SAINT LUCIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SAINT LUCIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	137	5	66	+ 71
Malaria	2	126	81	0	+ 126
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	97	35	5	+ 93
Coronary Heart Disease	4	74	2	149	- 75
Stroke	5	69	1	188	- 119
Birth Trauma	6	53	42	3	+ 50
Low Birth Weight	7	51	19	17	+ 34
Road Traffic Accidents	8	48	7	55	- 7
HIV/AIDS	9	47	84	0	+ 47
Tuberculosis	10	44	44	3	+ 42
Congenital Anomalies	11	28	30	8	+ 20
Meningitis	12	26	49	1	+ 25
Liver Disease	13	24	12	35	- 11
Diabetes Mellitus	14	22	3	140	- 118
Kidney Disease	15	20	4	80	- 60
Other Injuries	16	19	21	15	+ 4
Malnutrition	17	17	33	7	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	18	16	47	2	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	19	15	17	20	- 5
Lung Disease	20	15	8	53	- 38
Hypertension	21	11	9	52	- 41
Violence	22	11	11	37	- 26
Breast Cancer	23	11	14	25	- 14
Asthma	24	11	27	10	+ 2
Suicide	25	10	22	14	- 5
Pertussis	26	9	63	0	+ 9
Liver Cancer	27	7	37	4	+ 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	7	10	48	- 41
Drownings	29	7	28	9	- 3
Falls	30	6	26	11	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	6	34	5	+ 0
Inflammatory/Heart	32	5	13	31	- 26
Fires	33	5	39	3	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	34	5	6	56	- 51
Cervical Cancer	35	5	25	12	- 7
Stomach Cancer	36	4	15	22	- 18
Epilepsy	37	4	32	7	- 3
Poisonings	38	4	55	0	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4	16	21	- 18
Drug Use	40	3	46	2	+ 2
Syphilis	41	3	57	0	+ 3
Lymphomas	42	2	24	13	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2	38	4	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	44	2	23	14	- 12
Tetanus	45	2	56	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	46	2	61	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	47	2	60	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	48	2	68	0	+ 2
Lung Cancers	49	2	18	19	- 17
Oral Cancer	50	2	43	3	- 2
Skin Disease	51	1	20	16	- 15
Bladder Cancer	52	1	72	0	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	53	1	41	3	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	54	1	31	8	- 7
Alcohol	55	1	29	9	- 8
Encephalitis	56	1	52	1	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	57	1	40	3	- 2
Measles	58	1	77	0	+ 1
Leukemia	59	1	36	4	- 4
Uterin Cancer	60	1	45	2	- 1
Appendicitis	61	0	51	1	- 1
Ascariasis	62	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	59	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	0	54	0	- 0
Other Neoplasms	66	0	48	2	- 2
War	67	0	58	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	50	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	53	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	69	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAINT LUCIA

Sierra Leone

Saint Lucia

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.