MALAYSIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,117	2	23,477	+ 4,640
Malaria	2	25,860	76	0	+ 25,860
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,989	20	1,773	+ 18,217
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,261	1	36,729	- 21,469
Stroke	5	14,283	3	21,592	- 7,310
Birth Trauma	6	10,945	42	359	+ 10,586
Low Birth Weight	7	10,577	29	1,020	+ 9,556
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,783	4	7,181	+ 2,601
HIV/AIDS	9	9,648	13	2,679	+ 6,969
Tuberculosis	10	9,149	26	1,227	+ 7,922
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,807	24	1,403	+ 4,404
Meningitis	12	5,361	46	301	+ 5,060
Liver Disease	13	4,973	7	5,125	- 152
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,508	9	4,107	+ 401
Kidney Disease	15	4,102	6	6,629	- 2,527
Other Injuries	16	3,942	14	2,222	+ 1,720
Malnutrition	17	3,500	49	249	+ 3,251
Maternal Conditions	18	3,334	56	167	+ 3,167
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,023	37	809	+ 2,214
Lung Disease	20	2,999	5	6,633	- 3,634
Hypertension	21	2,362	38	649	+ 1,712
Violence	22	2,341	34	869	+ 1,472
Breast Cancer	23	2,332	12	3,071	- 739
Asthma	24	2,323	30	1,013	+ 1,310
Suicide	25	1,975	19	1,823	+ 152
Pertussis	26	1,776	57	80	+ 1,696
Liver Cancer	27	1,516	16	1,984	- 468
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,414	10	3,996	- 2,582
Drownings	29	1,388	36	820	+ 568
Falls	30	1,227	18	1,855	- 628
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,167	22	1,424	- 257
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,091	27	1,214	- 122
Fires	33	1,043	44	336	+ 707
Prostate Cancer	34	1,038	33	903	+ 135
Cervical Cancer	35	999	31	1,010	- 12
Stomach Cancer	36	878	21	1,441	- 563
Epilepsy	37	873	52	226	+ 647
Poisonings	38	827	53	211	+ 616
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	729	11	3,832	- 3,104
Drug Use	40	703	45	322	+ 381
Syphilis	41	682	62	19	+ 663
Lymphomas	42	500	25	1,321	- 821
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	480	51	246	+ 234
Parkinson's Disease	44	443	28	1,106	- 663
Tetanus	45	389	61	21	+ 368
Schistosomiasis	46	383	75	0	+ 383
Hepatitis B	47	347	54	206	+ 142
Skin Cancers	48	325	50	247	+ 78
Lung Cancers	49	323	8	4,319	- 3,996
Oral Cancer	50	312	17	1,865	- 1,552
Skin Disease	51	305	15	2,066	- 1,760
Bladder Cancer	52	296	39	467	- 171
Ovary Cancer	53	291	35	827	- 536
Pancreas Cancer	54	233	32	994	- 761
Alcohol	55	197	55	181	+ 16
Encephalitis	56	191	40	452	- 262
Oesophagus Cancer	57	140	41	435	- 294
Measles	58	140	70	0	+ 140
Leukemia	59	139	23	1,412	- 1,273
Uterin Cancer	60	117	43	352	- 235
Appendicitis	61	103	58	71	+ 31
Ascariasis	62	56	67	2	+ 54
Hepatitis C	63	51	64	6	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	64	39	65	5	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	65	39	59	30	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	66	39	48	265	- 226
War	67	32	63	11	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	28	60	27	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	14	69	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	70	5	68	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	66	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Sierra Leone

Malaysia

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.