KUWAIT VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SIERRA LEONE		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,553	4	340	+ 2,213
Malaria	2	2,348	78	0	+ 2,348
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,815	49	6	+ 1,809
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,386	1	2,325	- 939
Stroke	5	1,297	3	599	+ 698
Birth Trauma	6	994	47	7	+ 986
Low Birth Weight	7	960	13	158	+ 803
Road Traffic Accidents	8	888	2	649	+ 239
HIV/AIDS	9	876	48	7	+ 869
Tuberculosis	10	831	34	31	+ 800
Congenital Anomalies	11	527	9	202	+ 325
Meningitis	12	487	45	9	+ 478
Liver Disease	13	452	11	192	+ 260
Diabetes Mellitus	14	409	6	242	+ 167
Kidney Disease	15	372	8	204	+ 169
Other Injuries	16	358	22	83	+ 275
Malnutrition	17	318	60	0	+ 317
Maternal Conditions	18	303	54	4	+ 299
Endocrine Disorders	19	274	28	44	+ 231
Lung Disease	20	272	21	84	+ 188
Hypertension	21	214	5	256	- 42
Violence	22	213	23	75	+ 138
Breast Cancer	23	212	7	230	- 18
Asthma	24	211	40	21	+ 190
Suicide	25	179	18	122	+ 57
Pertussis	26	161	63	0	+ 161
Liver Cancer	27	138	16	129	+ 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	128	14	139	- 11
Drownings	29	126	41	19	+ 107
Falls	30	111	19	102	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	106	43	14	+ 92
Inflammatory/Heart	32	99	31	36	+ 63
Fires	33	95	38	28	+ 67
Prostate Cancer	34	94	26	58	+ 36
Cervical Cancer	35	91	33	32	+ 59
Stomach Cancer	36	80	25	72	+ 8
Epilepsy	37	79	39	22	+ 57
Poisonings	38	75	42	16	+ 59
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	66	10	198	- 132
Drug Use	40	64	30	38	+ 26
Syphilis	41	62	64	0	+ 62
Lymphomas	42	45	15	132	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	44	46	8	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	44	40	36	29	+ 12
Tetanus	45	35	66	0	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	46	35	77	0	+ 35
Hepatitis B	47	32	58	1	+ 31
Skin Cancers	48	30	37	28	+ 1
Lung Cancers	49	29	12	161	- 132
Oral Cancer	50	28	24	74	- 46
Skin Disease	51	28	53	4	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	52	27	27	52	- 25
Ovary Cancer	53	26	29	41	- 15
Pancreas Cancer	54	21	20	89	- 67
Alcohol	55	18	44	12	+ 6
Encephalitis	56	17	52	4	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	57	13	32	35	- 22
Measles	58	13	61	0	+ 13
Leukemia	59	13	17	123	- 110
Uterin Cancer	60	11	35	31	- 20
Appendicitis	61	9	55	1	+ 8
Ascariasis	62	5	73	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	63	5	59	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	4	62	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	4	50	5	- 1
Other Neoplasms	66	4	51	4	- 1
War	67	3	57	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	3	56	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

Sierra Leone

Kuwait

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.