LUXEMBOURG VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	546	8	111	+ 435
Malaria	2	502	81	0	+ 502
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	388	42	6	+ 382
Coronary Heart Disease	4	296	1	655	- 358
Stroke	5	277	4	257	+ 20
Birth Trauma	6	213	59	1	+ 212
Low Birth Weight	7	205	49	3	+ 202
Road Traffic Accidents	8	190	30	25	+ 165
HIV/AIDS	9	187	52	2	+ 185
Tuberculosis	10	178	55	2	+ 176
Congenital Anomalies	11	113	37	10	+ 102
Meningitis	12	104	58	1	+ 103
Liver Disease	13	97	12	75	+ 22
Diabetes Mellitus	14	88	17	61	+ 26
Kidney Disease	15	80	9	91	- 11
Other Injuries	16	77	10	88	- 12
Malnutrition	17	68	32	19	+ 49
Maternal Conditions	18	65	63	0	+ 64
Endocrine Disorders	19	59	21	53	+ 6
Lung Disease	20	58	5	242	- 184
Hypertension	21	46	19	54	- 8
Violence	22	45	48	3	+ 42
Breast Cancer	23	45	7	113	- 68
Asthma	24	45	45	5	+ 40
Suicide	25	38	13	69	- 31
Pertussis	26	34	68	0	+ 34
Liver Cancer	27	29	25	49	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	27	2	298	- 270
Drownings	29	27	54	2	+ 25
Falls	30	24	18	61	- 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	23	41	7	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	32	21	23	49	- 28
Fires	33	20	51	3	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	34	20	15	64	- 43
Cervical Cancer	35	19	38	10	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	36	17	22	51	- 34
Epilepsy	37	17	35	17	+ 0
Poisonings	38	16	56	1	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	14	6	131	- 117
Drug Use	40	14	39	9	+ 4
Syphilis	41	13	66	0	+ 13
Lymphomas	42	10	14	64	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	9	34	19	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	44	9	16	62	- 53
Tetanus	45	8	69	0	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	46	7	80	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	47	7	60	1	+ 6
Skin Cancers	48	6	31	22	- 15
Lung Cancers	49	6	3	260	- 253
Oral Cancer	50	6	33	19	- 13
Skin Disease	51	6	44	5	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	52	6	26	44	- 38
Ovary Cancer	53	6	27	35	- 30
Pancreas Cancer	54	5	11	82	- 77
Alcohol	55	4	29	25	- 21
Encephalitis	56	4	65	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	57	3	28	32	- 29
Measles	58	3	70	0	+ 3
Leukemia	59	3	20	53	- 50
Uterin Cancer	60	2	36	16	- 13
Appendicitis	61	2	62	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	62	1	76	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	47	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	64	1	61	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	46	4	- 3
Other Neoplasms	66	1	24	49	- 48
War	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	53	2	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	50	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	1	- 1
Oral conditions	82	0	64	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	43	6	- 6
Anemia	85	0	40	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Sierra Leone

Luxembourg

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.