NORWAY VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,482	6	1,797	+ 2,685
Malaria	2	4,122	84	0	+ 4,122
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,186	37	128	+ 3,059
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,433	1	5,321	- 2,888
Stroke	5	2,277	4	2,475	- 199
Birth Trauma	6	1,745	54	17	+ 1,727
Low Birth Weight	7	1,686	52	23	+ 1,663
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,559	42	114	+ 1,445
HIV/AIDS	9	1,538	61	10	+ 1,528
Tuberculosis	10	1,458	56	15	+ 1,443
Congenital Anomalies	11	926	34	136	+ 789
Meningitis	12	855	58	14	+ 841
Liver Disease	13	793	30	214	+ 579
Diabetes Mellitus	14	719	16	560	+ 159
Kidney Disease	15	654	14	611	+ 43
Other Injuries	16	628	15	583	+ 45
Malnutrition	17	558	35	135	+ 423
Maternal Conditions	18	531	66	1	+ 530
Endocrine Disorders	19	482	19	359	+ 123
Lung Disease	20	478	3	2,723	- 2,245
Hypertension	21	376	28	230	+ 147
Violence	22	373	50	32	+ 341
Breast Cancer	23	372	11	698	- 326
Asthma	24	370	43	85	+ 286
Suicide	25	315	13	633	- 319
Pertussis	26	283	64	1	+ 282
Liver Cancer	27	242	26	259	- 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	225	2	4,464	- 4,239
Drownings	29	221	45	65	+ 157
Falls	30	196	9	777	- 582
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	186	33	160	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	32	174	29	221	- 47
Fires	33	166	48	45	+ 122
Prostate Cancer	34	165	8	1,172	- 1,007
Cervical Cancer	35	159	39	125	+ 34
Stomach Cancer	36	140	22	343	- 203
Epilepsy	37	139	40	119	+ 20
Poisonings	38	132	57	14	+ 117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	116	7	1,787	- 1,670
Drug Use	40	112	25	264	- 152
Syphilis	41	109	67	1	+ 108
Lymphomas	42	80	12	646	- 566
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	77	46	61	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	44	71	17	554	- 484
Tetanus	45	62	69	0	+ 62
Schistosomiasis	46	61	83	0	+ 61
Hepatitis B	47	55	63	3	+ 52
Skin Cancers	48	52	18	407	- 356
Lung Cancers	49	51	5	2,320	- 2,268
Oral Cancer	50	50	32	168	- 118
Skin Disease	51	49	38	128	- 79
Bladder Cancer	52	47	20	356	- 309
Ovary Cancer	53	46	24	309	- 262
Pancreas Cancer	54	37	10	770	- 733
Alcohol	55	31	31	205	- 173
Encephalitis	56	30	70	0	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	57	22	27	248	- 225
Measles	58	22	72	0	+ 22
Leukemia	59	22	21	354	- 332
Uterin Cancer	60	19	36	134	- 116
Appendicitis	61	16	59	12	+ 4
Ascariasis	62	9	76	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	63	8	55	17	- 9
Upper Respiratory	64	6	60	12	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	65	6	41	119	- 113
Other Neoplasms	66	6	23	324	- 318
War	67	5	68	1	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	47	60	- 56
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	62	9	- 9
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	53	23	- 23
Anemia	85	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Sierra Leone

Norway

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.