MEXICO VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	106,352	8	24,816	+ 81,536
Malaria	2	97,814	84	0	+ 97,814
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	75,609	29	3,476	+ 72,133
Coronary Heart Disease	4	57,722	1	116,238	- 58,515
Stroke	5	54,023	4	39,790	+ 14,233
Birth Trauma	6	41,397	36	2,552	+ 38,845
Low Birth Weight	7	40,005	18	7,163	+ 32,843
Road Traffic Accidents	8	37,003	10	16,303	+ 20,700
HIV/AIDS	9	36,492	28	4,128	+ 32,364
Tuberculosis	10	34,607	38	1,943	+ 32,664
Congenital Anomalies	11	21,963	13	10,457	+ 11,506
Meningitis	12	20,278	58	357	+ 19,921
Liver Disease	13	18,812	6	29,838	- 11,026
Diabetes Mellitus	14	17,051	2	86,110	- 69,058
Kidney Disease	15	15,515	3	44,622	- 29,108
Other Injuries	16	14,912	11	12,175	+ 2,737
Malnutrition	17	13,240	14	7,552	+ 5,688
Maternal Conditions	18	12,611	54	750	+ 11,861
Endocrine Disorders	19	11,435	12	11,310	+ 125
Lung Disease	20	11,343	7	29,123	- 17,780
Hypertension	21	8,932	9	17,806	- 8,874
Violence	22	8,854	5	32,450	- 23,596
Breast Cancer	23	8,822	16	7,380	+ 1,442
Asthma	24	8,787	47	1,342	+ 7,445
Suicide	25	7,471	22	6,772	+ 699
Pertussis	26	6,716	70	21	+ 6,695
Liver Cancer	27	5,734	21	6,817	- 1,083
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	5,348	30	3,447	+ 1,901
Drownings	29	5,251	42	1,799	+ 3,452
Falls	30	4,641	35	2,628	+ 2,013
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,415	33	2,734	+ 1,680
Inflammatory/Heart	32	4,128	41	1,866	+ 2,262
Fires	33	3,944	56	604	+ 3,340
Prostate Cancer	34	3,926	15	7,494	- 3,568
Cervical Cancer	35	3,778	26	4,787	- 1,009
Stomach Cancer	36	3,322	19	6,939	- 3,617
Epilepsy	37	3,301	39	1,912	+ 1,390
Poisonings	38	3,128	57	531	+ 2,597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,756	20	6,871	- 4,115
Drug Use	40	2,658	44	1,470	+ 1,188
Syphilis	41	2,578	73	5	+ 2,573
Lymphomas	42	1,892	24	4,961	- 3,069
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,816	52	859	+ 956
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,674	43	1,567	+ 106
Tetanus	45	1,471	71	10	+ 1,462
Schistosomiasis	46	1,447	83	0	+ 1,447
Hepatitis B	47	1,314	61	210	+ 1,104
Skin Cancers	48	1,229	40	1,909	- 680
Lung Cancers	49	1,220	17	7,349	- 6,129
Oral Cancer	50	1,181	46	1,355	- 174
Skin Disease	51	1,155	31	3,029	- 1,874
Bladder Cancer	52	1,119	48	1,272	- 153
Ovary Cancer	53	1,103	34	2,649	- 1,547
Pancreas Cancer	54	882	27	4,510	- 3,628
Alcohol	55	746	32	2,945	- 2,200
Encephalitis	56	721	62	140	+ 581
Oesophagus Cancer	57	531	49	1,252	- 721
Measles	58	529	80	0	+ 529
Leukemia	59	527	25	4,830	- 4,303
Uterin Cancer	60	441	50	902	- 460
Appendicitis	61	389	53	774	- 386
Ascariasis	62	211	72	5	+ 206
Hepatitis C	63	192	55	625	- 434
Upper Respiratory	64	149	64	127	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	65	149	60	295	- 146
Other Neoplasms	66	147	23	6,204	- 6,057
War	67	122	66	112	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	104	45	1,415	- 1,311
Diphtheria	69	53	79	0	+ 53
Chlamydia	70	19	77	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	71	2	68	29	- 27
Dengue	72	1	67	30	- 29
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	85	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Sierra Leone

Mexico

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.