SAUDI ARABIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,728	5	6,132	+ 23,596
Malaria	2	27,341	75	0	+ 27,341
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,134	35	457	+ 20,678
Coronary Heart Disease	4	16,135	1	39,037	- 22,902
Stroke	5	15,101	2	16,793	- 1,692
Birth Trauma	6	11,571	37	343	+ 11,228
Low Birth Weight	7	11,182	18	989	+ 10,193
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,343	3	12,317	- 1,974
HIV/AIDS	9	10,200	47	192	+ 10,008
Tuberculosis	10	9,673	27	752	+ 8,921
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,139	12	2,307	+ 3,832
Meningitis	12	5,668	45	227	+ 5,442
Liver Disease	13	5,258	7	4,931	+ 327
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,766	9	3,890	+ 876
Kidney Disease	15	4,337	4	9,051	- 4,714
Other Injuries	16	4,168	8	4,004	+ 164
Malnutrition	17	3,701	52	79	+ 3,621
Maternal Conditions	18	3,525	48	172	+ 3,353
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,196	15	1,447	+ 1,749
Lung Disease	20	3,171	10	2,842	+ 328
Hypertension	21	2,497	22	834	+ 1,663
Violence	22	2,475	30	646	+ 1,829
Breast Cancer	23	2,466	20	908	+ 1,558
Asthma	24	2,456	17	1,168	+ 1,289
Suicide	25	2,088	13	2,046	+ 43
Pertussis	26	1,877	54	56	+ 1,821
Liver Cancer	27	1,603	21	845	+ 758
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,495	11	2,442	- 947
Drownings	29	1,468	24	821	+ 646
Falls	30	1,297	6	5,340	- 4,043
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,234	41	275	+ 959
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,154	16	1,342	- 188
Fires	33	1,102	23	825	+ 277
Prostate Cancer	34	1,097	50	148	+ 949
Cervical Cancer	35	1,056	49	157	+ 899
Stomach Cancer	36	929	36	389	+ 540
Epilepsy	37	923	29	694	+ 228
Poisonings	38	874	40	279	+ 595
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	770	14	1,630	- 860
Drug Use	40	743	33	491	+ 252
Syphilis	41	721	59	33	+ 688
Lymphomas	42	529	28	716	- 187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	507	39	280	+ 227
Parkinson's Disease	44	468	25	776	- 309
Tetanus	45	411	61	16	+ 396
Schistosomiasis	46	404	60	25	+ 380
Hepatitis B	47	367	53	57	+ 310
Skin Cancers	48	344	55	55	+ 289
Lung Cancers	49	341	26	775	- 434
Oral Cancer	50	330	34	465	- 135
Skin Disease	51	323	32	516	- 194
Bladder Cancer	52	313	46	214	+ 99
Ovary Cancer	53	308	42	247	+ 61
Pancreas Cancer	54	247	31	526	- 279
Alcohol	55	209	51	128	+ 80
Encephalitis	56	202	43	234	- 33
Oesophagus Cancer	57	148	44	229	- 81
Measles	58	148	68	1	+ 147
Leukemia	59	147	19	925	- 777
Uterin Cancer	60	123	38	323	- 200
Appendicitis	61	109	58	35	+ 74
Ascariasis	62	59	66	1	+ 58
Hepatitis C	63	54	64	7	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	64	42	70	1	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	65	42	56	49	- 7
Other Neoplasms	66	41	57	40	+ 1
War	67	34	65	3	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	29	62	9	+ 20
Diphtheria	69	15	69	1	+ 14
Chlamydia	70	5	71	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Sierra Leone

Saudi Arabia

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.