PARAGUAY VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,119	4	1,661	+ 4,458
Malaria	2	5,628	81	0	+ 5,628
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,350	31	192	+ 4,158
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,321	1	4,327	- 1,006
Stroke	5	3,108	2	3,007	+ 101
Birth Trauma	6	2,382	30	213	+ 2,169
Low Birth Weight	7	2,302	12	644	+ 1,657
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,129	6	1,552	+ 577
HIV/AIDS	9	2,100	21	448	+ 1,652
Tuberculosis	10	1,991	26	273	+ 1,719
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,264	11	662	+ 602
Meningitis	12	1,167	53	52	+ 1,114
Liver Disease	13	1,082	17	524	+ 559
Diabetes Mellitus	14	981	3	2,361	- 1,380
Kidney Disease	15	893	5	1,592	- 700
Other Injuries	16	858	9	843	+ 15
Malnutrition	17	762	25	330	+ 432
Maternal Conditions	18	726	49	64	+ 661
Endocrine Disorders	19	658	14	562	+ 96
Lung Disease	20	653	7	1,181	- 528
Hypertension	21	514	8	895	- 381
Violence	22	509	13	566	- 56
Breast Cancer	23	508	20	481	+ 27
Asthma	24	506	39	126	+ 379
Suicide	25	430	22	425	+ 5
Pertussis	26	386	59	30	+ 357
Liver Cancer	27	330	35	152	+ 178
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	308	36	144	+ 164
Drownings	29	302	32	178	+ 124
Falls	30	267	43	100	+ 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	254	47	69	+ 185
Inflammatory/Heart	32	238	34	154	+ 83
Fires	33	227	50	63	+ 163
Prostate Cancer	34	226	15	546	- 321
Cervical Cancer	35	217	18	516	- 298
Stomach Cancer	36	191	24	355	- 164
Epilepsy	37	190	44	98	+ 92
Poisonings	38	180	63	14	+ 166
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	159	16	543	- 384
Drug Use	40	153	56	38	+ 115
Syphilis	41	148	42	119	+ 30
Lymphomas	42	109	29	245	- 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	104	55	43	+ 61
Parkinson's Disease	44	96	41	122	- 25
Tetanus	45	85	64	12	+ 72
Schistosomiasis	46	83	80	0	+ 83
Hepatitis B	47	76	67	10	+ 66
Skin Cancers	48	71	40	125	- 54
Lung Cancers	49	70	10	738	- 667
Oral Cancer	50	68	38	134	- 66
Skin Disease	51	66	37	144	- 77
Bladder Cancer	52	64	51	57	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	53	63	45	85	- 22
Pancreas Cancer	54	51	28	258	- 207
Alcohol	55	43	23	410	- 367
Encephalitis	56	41	66	11	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	57	31	33	173	- 143
Measles	58	30	78	0	+ 30
Leukemia	59	30	27	272	- 242
Uterin Cancer	60	25	54	45	- 20
Appendicitis	61	22	57	37	- 15
Ascariasis	62	12	76	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	63	11	72	3	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	64	9	70	4	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	9	68	8	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	8	19	487	- 478
War	67	7	71	3	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	6	48	66	- 60
Diphtheria	69	3	77	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	74	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	62	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	65	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	60	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	61	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	30	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	52	- 52
Oral conditions	82	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	69	8	- 8
Anemia	85	0	46	82	- 82
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Sierra Leone

Paraguay

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.