MALDIVES VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	316	8	33	+ 283
Malaria	2	291	75	0	+ 291
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	225	22	14	+ 211
Coronary Heart Disease	4	172	1	279	- 107
Stroke	5	161	2	143	+ 18
Birth Trauma	6	123	39	5	+ 118
Low Birth Weight	7	119	20	15	+ 104
Road Traffic Accidents	8	110	31	9	+ 101
HIV/AIDS	9	109	78	0	+ 109
Tuberculosis	10	103	27	11	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	11	65	15	19	+ 46
Meningitis	12	60	50	1	+ 59
Liver Disease	13	56	11	24	+ 32
Diabetes Mellitus	14	51	6	47	+ 4
Kidney Disease	15	46	4	80	- 34
Other Injuries	16	44	18	16	+ 29
Malnutrition	17	39	45	3	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	18	38	35	5	+ 32
Endocrine Disorders	19	34	12	22	+ 12
Lung Disease	20	34	3	91	- 57
Hypertension	21	27	17	16	+ 10
Violence	22	26	28	10	+ 16
Breast Cancer	23	26	9	28	- 2
Asthma	24	26	29	10	+ 16
Suicide	25	22	21	15	+ 8
Pertussis	26	20	52	0	+ 20
Liver Cancer	27	17	10	27	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	16	5	47	- 31
Drownings	29	16	23	14	+ 2
Falls	30	14	16	19	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	13	42	4	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	32	12	36	5	+ 7
Fires	33	12	41	4	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	34	12	26	11	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	35	11	13	22	- 10
Stomach Cancer	36	10	49	1	+ 9
Epilepsy	37	10	38	5	+ 5
Poisonings	38	9	55	0	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	8	14	21	- 13
Drug Use	40	8	48	2	+ 6
Syphilis	41	8	58	0	+ 8
Lymphomas	42	6	34	7	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5	43	3	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	44	5	25	12	- 7
Tetanus	45	4	54	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	46	4	71	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	47	4	56	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	48	4	63	0	+ 4
Lung Cancers	49	4	7	36	- 33
Oral Cancer	50	4	19	15	- 12
Skin Disease	51	3	32	8	- 5
Bladder Cancer	52	3	37	5	- 2
Ovary Cancer	53	3	30	9	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	54	3	40	4	- 2
Alcohol	55	2	51	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	56	2	44	3	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	2	59	0	+ 1
Measles	58	2	60	0	+ 1
Leukemia	59	2	24	13	- 11
Uterin Cancer	60	1	47	2	- 1
Appendicitis	61	1	61	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	64	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	0	57	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	0	46	2	- 2
War	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	53	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	33	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

Sierra Leone

Maldives

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.