NIGERIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	192,585	1	207,281	- 14,696
Malaria	2	177,125	4	100,963	+ 76,162
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	136,915	2	144,724	- 7,809
Coronary Heart Disease	4	104,525	7	61,374	+ 43,152
Stroke	5	97,827	8	57,744	+ 40,083
Birth Trauma	6	74,963	5	100,186	- 25,223
Low Birth Weight	7	72,442	6	95,959	- 23,516
Road Traffic Accidents	8	67,006	12	41,693	+ 25,312
HIV/AIDS	9	66,080	10	44,124	+ 21,956
Tuberculosis	10	62,666	3	127,335	- 64,669
Congenital Anomalies	11	39,771	9	49,696	- 9,925
Meningitis	12	36,720	11	43,651	- 6,931
Liver Disease	13	34,065	13	38,326	- 4,261
Diabetes Mellitus	14	30,877	18	22,497	+ 8,380
Kidney Disease	15	28,094	20	18,189	+ 9,905
Other Injuries	16	27,003	17	22,696	+ 4,307
Malnutrition	17	23,975	36	5,896	+ 18,079
Maternal Conditions	18	22,836	15	23,540	- 704
Endocrine Disorders	19	20,707	21	15,799	+ 4,909
Lung Disease	20	20,540	22	12,569	+ 7,972
Hypertension	21	16,175	24	10,692	+ 5,483
Violence	22	16,032	19	18,407	- 2,375
Breast Cancer	23	15,975	23	11,884	+ 4,091
Asthma	24	15,911	27	8,192	+ 7,720
Suicide	25	13,529	30	7,019	+ 6,511
Pertussis	26	12,161	16	23,282	- 11,121
Liver Cancer	27	10,384	39	5,289	+ 5,095
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	9,684	31	6,786	+ 2,898
Drownings	29	9,508	32	6,584	+ 2,924
Falls	30	8,404	28	7,528	+ 876
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	7,994	37	5,846	+ 2,148
Inflammatory/Heart	32	7,475	42	4,826	+ 2,649
Fires	33	7,142	29	7,132	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	34	7,109	35	5,914	+ 1,195
Cervical Cancer	35	6,841	25	10,574	- 3,732
Stomach Cancer	36	6,016	50	2,129	+ 3,887
Epilepsy	37	5,978	41	5,001	+ 977
Poisonings	38	5,664	33	6,570	- 906
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4,991	43	4,152	+ 839
Drug Use	40	4,813	34	6,273	- 1,460
Syphilis	41	4,668	38	5,449	- 781
Lymphomas	42	3,426	40	5,202	- 1,776
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,288	52	1,946	+ 1,342
Parkinson's Disease	44	3,031	46	2,473	+ 558
Tetanus	45	2,664	26	8,355	- 5,690
Schistosomiasis	46	2,620	54	1,508	+ 1,113
Hepatitis B	47	2,379	55	1,488	+ 891
Skin Cancers	48	2,225	53	1,933	+ 292
Lung Cancers	49	2,210	57	1,295	+ 915
Oral Cancer	50	2,139	48	2,238	- 100
Skin Disease	51	2,091	56	1,468	+ 622
Bladder Cancer	52	2,027	63	670	+ 1,357
Ovary Cancer	53	1,997	49	2,133	- 136
Pancreas Cancer	54	1,597	51	1,975	- 378
Alcohol	55	1,351	58	1,031	+ 319
Encephalitis	56	1,306	59	937	+ 369
Oesophagus Cancer	57	961	64	560	+ 401
Measles	58	957	14	29,439	- 28,481
Leukemia	59	955	47	2,257	- 1,302
Uterin Cancer	60	799	62	679	+ 120
Appendicitis	61	704	60	760	- 56
Ascariasis	62	383	61	685	- 302
Hepatitis C	63	347	65	304	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	64	270	67	259	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	65	270	68	179	+ 91
Other Neoplasms	66	266	66	290	- 24
War	67	220	45	3,245	- 3,025
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	189	69	165	+ 24
Diphtheria	69	96	44	3,800	- 3,704
Chlamydia	70	35	71	14	+ 22
Otitis Media	71	5	72	3	+ 1
Dengue	72	2	73	2	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	23	- 23
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Sierra Leone

Nigeria

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.