KENYA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	47,381	1	22,571	+ 24,810
Malaria	2	43,578	8	12,652	+ 30,926
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	33,685	5	15,420	+ 18,265
Coronary Heart Disease	4	25,716	9	11,972	+ 13,744
Stroke	5	24,068	4	15,895	+ 8,173
Birth Trauma	6	18,443	10	9,957	+ 8,486
Low Birth Weight	7	17,823	11	9,562	+ 8,261
Road Traffic Accidents	8	16,485	6	14,883	+ 1,602
HIV/AIDS	9	16,258	2	20,885	- 4,627
Tuberculosis	10	15,418	3	19,655	- 4,238
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,785	12	6,115	+ 3,669
Meningitis	12	9,034	15	5,364	+ 3,671
Liver Disease	13	8,381	7	13,405	- 5,024
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,597	14	5,651	+ 1,945
Kidney Disease	15	6,912	16	4,464	+ 2,448
Other Injuries	16	6,643	19	4,336	+ 2,308
Malnutrition	17	5,898	21	4,212	+ 1,686
Maternal Conditions	18	5,618	13	5,651	- 33
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,095	44	831	+ 4,264
Lung Disease	20	5,053	20	4,280	+ 773
Hypertension	21	3,980	17	4,418	- 438
Violence	22	3,944	24	2,942	+ 1,002
Breast Cancer	23	3,930	25	2,658	+ 1,273
Asthma	24	3,915	26	2,300	+ 1,615
Suicide	25	3,329	23	3,214	+ 114
Pertussis	26	2,992	42	1,014	+ 1,978
Liver Cancer	27	2,555	34	1,351	+ 1,204
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,382	31	1,827	+ 555
Drownings	29	2,339	39	1,200	+ 1,139
Falls	30	2,068	33	1,465	+ 603
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,967	41	1,089	+ 878
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,839	40	1,121	+ 718
Fires	33	1,757	36	1,316	+ 441
Prostate Cancer	34	1,749	37	1,292	+ 457
Cervical Cancer	35	1,683	22	3,389	- 1,706
Stomach Cancer	36	1,480	28	2,010	- 530
Epilepsy	37	1,471	43	832	+ 638
Poisonings	38	1,393	38	1,269	+ 125
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,228	32	1,477	- 249
Drug Use	40	1,184	62	113	+ 1,071
Syphilis	41	1,148	52	449	+ 699
Lymphomas	42	843	29	1,931	- 1,088
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	809	53	408	+ 401
Parkinson's Disease	44	746	50	470	+ 276
Tetanus	45	656	27	2,129	- 1,473
Schistosomiasis	46	645	54	370	+ 275
Hepatitis B	47	585	49	522	+ 63
Skin Cancers	48	548	48	638	- 91
Lung Cancers	49	544	47	669	- 125
Oral Cancer	50	526	30	1,842	- 1,316
Skin Disease	51	514	51	455	+ 59
Bladder Cancer	52	499	57	318	+ 181
Ovary Cancer	53	491	45	795	- 303
Pancreas Cancer	54	393	46	716	- 323
Alcohol	55	332	55	355	- 23
Encephalitis	56	321	60	189	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	57	236	18	4,373	- 4,136
Measles	58	236	63	103	+ 132
Leukemia	59	235	35	1,327	- 1,092
Uterin Cancer	60	197	56	323	- 126
Appendicitis	61	173	58	240	- 67
Ascariasis	62	94	71	9	+ 85
Hepatitis C	63	85	61	152	- 67
Upper Respiratory	64	67	64	95	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	65	66	68	39	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	66	66	67	60	+ 5
War	67	54	65	89	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	46	66	84	- 38
Diphtheria	69	24	69	13	+ 11
Chlamydia	70	9	70	10	- 2
Otitis Media	71	1	72	7	- 6
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	194	- 194
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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Sierra Leone

Kenya

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.