ROMANIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,763	5	9,357	+ 5,406
Malaria	2	13,578	75	0	+ 13,578
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,495	46	223	+ 10,272
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,013	1	71,810	- 63,798
Stroke	5	7,499	2	49,707	- 42,208
Birth Trauma	6	5,746	57	38	+ 5,708
Low Birth Weight	7	5,553	41	317	+ 5,236
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,136	20	1,992	+ 3,144
HIV/AIDS	9	5,065	47	219	+ 4,847
Tuberculosis	10	4,804	28	1,015	+ 3,788
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,049	38	367	+ 2,682
Meningitis	12	2,815	54	76	+ 2,738
Liver Disease	13	2,611	6	8,920	- 6,308
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,367	18	2,230	+ 136
Kidney Disease	15	2,154	9	5,175	- 3,021
Other Injuries	16	2,070	19	2,139	- 69
Malnutrition	17	1,838	50	142	+ 1,696
Maternal Conditions	18	1,751	58	35	+ 1,715
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,587	48	193	+ 1,395
Lung Disease	20	1,575	7	7,359	- 5,785
Hypertension	21	1,240	3	11,007	- 9,767
Violence	22	1,229	44	255	+ 974
Breast Cancer	23	1,225	11	3,851	- 2,626
Asthma	24	1,220	45	225	+ 995
Suicide	25	1,037	21	1,886	- 849
Pertussis	26	932	69	0	+ 932
Liver Cancer	27	796	13	3,114	- 2,318
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	742	15	2,839	- 2,097
Drownings	29	729	32	596	+ 133
Falls	30	644	24	1,504	- 860
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	613	33	531	+ 82
Inflammatory/Heart	32	573	10	4,433	- 3,860
Fires	33	547	36	421	+ 126
Prostate Cancer	34	545	16	2,449	- 1,904
Cervical Cancer	35	524	22	1,870	- 1,346
Stomach Cancer	36	461	12	3,457	- 2,996
Epilepsy	37	458	42	314	+ 144
Poisonings	38	434	39	366	+ 68
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	383	8	6,835	- 6,453
Drug Use	40	369	40	346	+ 23
Syphilis	41	358	66	1	+ 356
Lymphomas	42	263	25	1,385	- 1,122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	252	35	440	- 188
Parkinson's Disease	44	232	31	741	- 508
Tetanus	45	204	67	1	+ 203
Schistosomiasis	46	201	74	0	+ 201
Hepatitis B	47	182	59	30	+ 152
Skin Cancers	48	171	29	1,003	- 833
Lung Cancers	49	169	4	10,113	- 9,944
Oral Cancer	50	164	17	2,290	- 2,126
Skin Disease	51	160	53	97	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	52	155	23	1,715	- 1,560
Ovary Cancer	53	153	27	1,109	- 956
Pancreas Cancer	54	122	14	2,935	- 2,812
Alcohol	55	104	37	409	- 306
Encephalitis	56	100	62	6	+ 94
Oesophagus Cancer	57	74	30	755	- 681
Measles	58	73	61	7	+ 66
Leukemia	59	73	26	1,342	- 1,269
Uterin Cancer	60	61	34	522	- 461
Appendicitis	61	54	60	21	+ 33
Ascariasis	62	29	82	0	+ 29
Hepatitis C	63	27	52	98	- 72
Upper Respiratory	64	21	63	3	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	65	21	55	66	- 46
Other Neoplasms	66	20	43	289	- 268
War	67	17	65	2	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	14	85	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	69	7	71	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	103	- 103
Anemia	85	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Sierra Leone

Romania

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.