LATVIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,465	9	501	+ 964
Malaria	2	1,348	79	0	+ 1,348
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,042	54	14	+ 1,028
Coronary Heart Disease	4	795	1	8,099	- 7,304
Stroke	5	744	2	5,893	- 5,148
Birth Trauma	6	570	55	12	+ 559
Low Birth Weight	7	551	56	11	+ 540
Road Traffic Accidents	8	510	27	154	+ 356
HIV/AIDS	9	503	39	74	+ 429
Tuberculosis	10	477	40	71	+ 405
Congenital Anomalies	11	303	43	46	+ 256
Meningitis	12	279	52	15	+ 265
Liver Disease	13	259	15	365	- 106
Diabetes Mellitus	14	235	8	529	- 295
Kidney Disease	15	214	17	356	- 143
Other Injuries	16	205	16	362	- 157
Malnutrition	17	182	64	2	+ 181
Maternal Conditions	18	174	60	5	+ 169
Endocrine Disorders	19	158	41	59	+ 98
Lung Disease	20	156	18	346	- 190
Hypertension	21	123	3	1,194	- 1,071
Violence	22	122	37	94	+ 27
Breast Cancer	23	122	10	472	- 351
Asthma	24	121	46	42	+ 79
Suicide	25	103	14	384	- 281
Pertussis	26	93	70	0	+ 92
Liver Cancer	27	79	26	157	- 78
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	74	7	664	- 590
Drownings	29	72	34	127	- 55
Falls	30	64	23	201	- 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	61	31	142	- 81
Inflammatory/Heart	32	57	5	921	- 864
Fires	33	54	36	103	- 49
Prostate Cancer	34	54	12	464	- 410
Cervical Cancer	35	52	33	128	- 76
Stomach Cancer	36	46	11	470	- 424
Epilepsy	37	45	45	44	+ 1
Poisonings	38	43	49	23	+ 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	38	6	722	- 684
Drug Use	40	37	48	41	- 4
Syphilis	41	36	65	1	+ 34
Lymphomas	42	26	19	245	- 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	25	47	41	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	44	23	35	125	- 102
Tetanus	45	20	71	0	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	46	20	78	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	47	18	63	3	+ 15
Skin Cancers	48	17	30	144	- 127
Lung Cancers	49	17	4	956	- 940
Oral Cancer	50	16	22	214	- 198
Skin Disease	51	16	38	76	- 61
Bladder Cancer	52	15	20	228	- 213
Ovary Cancer	53	15	24	196	- 181
Pancreas Cancer	54	12	13	436	- 424
Alcohol	55	10	21	227	- 217
Encephalitis	56	10	69	0	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	57	7	32	131	- 124
Measles	58	7	72	0	+ 7
Leukemia	59	7	25	186	- 179
Uterin Cancer	60	6	29	148	- 142
Appendicitis	61	5	59	5	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	3	84	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	3	42	53	- 50
Upper Respiratory	64	2	62	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2	50	20	- 18
Other Neoplasms	66	2	28	153	- 151
War	67	2	68	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	51	20	- 18
Diphtheria	69	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	44	45	- 45
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	7	- 7
Anemia	85	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Sierra Leone

Latvia

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.