NEPAL VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,317	6	6,237	+ 19,080
Malaria	2	23,285	72	0	+ 23,285
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,999	7	6,071	+ 11,928
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,741	2	19,677	- 5,936
Stroke	5	12,860	4	12,909	- 48
Birth Trauma	6	9,855	15	2,676	+ 7,179
Low Birth Weight	7	9,523	11	3,822	+ 5,701
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,808	9	4,654	+ 4,154
HIV/AIDS	9	8,687	34	737	+ 7,950
Tuberculosis	10	8,238	3	16,535	- 8,297
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,228	21	1,949	+ 3,280
Meningitis	12	4,827	43	377	+ 4,450
Liver Disease	13	4,478	5	6,383	- 1,905
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,059	14	2,929	+ 1,130
Kidney Disease	15	3,693	10	4,284	- 591
Other Injuries	16	3,550	22	1,655	+ 1,895
Malnutrition	17	3,152	31	845	+ 2,307
Maternal Conditions	18	3,002	28	977	+ 2,025
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,722	45	257	+ 2,465
Lung Disease	20	2,700	1	27,027	- 24,327
Hypertension	21	2,126	18	2,092	+ 35
Violence	22	2,108	35	704	+ 1,404
Breast Cancer	23	2,100	27	1,038	+ 1,062
Asthma	24	2,092	8	5,930	- 3,839
Suicide	25	1,779	16	2,571	- 793
Pertussis	26	1,599	40	453	+ 1,146
Liver Cancer	27	1,365	46	256	+ 1,109
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,273	19	2,022	- 749
Drownings	29	1,250	23	1,505	- 255
Falls	30	1,105	13	3,321	- 2,216
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,051	49	191	+ 860
Inflammatory/Heart	32	983	48	217	+ 765
Fires	33	939	50	184	+ 755
Prostate Cancer	34	935	58	85	+ 849
Cervical Cancer	35	899	20	1,969	- 1,070
Stomach Cancer	36	791	25	1,379	- 588
Epilepsy	37	786	30	874	- 88
Poisonings	38	745	39	474	+ 271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	656	26	1,167	- 511
Drug Use	40	633	57	93	+ 539
Syphilis	41	614	54	134	+ 480
Lymphomas	42	450	32	768	- 317
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	432	17	2,320	- 1,888
Parkinson's Disease	44	398	33	760	- 361
Tetanus	45	350	53	134	+ 216
Schistosomiasis	46	344	73	0	+ 344
Hepatitis B	47	313	56	117	+ 196
Skin Cancers	48	293	42	400	- 107
Lung Cancers	49	291	12	3,586	- 3,295
Oral Cancer	50	281	24	1,389	- 1,107
Skin Disease	51	275	67	17	+ 258
Bladder Cancer	52	266	44	325	- 58
Ovary Cancer	53	262	37	585	- 322
Pancreas Cancer	54	210	41	445	- 235
Alcohol	55	178	52	168	+ 10
Encephalitis	56	172	29	882	- 710
Oesophagus Cancer	57	126	38	491	- 365
Measles	58	126	59	60	+ 66
Leukemia	59	126	36	668	- 542
Uterin Cancer	60	105	60	56	+ 49
Appendicitis	61	93	47	220	- 128
Ascariasis	62	50	69	4	+ 46
Hepatitis C	63	46	64	29	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	64	36	66	24	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	65	35	63	38	- 3
Other Neoplasms	66	35	61	50	- 15
War	67	29	65	24	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	25	51	173	- 148
Diphtheria	69	13	71	1	+ 11
Chlamydia	70	5	68	5	- 0
Otitis Media	71	1	70	4	- 3
Dengue	72	0	55	120	- 119
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	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	62	39	- 39
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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Sierra Leone

Nepal

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.