer	35	272	38	133	+ 139
Stomach Cancer	36	239	16	565	- 326
Epilepsy	37	237	40	109	+ 129
Poisonings	38	225	63	4	+ 221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	198	9	1,510	- 1,312
Drug Use	40	191	43	67	+ 124
Syphilis	41	185	71	0	+ 185
Lymphomas	42	136	13	925	- 789
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	131	35	144	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	44	120	22	398	- 278
Tetanus	45	106	73	0	+ 106
Schistosomiasis	46	104	78	0	+ 104
Hepatitis B	47	94	58	16	+ 79
Skin Cancers	48	88	23	379	- 291
Lung Cancers	49	88	5	2,026	- 1,938
Oral Cancer	50	85	33	150	- 65
Skin Disease	51	83	24	368	- 285
Bladder Cancer	52	81	18	496	- 416
Ovary Cancer	53	79	27	323	- 243
Pancreas Cancer	54	63	11	1,023	- 959
Alcohol	55	54	49	39	+ 15
Encephalitis	56	52	66	3	+ 48
Oesophagus Cancer	57	38	37	138	- 100
Measles	58	38	74	0	+ 38
Leukemia	59	38	15	612	- 574
Uterin Cancer	60	32	31	202	- 170
Appendicitis	61	28	64	4	+ 24
Ascariasis	62	15	83	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	63	14	46	39	- 25
Upper Respiratory	64	11	62	5	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	65	11	47	39	- 28
Other Neoplasms	66	11	20	420	- 409
War	67	9	60	7	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	54	23	- 15
Diphtheria	69	4	72	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	44	66	- 66
Anemia	85	0	34	149	- 149
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Sierra Leone

Israel

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.