PHILIPPINES VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	96,214	2	93,807	+ 2,407
Malaria	2	88,490	69	94	+ 88,396
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	68,402	22	6,189	+ 62,213
Coronary Heart Disease	4	52,220	1	129,955	- 77,735
Stroke	5	48,873	3	74,167	- 25,293
Birth Trauma	6	37,451	18	7,960	+ 29,491
Low Birth Weight	7	36,192	14	10,141	+ 26,051
Road Traffic Accidents	8	33,475	10	13,017	+ 20,459
HIV/AIDS	9	33,013	66	204	+ 32,809
Tuberculosis	10	31,308	8	27,061	+ 4,247
Congenital Anomalies	11	19,869	17	8,051	+ 11,818
Meningitis	12	18,345	47	1,041	+ 17,304
Liver Disease	13	17,019	20	7,076	+ 9,942
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,426	7	32,260	- 16,834
Kidney Disease	15	14,036	4	39,380	- 25,345
Other Injuries	16	13,490	31	3,536	+ 9,955
Malnutrition	17	11,978	24	4,311	+ 7,667
Maternal Conditions	18	11,409	38	2,042	+ 9,367
Endocrine Disorders	19	10,345	12	10,464	- 118
Lung Disease	20	10,262	6	32,559	- 22,298
Hypertension	21	8,081	5	34,500	- 26,419
Violence	22	8,010	9	14,835	- 6,825
Breast Cancer	23	7,981	15	9,802	- 1,821
Asthma	24	7,949	11	11,404	- 3,455
Suicide	25	6,759	35	2,325	+ 4,434
Pertussis	26	6,076	43	1,760	+ 4,316
Liver Cancer	27	5,188	19	7,663	- 2,476
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,838	39	2,010	+ 2,828
Drownings	29	4,750	27	3,881	+ 869
Falls	30	4,199	28	3,861	+ 338
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,994	21	6,865	- 2,871
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,735	30	3,545	+ 189
Fires	33	3,568	54	600	+ 2,969
Prostate Cancer	34	3,552	26	4,149	- 598
Cervical Cancer	35	3,418	33	3,076	+ 342
Stomach Cancer	36	3,005	41	1,868	+ 1,137
Epilepsy	37	2,987	45	1,120	+ 1,867
Poisonings	38	2,830	65	226	+ 2,604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,494	16	8,063	- 5,569
Drug Use	40	2,405	52	695	+ 1,710
Syphilis	41	2,332	44	1,157	+ 1,175
Lymphomas	42	1,711	36	2,279	- 567
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,643	42	1,807	- 164
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,514	55	594	+ 920
Tetanus	45	1,331	59	521	+ 810
Schistosomiasis	46	1,309	64	233	+ 1,076
Hepatitis B	47	1,189	56	590	+ 599
Skin Cancers	48	1,112	61	368	+ 744
Lung Cancers	49	1,104	13	10,296	- 9,191
Oral Cancer	50	1,068	34	2,916	- 1,848
Skin Disease	51	1,045	25	4,229	- 3,185
Bladder Cancer	52	1,013	58	569	+ 443
Ovary Cancer	53	997	40	1,994	- 996
Pancreas Cancer	54	798	37	2,121	- 1,323
Alcohol	55	675	60	401	+ 274
Encephalitis	56	652	67	185	+ 468
Oesophagus Cancer	57	480	53	672	- 192
Measles	58	478	48	894	- 415
Leukemia	59	477	29	3,596	- 3,119
Uterin Cancer	60	399	50	761	- 361
Appendicitis	61	352	63	276	+ 76
Ascariasis	62	191	76	13	+ 178
Hepatitis C	63	173	81	0	+ 173
Upper Respiratory	64	135	70	39	+ 97
Multiple Sclerosis	65	135	72	31	+ 104
Other Neoplasms	66	133	23	5,146	- 5,013
War	67	110	49	817	- 707
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	94	62	323	- 228
Diphtheria	69	48	75	14	+ 34
Chlamydia	70	18	78	4	+ 14
Otitis Media	71	2	74	23	- 21
Dengue	72	1	46	1,060	- 1,059
Trichuriasis	73	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	68	127	- 127
Anemia	85	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Sierra Leone

Philippines

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.