SENEGAL VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,332	1	7,184	+ 8,148
Malaria	2	14,101	5	4,595	+ 9,506
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,900	3	5,343	+ 5,557
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,321	2	6,224	+ 2,097
Stroke	5	7,788	4	5,342	+ 2,446
Birth Trauma	6	5,968	8	3,448	+ 2,520
Low Birth Weight	7	5,767	7	3,636	+ 2,131
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,334	6	3,832	+ 1,503
HIV/AIDS	9	5,261	20	1,186	+ 4,074
Tuberculosis	10	4,989	9	2,678	+ 2,310
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,166	11	2,364	+ 802
Meningitis	12	2,923	15	1,628	+ 1,295
Liver Disease	13	2,712	13	2,147	+ 565
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,458	10	2,395	+ 63
Kidney Disease	15	2,237	12	2,210	+ 26
Other Injuries	16	2,150	16	1,512	+ 638
Malnutrition	17	1,909	32	494	+ 1,414
Maternal Conditions	18	1,818	14	1,669	+ 149
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,649	23	1,041	+ 607
Lung Disease	20	1,635	18	1,351	+ 284
Hypertension	21	1,288	21	1,095	+ 193
Violence	22	1,276	19	1,247	+ 30
Breast Cancer	23	1,272	27	861	+ 411
Asthma	24	1,267	25	936	+ 331
Suicide	25	1,077	24	978	+ 99
Pertussis	26	968	28	771	+ 197
Liver Cancer	27	827	22	1,087	- 260
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	771	26	879	- 108
Drownings	29	757	33	494	+ 263
Falls	30	669	30	622	+ 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	636	35	433	+ 203
Inflammatory/Heart	32	595	36	426	+ 169
Fires	33	569	34	448	+ 120
Prostate Cancer	34	566	29	642	- 76
Cervical Cancer	35	545	17	1,405	- 860
Stomach Cancer	36	479	31	557	- 78
Epilepsy	37	476	38	330	+ 146
Poisonings	38	451	40	315	+ 136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	397	37	384	+ 13
Drug Use	40	383	52	138	+ 245
Syphilis	41	372	53	122	+ 250
Lymphomas	42	273	39	315	- 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	262	46	166	+ 96
Parkinson's Disease	44	241	41	273	- 32
Tetanus	45	212	58	85	+ 127
Schistosomiasis	46	209	45	176	+ 33
Hepatitis B	47	189	60	70	+ 119
Skin Cancers	48	177	51	147	+ 30
Lung Cancers	49	176	44	180	- 5
Oral Cancer	50	170	43	208	- 37
Skin Disease	51	166	47	159	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	52	161	50	155	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	53	159	42	220	- 61
Pancreas Cancer	54	127	48	159	- 32
Alcohol	55	108	59	74	+ 33
Encephalitis	56	104	57	85	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	57	76	55	99	- 23
Measles	58	76	49	158	- 82
Leukemia	59	76	54	113	- 37
Uterin Cancer	60	64	56	94	- 30
Appendicitis	61	56	61	38	+ 18
Ascariasis	62	30	65	18	+ 13
Hepatitis C	63	28	68	11	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	64	22	66	15	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	65	21	64	20	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	66	21	62	24	- 3
War	67	18	69	4	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	15	67	15	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	8	70	3	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	3	71	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Sierra Leone

Senegal

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.