SAO TOME VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SAO TOME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	182	1	111	+ 71
Malaria	2	167	53	0	+ 167
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	129	12	24	+ 105
Coronary Heart Disease	4	99	2	108	- 9
Stroke	5	92	3	92	+ 0
Birth Trauma	6	71	10	28	+ 43
Low Birth Weight	7	68	9	31	+ 38
Road Traffic Accidents	8	63	4	60	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	9	62	82	0	+ 62
Tuberculosis	10	59	6	41	+ 18
Congenital Anomalies	11	38	11	27	+ 11
Meningitis	12	35	31	5	+ 30
Liver Disease	13	32	8	40	- 8
Diabetes Mellitus	14	29	17	13	+ 16
Kidney Disease	15	27	5	44	- 17
Other Injuries	16	25	18	13	+ 13
Malnutrition	17	23	24	9	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	18	22	30	5	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	19	20	21	10	+ 10
Lung Disease	20	19	7	41	- 22
Hypertension	21	15	25	7	+ 8
Violence	22	15	19	12	+ 3
Breast Cancer	23	15	26	6	+ 9
Asthma	24	15	13	22	- 7
Suicide	25	13	39	3	+ 10
Pertussis	26	11	27	6	+ 6
Liver Cancer	27	10	22	9	+ 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	9	20	12	- 3
Drownings	29	9	35	4	+ 5
Falls	30	8	14	15	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	8	42	3	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	32	7	29	6	+ 1
Fires	33	7	52	1	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	34	7	28	6	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	35	6	23	9	- 2
Stomach Cancer	36	6	16	14	- 8
Epilepsy	37	6	38	3	+ 2
Poisonings	38	5	47	1	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	5	32	4	+ 0
Drug Use	40	5	43	2	+ 3
Syphilis	41	4	37	3	+ 1
Lymphomas	42	3	58	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3	33	4	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	44	3	34	4	- 1
Tetanus	45	3	45	2	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	46	2	59	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	47	2	48	1	+ 1
Skin Cancers	48	2	69	0	+ 2
Lung Cancers	49	2	15	15	- 13
Oral Cancer	50	2	65	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	51	2	44	2	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	52	2	36	4	- 2
Ovary Cancer	53	2	41	3	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	54	2	64	0	+ 1
Alcohol	55	1	46	1	- 0
Encephalitis	56	1	40	3	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	1	51	1	- 0
Measles	58	1	50	1	- 0
Leukemia	59	1	49	1	- 0
Uterin Cancer	60	1	70	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	61	1	55	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	62	0	62	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	60	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	61	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	0	56	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	0	54	0	- 0
War	67	0	63	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	57	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	74	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAO TOME

Sierra Leone

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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.