LESOTHO VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,812	2	3,214	- 1,402
Malaria	2	1,667	79	0	+ 1,667
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,288	4	2,354	- 1,066
Coronary Heart Disease	4	983	5	2,101	- 1,117
Stroke	5	920	3	2,817	- 1,896
Birth Trauma	6	705	15	717	- 12
Low Birth Weight	7	682	12	957	- 275
Road Traffic Accidents	8	630	16	678	- 48
HIV/AIDS	9	622	1	4,767	- 4,146
Tuberculosis	10	590	8	1,208	- 619
Congenital Anomalies	11	374	19	389	- 15
Meningitis	12	346	22	318	+ 28
Liver Disease	13	321	14	792	- 472
Diabetes Mellitus	14	291	6	2,000	- 1,709
Kidney Disease	15	264	10	1,015	- 750
Other Injuries	16	254	18	533	- 279
Malnutrition	17	226	21	357	- 132
Maternal Conditions	18	215	24	292	- 77
Endocrine Disorders	19	195	27	235	- 40
Lung Disease	20	193	9	1,102	- 909
Hypertension	21	152	11	990	- 838
Violence	22	151	13	924	- 773
Breast Cancer	23	150	34	97	+ 53
Asthma	24	150	17	678	- 528
Suicide	25	127	7	1,539	- 1,412
Pertussis	26	114	44	51	+ 63
Liver Cancer	27	98	39	71	+ 27
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	91	29	194	- 103
Drownings	29	89	28	200	- 110
Falls	30	79	31	128	- 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	75	25	279	- 203
Inflammatory/Heart	32	70	23	305	- 235
Fires	33	67	26	269	- 202
Prostate Cancer	34	67	35	81	- 14
Cervical Cancer	35	64	20	372	- 308
Stomach Cancer	36	57	60	11	+ 46
Epilepsy	37	56	30	143	- 87
Poisonings	38	53	33	111	- 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	47	48	40	+ 7
Drug Use	40	45	50	32	+ 14
Syphilis	41	44	45	50	- 7
Lymphomas	42	32	36	78	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	31	32	126	- 95
Parkinson's Disease	44	29	41	55	- 26
Tetanus	45	25	47	45	- 20
Schistosomiasis	46	25	76	0	+ 25
Hepatitis B	47	22	51	27	- 4
Skin Cancers	48	21	46	46	- 25
Lung Cancers	49	21	43	51	- 30
Oral Cancer	50	20	42	52	- 32
Skin Disease	51	20	40	70	- 50
Bladder Cancer	52	19	61	10	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	53	19	53	24	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	54	15	58	12	+ 3
Alcohol	55	13	38	71	- 58
Encephalitis	56	12	57	14	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	9	37	73	- 64
Measles	58	9	59	12	- 3
Leukemia	59	9	49	39	- 30
Uterin Cancer	60	8	54	23	- 16
Appendicitis	61	7	52	25	- 18
Ascariasis	62	4	67	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	3	64	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	3	55	18	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	65	3	63	6	- 3
Other Neoplasms	66	3	62	9	- 7
War	67	2	68	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	56	18	- 16
Diphtheria	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Sierra Leone

Lesotho

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.