PAKISTAN VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	205,289	6	83,483	+ 121,805
Malaria	2	188,808	63	587	+ 188,221
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	145,946	3	104,383	+ 41,563
Coronary Heart Disease	4	111,420	1	240,720	- 129,300
Stroke	5	104,279	2	141,432	- 37,153
Birth Trauma	6	79,908	8	59,559	+ 20,349
Low Birth Weight	7	77,221	4	93,373	- 16,152
Road Traffic Accidents	8	71,425	12	28,170	+ 43,255
HIV/AIDS	9	70,439	32	6,797	+ 63,642
Tuberculosis	10	66,800	11	42,103	+ 24,697
Congenital Anomalies	11	42,394	14	26,320	+ 16,075
Meningitis	12	39,143	19	18,025	+ 21,117
Liver Disease	13	36,312	10	54,835	- 18,523
Diabetes Mellitus	14	32,914	7	63,852	- 30,939
Kidney Disease	15	29,947	9	56,796	- 26,849
Other Injuries	16	28,784	13	27,010	+ 1,774
Malnutrition	17	25,556	27	8,852	+ 16,705
Maternal Conditions	18	24,343	24	12,392	+ 11,950
Endocrine Disorders	19	22,073	25	11,439	+ 10,634
Lung Disease	20	21,895	5	86,968	- 65,073
Hypertension	21	17,242	16	22,917	- 5,675
Violence	22	17,090	23	12,925	+ 4,165
Breast Cancer	23	17,029	20	18,009	- 980
Asthma	24	16,961	17	20,750	- 3,790
Suicide	25	14,422	18	19,331	- 4,909
Pertussis	26	12,963	34	6,358	+ 6,605
Liver Cancer	27	11,068	41	4,427	+ 6,642
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	10,322	22	15,216	- 4,893
Drownings	29	10,135	37	5,376	+ 4,759
Falls	30	8,959	28	8,642	+ 317
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	8,521	36	5,450	+ 3,071
Inflammatory/Heart	32	7,968	52	2,318	+ 5,651
Fires	33	7,613	42	4,305	+ 3,308
Prostate Cancer	34	7,578	45	3,559	+ 4,018
Cervical Cancer	35	7,293	44	4,009	+ 3,284
Stomach Cancer	36	6,412	43	4,044	+ 2,368
Epilepsy	37	6,373	40	4,873	+ 1,500
Poisonings	38	6,037	47	3,364	+ 2,673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	5,321	38	5,279	+ 42
Drug Use	40	5,131	61	829	+ 4,302
Syphilis	41	4,976	57	1,289	+ 3,687
Lymphomas	42	3,652	31	7,020	- 3,368
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,505	15	26,017	- 22,512
Parkinson's Disease	44	3,231	35	6,145	- 2,914
Tetanus	45	2,840	30	7,541	- 4,701
Schistosomiasis	46	2,793	74	0	+ 2,793
Hepatitis B	47	2,536	53	2,267	+ 269
Skin Cancers	48	2,372	54	1,539	+ 833
Lung Cancers	49	2,356	26	9,688	- 7,332
Oral Cancer	50	2,280	21	17,181	- 14,902
Skin Disease	51	2,229	67	132	+ 2,097
Bladder Cancer	52	2,161	48	2,727	- 566
Ovary Cancer	53	2,128	46	3,533	- 1,405
Pancreas Cancer	54	1,702	60	1,069	+ 633
Alcohol	55	1,440	50	2,520	- 1,080
Encephalitis	56	1,392	33	6,651	- 5,259
Oesophagus Cancer	57	1,024	29	7,866	- 6,841
Measles	58	1,021	49	2,579	- 1,559
Leukemia	59	1,018	39	5,254	- 4,236
Uterin Cancer	60	852	59	1,191	- 339
Appendicitis	61	750	51	2,472	- 1,722
Ascariasis	62	408	68	75	+ 333
Hepatitis C	63	370	58	1,227	- 857
Upper Respiratory	64	288	66	288	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	288	65	411	- 124
Other Neoplasms	66	284	64	412	- 128
War	67	235	62	597	- 362
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	201	56	1,388	- 1,186
Diphtheria	69	102	69	68	+ 34
Chlamydia	70	37	70	44	- 7
Otitis Media	71	5	71	28	- 24
Dengue	72	2	55	1,429	- 1,427
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Sierra Leone

Pakistan

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.