MOROCCO VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,413	6	7,237	+ 23,177
Malaria	2	27,972	73	0	+ 27,972
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,622	27	1,192	+ 20,430
Coronary Heart Disease	4	16,507	1	77,340	- 60,833
Stroke	5	15,449	2	31,861	- 16,412
Birth Trauma	6	11,838	23	2,067	+ 9,771
Low Birth Weight	7	11,440	14	3,305	+ 8,136
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,582	9	6,185	+ 4,397
HIV/AIDS	9	10,436	49	289	+ 10,147
Tuberculosis	10	9,896	15	2,870	+ 7,026
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,281	22	2,124	+ 4,156
Meningitis	12	5,799	40	542	+ 5,257
Liver Disease	13	5,380	11	4,866	+ 514
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,876	5	7,377	- 2,501
Kidney Disease	15	4,437	4	10,216	- 5,780
Other Injuries	16	4,264	21	2,271	+ 1,993
Malnutrition	17	3,786	51	200	+ 3,586
Maternal Conditions	18	3,606	38	704	+ 2,903
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,270	28	1,129	+ 2,141
Lung Disease	20	3,244	8	6,296	- 3,052
Hypertension	21	2,554	3	10,736	- 8,182
Violence	22	2,532	39	632	+ 1,900
Breast Cancer	23	2,523	12	3,604	- 1,081
Asthma	24	2,513	13	3,342	- 829
Suicide	25	2,137	16	2,617	- 481
Pertussis	26	1,921	46	324	+ 1,596
Liver Cancer	27	1,640	44	423	+ 1,217
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,529	10	4,967	- 3,438
Drownings	29	1,502	43	426	+ 1,076
Falls	30	1,327	19	2,456	- 1,129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,262	29	1,076	+ 187
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,180	32	1,022	+ 158
Fires	33	1,128	33	904	+ 224
Prostate Cancer	34	1,123	24	1,914	- 791
Cervical Cancer	35	1,080	18	2,508	- 1,427
Stomach Cancer	36	950	25	1,691	- 741
Epilepsy	37	944	45	336	+ 608
Poisonings	38	894	50	266	+ 628
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	788	17	2,556	- 1,768
Drug Use	40	760	47	321	+ 439
Syphilis	41	737	55	140	+ 597
Lymphomas	42	541	20	2,274	- 1,733
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	519	37	718	- 199
Parkinson's Disease	44	479	26	1,511	- 1,032
Tetanus	45	421	59	76	+ 344
Schistosomiasis	46	414	61	67	+ 347
Hepatitis B	47	376	48	316	+ 60
Skin Cancers	48	351	41	477	- 126
Lung Cancers	49	349	7	6,585	- 6,236
Oral Cancer	50	338	35	780	- 443
Skin Disease	51	330	54	149	+ 182
Bladder Cancer	52	320	30	1,069	- 748
Ovary Cancer	53	315	34	800	- 484
Pancreas Cancer	54	252	36	747	- 495
Alcohol	55	213	57	109	+ 104
Encephalitis	56	206	52	176	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	57	152	42	439	- 288
Measles	58	151	70	0	+ 151
Leukemia	59	151	31	1,035	- 884
Uterin Cancer	60	126	53	154	- 28
Appendicitis	61	111	56	130	- 19
Ascariasis	62	60	66	5	+ 56
Hepatitis C	63	55	65	7	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	64	43	67	4	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	65	43	58	106	- 63
Other Neoplasms	66	42	60	70	- 28
War	67	35	63	22	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	30	62	38	- 8
Diphtheria	69	15	69	1	+ 14
Chlamydia	70	6	68	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	15	- 15
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	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

Sierra Leone

Morocco

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.