MOLDOVA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,928	6	1,042	+ 1,886
Malaria	2	2,693	84	0	+ 2,693
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,082	59	4	+ 2,078
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,589	1	14,292	- 12,703
Stroke	5	1,487	2	5,878	- 4,390
Birth Trauma	6	1,140	47	37	+ 1,103
Low Birth Weight	7	1,101	39	90	+ 1,011
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,019	20	293	+ 726
HIV/AIDS	9	1,005	28	189	+ 816
Tuberculosis	10	953	26	197	+ 756
Congenital Anomalies	11	605	27	190	+ 414
Meningitis	12	558	49	17	+ 542
Liver Disease	13	518	3	2,869	- 2,351
Diabetes Mellitus	14	469	16	407	+ 63
Kidney Disease	15	427	18	307	+ 120
Other Injuries	16	411	8	772	- 361
Malnutrition	17	365	64	1	+ 363
Maternal Conditions	18	347	54	7	+ 340
Endocrine Disorders	19	315	46	40	+ 275
Lung Disease	20	312	9	752	- 440
Hypertension	21	246	4	2,287	- 2,041
Violence	22	244	31	167	+ 77
Breast Cancer	23	243	11	592	- 349
Asthma	24	242	48	26	+ 216
Suicide	25	206	10	593	- 388
Pertussis	26	185	70	0	+ 185
Liver Cancer	27	158	13	514	- 356
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	147	32	163	- 16
Drownings	29	145	30	179	- 35
Falls	30	128	33	149	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	122	24	219	- 97
Inflammatory/Heart	32	114	14	476	- 362
Fires	33	109	40	70	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	34	108	19	295	- 187
Cervical Cancer	35	104	25	212	- 108
Stomach Cancer	36	91	12	518	- 426
Epilepsy	37	91	44	46	+ 45
Poisonings	38	86	23	220	- 134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	76	7	1,030	- 954
Drug Use	40	73	43	59	+ 14
Syphilis	41	71	68	0	+ 71
Lymphomas	42	52	22	230	- 178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	50	41	68	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	44	46	55	6	+ 40
Tetanus	45	41	72	0	+ 41
Schistosomiasis	46	40	80	0	+ 40
Hepatitis B	47	36	58	4	+ 32
Skin Cancers	48	34	36	121	- 87
Lung Cancers	49	34	5	1,131	- 1,097
Oral Cancer	50	33	17	375	- 343
Skin Disease	51	32	45	45	- 13
Bladder Cancer	52	31	29	181	- 151
Ovary Cancer	53	30	35	123	- 93
Pancreas Cancer	54	24	15	427	- 403
Alcohol	55	21	21	233	- 213
Encephalitis	56	20	60	3	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	57	15	38	105	- 91
Measles	58	15	69	0	+ 15
Leukemia	59	15	34	140	- 126
Uterin Cancer	60	12	37	108	- 95
Appendicitis	61	11	51	10	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	6	74	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	63	5	63	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	4	62	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	4	52	9	- 5
Other Neoplasms	66	4	42	65	- 61
War	67	3	67	1	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	3	57	5	- 3
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	61	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	12	- 12
Oral conditions	82	0	53	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Sierra Leone

Moldova

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.