PORTUGAL VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SIERRA LEONE		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,303	4	6,851	+ 1,452
Malaria	2	7,637	78	0	+ 7,637
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,903	36	231	+ 5,672
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,507	1	12,878	- 8,371
Stroke	5	4,218	2	12,339	- 8,122
Birth Trauma	6	3,232	60	24	+ 3,208
Low Birth Weight	7	3,123	52	79	+ 3,045
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,889	27	838	+ 2,051
HIV/AIDS	9	2,849	35	320	+ 2,529
Tuberculosis	10	2,702	38	213	+ 2,489
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,715	40	196	+ 1,518
Meningitis	12	1,583	56	43	+ 1,541
Liver Disease	13	1,469	22	1,126	+ 343
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,331	8	3,601	- 2,270
Kidney Disease	15	1,211	9	2,803	- 1,592
Other Injuries	16	1,164	13	1,937	- 773
Malnutrition	17	1,034	53	79	+ 955
Maternal Conditions	18	985	63	7	+ 977
Endocrine Disorders	19	893	17	1,547	- 654
Lung Disease	20	886	7	4,286	- 3,400
Hypertension	21	697	14	1,880	- 1,182
Violence	22	691	48	96	+ 595
Breast Cancer	23	689	12	1,997	- 1,308
Asthma	24	686	43	146	+ 540
Suicide	25	583	19	1,172	- 589
Pertussis	26	524	72	0	+ 524
Liver Cancer	27	448	18	1,270	- 823
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	417	3	7,191	- 6,773
Drownings	29	410	51	79	+ 331
Falls	30	362	23	1,033	- 670
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	345	37	229	+ 116
Inflammatory/Heart	32	322	26	909	- 586
Fires	33	308	46	108	+ 200
Prostate Cancer	34	306	11	2,124	- 1,817
Cervical Cancer	35	295	34	329	- 34
Stomach Cancer	36	259	10	2,532	- 2,273
Epilepsy	37	258	31	415	- 157
Poisonings	38	244	57	29	+ 215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	215	6	4,389	- 4,174
Drug Use	40	208	44	128	+ 79
Syphilis	41	201	64	3	+ 198
Lymphomas	42	148	16	1,608	- 1,460
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	142	41	169	- 27
Parkinson's Disease	44	131	21	1,139	- 1,009
Tetanus	45	115	73	0	+ 115
Schistosomiasis	46	113	77	0	+ 113
Hepatitis B	47	103	59	26	+ 77
Skin Cancers	48	96	30	523	- 428
Lung Cancers	49	95	5	4,406	- 4,311
Oral Cancer	50	92	25	912	- 820
Skin Disease	51	90	39	202	- 112
Bladder Cancer	52	87	20	1,171	- 1,083
Ovary Cancer	53	86	33	397	- 311
Pancreas Cancer	54	69	15	1,669	- 1,600
Alcohol	55	58	45	111	- 53
Encephalitis	56	56	67	1	+ 55
Oesophagus Cancer	57	41	29	623	- 581
Measles	58	41	71	0	+ 41
Leukemia	59	41	24	1,015	- 974
Uterin Cancer	60	34	32	406	- 371
Appendicitis	61	30	61	21	+ 10
Ascariasis	62	17	83	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	63	15	49	87	- 72
Upper Respiratory	64	12	62	15	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	65	12	54	56	- 45
Other Neoplasms	66	11	28	652	- 641
War	67	9	69	1	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	47	99	- 91
Diphtheria	69	4	74	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	85	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Sierra Leone

Portugal

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.