MALAWI VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,704	2	7,739	+ 9,965
Malaria	2	16,282	3	6,308	+ 9,974
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,586	6	5,782	+ 6,804
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,609	7	4,929	+ 4,680
Stroke	5	8,993	5	5,939	+ 3,054
Birth Trauma	6	6,891	9	3,563	+ 3,328
Low Birth Weight	7	6,659	8	4,339	+ 2,320
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,160	4	6,221	- 62
HIV/AIDS	9	6,075	1	12,839	- 6,764
Tuberculosis	10	5,761	11	2,992	+ 2,769
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,656	13	2,509	+ 1,147
Meningitis	12	3,376	18	1,792	+ 1,583
Liver Disease	13	3,131	10	3,259	- 127
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,838	14	2,267	+ 572
Kidney Disease	15	2,583	19	1,567	+ 1,015
Other Injuries	16	2,482	22	1,266	+ 1,216
Malnutrition	17	2,204	20	1,499	+ 705
Maternal Conditions	18	2,099	15	1,854	+ 245
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,904	42	257	+ 1,647
Lung Disease	20	1,888	21	1,340	+ 548
Hypertension	21	1,487	17	1,797	- 310
Violence	22	1,474	32	406	+ 1,067
Breast Cancer	23	1,469	27	600	+ 868
Asthma	24	1,463	26	705	+ 758
Suicide	25	1,244	23	1,007	+ 237
Pertussis	26	1,118	31	436	+ 682
Liver Cancer	27	955	38	317	+ 638
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	890	25	782	+ 108
Drownings	29	874	30	458	+ 416
Falls	30	773	28	562	+ 211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	735	39	280	+ 455
Inflammatory/Heart	32	687	35	370	+ 317
Fires	33	657	34	380	+ 277
Prostate Cancer	34	654	40	271	+ 383
Cervical Cancer	35	629	12	2,876	- 2,247
Stomach Cancer	36	553	45	206	+ 347
Epilepsy	37	550	41	260	+ 290
Poisonings	38	521	37	325	+ 196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	459	44	234	+ 224
Drug Use	40	442	59	48	+ 395
Syphilis	41	429	29	480	- 51
Lymphomas	42	315	24	839	- 524
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	302	49	154	+ 148
Parkinson's Disease	44	279	46	200	+ 79
Tetanus	45	245	47	178	+ 67
Schistosomiasis	46	241	50	143	+ 98
Hepatitis B	47	219	55	88	+ 131
Skin Cancers	48	205	36	331	- 126
Lung Cancers	49	203	51	131	+ 73
Oral Cancer	50	197	43	251	- 54
Skin Disease	51	192	53	101	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	52	186	33	388	- 202
Ovary Cancer	53	184	48	158	+ 26
Pancreas Cancer	54	147	60	38	+ 109
Alcohol	55	124	52	114	+ 10
Encephalitis	56	120	58	48	+ 72
Oesophagus Cancer	57	88	16	1,842	- 1,753
Measles	58	88	67	6	+ 82
Leukemia	59	88	56	82	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	60	73	62	23	+ 51
Appendicitis	61	65	54	94	- 29
Ascariasis	62	35	69	4	+ 31
Hepatitis C	63	32	64	15	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	64	25	57	60	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	65	25	66	9	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	66	24	63	17	+ 8
War	67	20	71	2	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	17	61	29	- 11
Diphtheria	69	9	72	2	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	3	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Sierra Leone

Malawi

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.