JORDAN VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,090	8	937	+ 8,152
Malaria	2	8,360	77	0	+ 8,360
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,462	30	152	+ 6,310
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,933	1	4,856	+ 77
Stroke	5	4,617	2	2,908	+ 1,709
Birth Trauma	6	3,538	20	271	+ 3,267
Low Birth Weight	7	3,419	10	857	+ 2,562
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,163	3	1,717	+ 1,445
HIV/AIDS	9	3,119	63	2	+ 3,117
Tuberculosis	10	2,958	53	12	+ 2,946
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,877	9	934	+ 943
Meningitis	12	1,733	37	78	+ 1,655
Liver Disease	13	1,608	14	494	+ 1,114
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,457	4	1,684	- 226
Kidney Disease	15	1,326	6	1,494	- 168
Other Injuries	16	1,274	19	294	+ 981
Malnutrition	17	1,132	51	15	+ 1,117
Maternal Conditions	18	1,078	44	53	+ 1,025
Endocrine Disorders	19	977	26	180	+ 797
Lung Disease	20	969	15	444	+ 525
Hypertension	21	763	5	1,532	- 768
Violence	22	757	21	269	+ 488
Breast Cancer	23	754	12	686	+ 68
Asthma	24	751	35	114	+ 636
Suicide	25	639	28	165	+ 473
Pertussis	26	574	43	55	+ 519
Liver Cancer	27	490	25	186	+ 304
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	457	11	706	- 249
Drownings	29	449	36	107	+ 342
Falls	30	397	24	191	+ 206
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	377	40	67	+ 311
Inflammatory/Heart	32	353	38	74	+ 278
Fires	33	337	29	153	+ 184
Prostate Cancer	34	336	33	131	+ 205
Cervical Cancer	35	323	41	64	+ 259
Stomach Cancer	36	284	17	365	- 81
Epilepsy	37	282	46	49	+ 233
Poisonings	38	267	47	47	+ 221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	236	13	616	- 381
Drug Use	40	227	34	115	+ 112
Syphilis	41	220	45	52	+ 169
Lymphomas	42	162	18	323	- 162
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	155	50	22	+ 133
Parkinson's Disease	44	143	27	169	- 26
Tetanus	45	126	56	11	+ 115
Schistosomiasis	46	124	62	3	+ 121
Hepatitis B	47	112	60	4	+ 108
Skin Cancers	48	105	49	38	+ 67
Lung Cancers	49	104	7	1,059	- 954
Oral Cancer	50	101	31	143	- 42
Skin Disease	51	99	48	42	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	52	96	23	213	- 117
Ovary Cancer	53	94	32	139	- 45
Pancreas Cancer	54	75	22	245	- 170
Alcohol	55	64	55	11	+ 53
Encephalitis	56	62	52	14	+ 48
Oesophagus Cancer	57	45	42	63	- 18
Measles	58	45	65	1	+ 44
Leukemia	59	45	16	370	- 325
Uterin Cancer	60	38	39	74	- 37
Appendicitis	61	33	58	8	+ 25
Ascariasis	62	18	68	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	63	16	64	1	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	64	13	69	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	65	13	54	12	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	13	57	9	+ 3
War	67	10	59	6	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	9	61	4	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	5	67	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
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 JORDAN

Sierra Leone

Jordan

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.