POLAND VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,519	4	19,998	+ 11,520
Malaria	2	28,988	78	0	+ 28,988
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,408	37	839	+ 21,569
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,107	1	117,700	- 100,593
Stroke	5	16,010	2	32,693	- 16,683
Birth Trauma	6	12,269	57	52	+ 12,217
Low Birth Weight	7	11,856	42	579	+ 11,277
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,966	22	3,555	+ 7,412
HIV/AIDS	9	10,815	54	115	+ 10,700
Tuberculosis	10	10,256	41	597	+ 9,659
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,509	36	916	+ 5,593
Meningitis	12	6,010	53	171	+ 5,839
Liver Disease	13	5,575	10	7,912	- 2,337
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,053	8	8,947	- 3,894
Kidney Disease	15	4,598	20	4,065	+ 533
Other Injuries	16	4,419	28	2,527	+ 1,893
Malnutrition	17	3,924	50	291	+ 3,633
Maternal Conditions	18	3,737	63	10	+ 3,728
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,389	38	831	+ 2,558
Lung Disease	20	3,362	6	13,677	- 10,315
Hypertension	21	2,647	15	4,937	- 2,289
Violence	22	2,624	49	294	+ 2,330
Breast Cancer	23	2,615	9	7,967	- 5,352
Asthma	24	2,604	43	540	+ 2,064
Suicide	25	2,214	18	4,282	- 2,068
Pertussis	26	1,990	71	0	+ 1,990
Liver Cancer	27	1,699	29	2,290	- 591
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,585	21	3,701	- 2,116
Drownings	29	1,556	39	636	+ 920
Falls	30	1,375	16	4,712	- 3,336
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,308	26	3,091	- 1,783
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,223	23	3,495	- 2,271
Fires	33	1,169	45	474	+ 695
Prostate Cancer	34	1,163	11	6,489	- 5,325
Cervical Cancer	35	1,120	32	1,907	- 787
Stomach Cancer	36	985	12	5,910	- 4,926
Epilepsy	37	978	35	1,145	- 167
Poisonings	38	927	51	205	+ 722
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	817	5	14,610	- 13,793
Drug Use	40	788	48	321	+ 467
Syphilis	41	764	69	0	+ 764
Lymphomas	42	561	19	4,141	- 3,581
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	538	40	612	- 74
Parkinson's Disease	44	496	34	1,500	- 1,004
Tetanus	45	436	67	2	+ 434
Schistosomiasis	46	429	76	0	+ 429
Hepatitis B	47	389	56	52	+ 337
Skin Cancers	48	364	31	2,155	- 1,790
Lung Cancers	49	362	3	25,781	- 25,419
Oral Cancer	50	350	25	3,377	- 3,027
Skin Disease	51	342	46	469	- 127
Bladder Cancer	52	332	17	4,700	- 4,369
Ovary Cancer	53	327	27	2,929	- 2,602
Pancreas Cancer	54	261	13	5,430	- 5,168
Alcohol	55	221	14	5,238	- 5,017
Encephalitis	56	214	64	6	+ 207
Oesophagus Cancer	57	157	33	1,803	- 1,646
Measles	58	157	72	0	+ 157
Leukemia	59	156	24	3,456	- 3,299
Uterin Cancer	60	131	30	2,163	- 2,032
Appendicitis	61	115	55	69	+ 47
Ascariasis	62	63	82	0	+ 63
Hepatitis C	63	57	52	188	- 131
Upper Respiratory	64	44	60	19	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	65	44	44	502	- 458
Other Neoplasms	66	44	7	9,256	- 9,213
War	67	36	66	4	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	31	47	369	- 338
Diphtheria	69	16	70	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	70	6	73	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	1	68	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	85	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Sierra Leone

Poland

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.