RWANDA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,082	1	5,280	+ 5,803
Malaria	2	10,192	5	3,298	+ 6,894
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,879	6	3,121	+ 4,757
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,015	4	3,605	+ 2,409
Stroke	5	5,629	2	5,060	+ 569
Birth Trauma	6	4,314	10	1,888	+ 2,425
Low Birth Weight	7	4,169	9	2,193	+ 1,976
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,856	3	3,718	+ 137
HIV/AIDS	9	3,802	7	2,826	+ 977
Tuberculosis	10	3,606	26	625	+ 2,981
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,289	12	1,777	+ 511
Meningitis	12	2,113	19	847	+ 1,266
Liver Disease	13	1,960	8	2,548	- 588
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,777	11	1,858	- 82
Kidney Disease	15	1,617	15	1,206	+ 411
Other Injuries	16	1,554	17	944	+ 610
Malnutrition	17	1,380	16	1,168	+ 212
Maternal Conditions	18	1,314	21	722	+ 592
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,192	41	219	+ 972
Lung Disease	20	1,182	13	1,555	- 373
Hypertension	21	931	14	1,357	- 427
Violence	22	923	29	548	+ 375
Breast Cancer	23	919	27	600	+ 320
Asthma	24	916	22	717	+ 198
Suicide	25	779	24	704	+ 75
Pertussis	26	700	42	218	+ 482
Liver Cancer	27	598	23	706	- 109
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	557	25	657	- 100
Drownings	29	547	36	285	+ 262
Falls	30	484	31	412	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	460	33	362	+ 98
Inflammatory/Heart	32	430	34	347	+ 83
Fires	33	411	38	270	+ 141
Prostate Cancer	34	409	32	396	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	35	394	18	941	- 547
Stomach Cancer	36	346	20	780	- 434
Epilepsy	37	344	45	191	+ 153
Poisonings	38	326	40	220	+ 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	287	28	591	- 304
Drug Use	40	277	60	45	+ 232
Syphilis	41	269	46	173	+ 96
Lymphomas	42	197	30	450	- 252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	189	48	136	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	44	174	47	146	+ 28
Tetanus	45	153	58	53	+ 101
Schistosomiasis	46	151	51	111	+ 40
Hepatitis B	47	137	55	68	+ 69
Skin Cancers	48	128	50	113	+ 15
Lung Cancers	49	127	39	234	- 107
Oral Cancer	50	123	37	272	- 149
Skin Disease	51	120	52	103	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	52	117	62	35	+ 81
Ovary Cancer	53	115	53	92	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	54	92	43	214	- 122
Alcohol	55	78	49	125	- 48
Encephalitis	56	75	61	39	+ 36
Oesophagus Cancer	57	55	44	213	- 158
Measles	58	55	59	51	+ 4
Leukemia	59	55	35	317	- 262
Uterin Cancer	60	46	56	58	- 12
Appendicitis	61	40	54	70	- 30
Ascariasis	62	22	67	5	+ 17
Hepatitis C	63	20	65	12	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	64	16	57	58	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	65	16	66	7	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	66	15	64	16	- 1
War	67	13	69	3	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	11	63	23	- 12
Diphtheria	69	6	71	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	4	- 3
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.