NETHERLANDS VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,457	7	4,946	+ 9,511
Malaria	2	13,297	77	0	+ 13,297
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,278	33	584	+ 9,694
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,847	2	17,601	- 9,754
Stroke	5	7,344	4	9,707	- 2,363
Birth Trauma	6	5,627	52	74	+ 5,554
Low Birth Weight	7	5,438	45	167	+ 5,271
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,030	31	681	+ 4,349
HIV/AIDS	9	4,961	55	33	+ 4,928
Tuberculosis	10	4,704	56	29	+ 4,676
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,986	35	544	+ 2,442
Meningitis	12	2,757	51	78	+ 2,678
Liver Disease	13	2,557	28	936	+ 1,622
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,318	14	2,386	- 68
Kidney Disease	15	2,109	12	2,530	- 421
Other Injuries	16	2,027	19	1,648	+ 379
Malnutrition	17	1,800	63	12	+ 1,788
Maternal Conditions	18	1,714	65	8	+ 1,706
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,554	26	1,055	+ 500
Lung Disease	20	1,542	5	9,567	- 8,025
Hypertension	21	1,214	29	818	+ 396
Violence	22	1,204	48	107	+ 1,096
Breast Cancer	23	1,199	9	3,535	- 2,336
Asthma	24	1,194	46	165	+ 1,029
Suicide	25	1,016	17	2,025	- 1,009
Pertussis	26	913	67	1	+ 912
Liver Cancer	27	779	24	1,163	- 383
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	727	1	18,148	- 17,421
Drownings	29	714	49	98	+ 616
Falls	30	631	8	4,131	- 3,500
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	600	47	130	+ 470
Inflammatory/Heart	32	561	23	1,201	- 640
Fires	33	536	53	49	+ 487
Prostate Cancer	34	534	10	3,265	- 2,731
Cervical Cancer	35	514	39	266	+ 247
Stomach Cancer	36	452	22	1,361	- 909
Epilepsy	37	449	38	289	+ 160
Poisonings	38	425	61	17	+ 408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	375	6	5,829	- 5,455
Drug Use	40	361	42	231	+ 131
Syphilis	41	350	69	1	+ 350
Lymphomas	42	257	13	2,511	- 2,254
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	247	41	238	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	44	228	16	2,120	- 1,892
Tetanus	45	200	72	0	+ 200
Schistosomiasis	46	197	74	0	+ 197
Hepatitis B	47	179	62	14	+ 165
Skin Cancers	48	167	27	1,024	- 857
Lung Cancers	49	166	3	10,980	- 10,814
Oral Cancer	50	161	30	768	- 607
Skin Disease	51	157	36	295	- 138
Bladder Cancer	52	152	21	1,471	- 1,319
Ovary Cancer	53	150	25	1,067	- 917
Pancreas Cancer	54	120	11	2,995	- 2,875
Alcohol	55	101	32	612	- 511
Encephalitis	56	98	68	1	+ 97
Oesophagus Cancer	57	72	15	2,145	- 2,073
Measles	58	72	73	0	+ 72
Leukemia	59	72	20	1,578	- 1,507
Uterin Cancer	60	60	34	566	- 506
Appendicitis	61	53	58	26	+ 27
Ascariasis	62	29	82	0	+ 29
Hepatitis C	63	26	60	20	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	64	20	57	28	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	65	20	37	295	- 274
Other Neoplasms	66	20	18	1,831	- 1,811
War	67	17	66	2	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	14	44	214	- 200
Diphtheria	69	7	71	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	64	10	- 10
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	96	- 96
Anemia	85	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Sierra Leone

Netherlands

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.