MALI VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,889	1	14,885	+ 3,004
Malaria	2	16,452	3	11,678	+ 4,774
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,718	2	13,419	- 702
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,709	7	5,907	+ 3,802
Stroke	5	9,087	6	6,163	+ 2,924
Birth Trauma	6	6,963	5	8,310	- 1,347
Low Birth Weight	7	6,729	4	8,880	- 2,151
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,224	11	4,465	+ 1,759
HIV/AIDS	9	6,138	9	5,785	+ 353
Tuberculosis	10	5,821	24	1,491	+ 4,330
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,694	12	3,743	- 49
Meningitis	12	3,411	10	4,531	- 1,120
Liver Disease	13	3,164	14	2,733	+ 432
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,868	16	2,289	+ 579
Kidney Disease	15	2,610	17	2,185	+ 424
Other Injuries	16	2,508	15	2,310	+ 198
Malnutrition	17	2,227	8	5,848	- 3,621
Maternal Conditions	18	2,121	13	2,858	- 736
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,923	21	1,618	+ 305
Lung Disease	20	1,908	19	1,973	- 65
Hypertension	21	1,502	25	1,291	+ 211
Violence	22	1,489	18	2,095	- 606
Breast Cancer	23	1,484	30	947	+ 537
Asthma	24	1,478	23	1,492	- 14
Suicide	25	1,257	32	806	+ 450
Pertussis	26	1,130	29	1,006	+ 123
Liver Cancer	27	964	38	562	+ 402
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	899	34	756	+ 144
Drownings	29	883	28	1,053	- 170
Falls	30	781	31	867	- 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	743	37	625	+ 117
Inflammatory/Heart	32	694	40	549	+ 145
Fires	33	663	35	750	- 86
Prostate Cancer	34	660	44	362	+ 298
Cervical Cancer	35	635	20	1,735	- 1,099
Stomach Cancer	36	559	27	1,063	- 504
Epilepsy	37	555	41	485	+ 71
Poisonings	38	526	39	561	- 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	464	36	703	- 240
Drug Use	40	447	59	139	+ 308
Syphilis	41	434	33	770	- 337
Lymphomas	42	318	45	316	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	305	46	283	+ 23
Parkinson's Disease	44	282	50	236	+ 46
Tetanus	45	247	43	427	- 179
Schistosomiasis	46	243	51	220	+ 23
Hepatitis B	47	221	52	207	+ 14
Skin Cancers	48	207	54	194	+ 13
Lung Cancers	49	205	49	252	- 46
Oral Cancer	50	199	48	252	- 53
Skin Disease	51	194	57	170	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	52	188	42	431	- 243
Ovary Cancer	53	185	53	197	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	54	148	47	258	- 110
Alcohol	55	125	60	83	+ 43
Encephalitis	56	121	55	193	- 72
Oesophagus Cancer	57	89	58	159	- 70
Measles	58	89	22	1,548	- 1,459
Leukemia	59	89	56	192	- 103
Uterin Cancer	60	74	61	80	- 6
Appendicitis	61	65	62	70	- 4
Ascariasis	62	36	63	56	- 21
Hepatitis C	63	32	64	32	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	25	65	31	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	65	25	68	20	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	25	67	21	+ 4
War	67	20	26	1,099	- 1,078
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	18	69	16	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	9	66	22	- 13
Chlamydia	70	3	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

Sierra Leone

Mali

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.