PERU VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,519	1	15,326	+ 11,193
Malaria	2	24,390	61	35	+ 24,355
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,853	27	1,108	+ 17,745
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,393	2	13,769	+ 624
Stroke	5	13,471	3	7,722	+ 5,749
Birth Trauma	6	10,322	37	537	+ 9,785
Low Birth Weight	7	9,975	24	1,475	+ 8,500
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,227	9	4,414	+ 4,813
HIV/AIDS	9	9,099	31	849	+ 8,251
Tuberculosis	10	8,629	17	2,377	+ 6,252
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,476	19	1,997	+ 3,480
Meningitis	12	5,056	56	118	+ 4,939
Liver Disease	13	4,691	5	6,375	- 1,685
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,252	8	4,437	- 185
Kidney Disease	15	3,869	4	7,234	- 3,365
Other Injuries	16	3,718	13	2,876	+ 843
Malnutrition	17	3,301	29	1,006	+ 2,296
Maternal Conditions	18	3,145	43	345	+ 2,800
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,851	40	474	+ 2,377
Lung Disease	20	2,828	15	2,519	+ 310
Hypertension	21	2,227	28	1,061	+ 1,166
Violence	22	2,208	12	3,013	- 805
Breast Cancer	23	2,200	20	1,969	+ 230
Asthma	24	2,191	50	208	+ 1,983
Suicide	25	1,863	30	903	+ 960
Pertussis	26	1,675	48	260	+ 1,414
Liver Cancer	27	1,430	16	2,476	- 1,046
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,333	6	5,811	- 4,478
Drownings	29	1,309	36	584	+ 725
Falls	30	1,157	25	1,285	- 128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,101	35	609	+ 492
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,029	39	494	+ 536
Fires	33	983	49	239	+ 745
Prostate Cancer	34	979	11	3,167	- 2,188
Cervical Cancer	35	942	21	1,924	- 982
Stomach Cancer	36	828	7	5,072	- 4,243
Epilepsy	37	823	47	262	+ 561
Poisonings	38	780	55	126	+ 654
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	687	14	2,642	- 1,955
Drug Use	40	663	34	635	+ 27
Syphilis	41	643	52	182	+ 460
Lymphomas	42	472	18	2,254	- 1,782
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	453	51	198	+ 255
Parkinson's Disease	44	417	26	1,270	- 852
Tetanus	45	367	60	48	+ 319
Schistosomiasis	46	361	77	0	+ 361
Hepatitis B	47	328	64	10	+ 318
Skin Cancers	48	306	32	786	- 479
Lung Cancers	49	304	10	3,169	- 2,864
Oral Cancer	50	294	38	519	- 225
Skin Disease	51	288	54	156	+ 132
Bladder Cancer	52	279	41	463	- 184
Ovary Cancer	53	275	33	713	- 438
Pancreas Cancer	54	220	23	1,607	- 1,387
Alcohol	55	186	44	321	- 135
Encephalitis	56	180	46	281	- 101
Oesophagus Cancer	57	132	42	394	- 262
Measles	58	132	73	0	+ 132
Leukemia	59	132	22	1,850	- 1,719
Uterin Cancer	60	110	45	304	- 194
Appendicitis	61	97	53	170	- 74
Ascariasis	62	53	69	2	+ 51
Hepatitis C	63	48	65	4	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	64	37	63	11	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	65	37	62	35	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	37	58	54	- 18
War	67	30	67	3	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	26	57	107	- 81
Diphtheria	69	13	70	1	+ 12
Chlamydia	70	5	68	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Sierra Leone

Peru

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.