NIGER VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,429	1	21,093	+ 336
Malaria	2	19,709	2	17,022	+ 2,687
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,234	3	16,030	- 796
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,630	6	8,229	+ 3,401
Stroke	5	10,885	5	8,717	+ 2,168
Birth Trauma	6	8,341	7	8,030	+ 311
Low Birth Weight	7	8,061	4	9,560	- 1,499
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,456	8	5,946	+ 1,510
HIV/AIDS	9	7,353	30	1,048	+ 6,305
Tuberculosis	10	6,973	13	3,703	+ 3,270
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,425	10	4,346	+ 80
Meningitis	12	4,086	9	5,237	- 1,151
Liver Disease	13	3,790	11	4,116	- 326
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,436	17	2,630	+ 805
Kidney Disease	15	3,126	16	2,732	+ 394
Other Injuries	16	3,005	12	3,826	- 821
Malnutrition	17	2,668	21	2,170	+ 498
Maternal Conditions	18	2,541	14	3,317	- 776
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,304	23	1,806	+ 498
Lung Disease	20	2,285	20	2,172	+ 113
Hypertension	21	1,800	25	1,356	+ 444
Violence	22	1,784	19	2,244	- 460
Breast Cancer	23	1,778	29	1,075	+ 702
Asthma	24	1,770	22	1,902	- 132
Suicide	25	1,505	27	1,227	+ 278
Pertussis	26	1,353	15	2,858	- 1,504
Liver Cancer	27	1,155	35	745	+ 410
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,077	32	858	+ 220
Drownings	29	1,058	24	1,581	- 523
Falls	30	935	26	1,297	- 362
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	889	31	1,044	- 155
Inflammatory/Heart	32	832	34	769	+ 63
Fires	33	795	28	1,120	- 326
Prostate Cancer	34	791	57	128	+ 663
Cervical Cancer	35	761	38	487	+ 274
Stomach Cancer	36	669	44	300	+ 369
Epilepsy	37	665	36	676	- 11
Poisonings	38	630	33	771	- 141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	555	37	522	+ 34
Drug Use	40	536	58	126	+ 409
Syphilis	41	519	62	110	+ 410
Lymphomas	42	381	43	350	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	366	39	467	- 101
Parkinson's Disease	44	337	47	275	+ 62
Tetanus	45	296	42	372	- 76
Schistosomiasis	46	292	50	237	+ 54
Hepatitis B	47	265	46	279	- 14
Skin Cancers	48	248	45	287	- 39
Lung Cancers	49	246	67	42	+ 204
Oral Cancer	50	238	49	242	- 4
Skin Disease	51	233	52	213	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	52	226	53	161	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	53	222	40	425	- 203
Pancreas Cancer	54	178	54	138	+ 40
Alcohol	55	150	60	120	+ 30
Encephalitis	56	145	61	112	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	57	107	55	132	- 25
Measles	58	107	18	2,414	- 2,307
Leukemia	59	106	48	258	- 151
Uterin Cancer	60	89	64	86	+ 3
Appendicitis	61	78	56	128	- 50
Ascariasis	62	43	59	125	- 82
Hepatitis C	63	39	66	46	- 7
Upper Respiratory	64	30	63	94	- 64
Multiple Sclerosis	65	30	69	22	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	66	30	68	24	+ 6
War	67	24	41	409	- 385
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	21	70	18	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	11	65	60	- 50
Chlamydia	70	4	71	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	72	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	237	- 237
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.