QATAR VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,076	10	108	+ 1,968
Malaria	2	1,909	76	0	+ 1,909
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,476	41	10	+ 1,466
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,127	1	1,082	+ 45
Stroke	5	1,055	3	255	+ 800
Birth Trauma	6	808	38	13	+ 796
Low Birth Weight	7	781	20	45	+ 736
Road Traffic Accidents	8	722	4	206	+ 517
HIV/AIDS	9	712	71	0	+ 712
Tuberculosis	10	676	44	8	+ 668
Congenital Anomalies	11	429	14	70	+ 359
Meningitis	12	396	47	7	+ 389
Liver Disease	13	367	5	202	+ 165
Diabetes Mellitus	14	333	2	459	- 126
Kidney Disease	15	303	6	179	+ 124
Other Injuries	16	291	9	115	+ 176
Malnutrition	17	258	58	1	+ 258
Maternal Conditions	18	246	52	3	+ 244
Endocrine Disorders	19	223	24	39	+ 184
Lung Disease	20	221	15	68	+ 153
Hypertension	21	174	28	26	+ 148
Violence	22	173	34	14	+ 159
Breast Cancer	23	172	17	53	+ 120
Asthma	24	172	40	10	+ 161
Suicide	25	146	7	165	- 19
Pertussis	26	131	54	2	+ 129
Liver Cancer	27	112	21	44	+ 68
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	104	12	75	+ 30
Drownings	29	102	19	45	+ 57
Falls	30	91	8	129	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	86	46	7	+ 79
Inflammatory/Heart	32	81	25	32	+ 48
Fires	33	77	22	42	+ 35
Prostate Cancer	34	77	31	18	+ 59
Cervical Cancer	35	74	36	13	+ 61
Stomach Cancer	36	65	23	42	+ 23
Epilepsy	37	64	35	13	+ 51
Poisonings	38	61	42	9	+ 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	54	11	83	- 29
Drug Use	40	52	39	12	+ 40
Syphilis	41	50	53	2	+ 48
Lymphomas	42	37	18	48	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	35	45	8	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	44	33	26	28	+ 5
Tetanus	45	29	60	0	+ 28
Schistosomiasis	46	28	78	0	+ 28
Hepatitis B	47	26	56	2	+ 24
Skin Cancers	48	24	43	8	+ 16
Lung Cancers	49	24	13	73	- 49
Oral Cancer	50	23	29	25	- 2
Skin Disease	51	23	33	16	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	52	22	27	27	- 5
Ovary Cancer	53	22	32	17	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	54	17	30	25	- 8
Alcohol	55	15	48	7	+ 8
Encephalitis	56	14	50	5	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	57	10	37	13	- 2
Measles	58	10	67	0	+ 10
Leukemia	59	10	16	57	- 47
Uterin Cancer	60	9	49	6	+ 2
Appendicitis	61	8	57	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	62	4	64	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	63	4	63	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	3	65	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	65	3	55	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	3	51	3	+ 0
War	67	2	61	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	59	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	66	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	62	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.