SINGAPORE VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,904	2	5,189	- 285
Malaria	2	4,510	75	0	+ 4,510
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,486	39	28	+ 3,459
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,662	1	5,292	- 2,630
Stroke	5	2,491	3	1,559	+ 932
Birth Trauma	6	1,909	55	3	+ 1,906
Low Birth Weight	7	1,845	41	25	+ 1,819
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,706	26	121	+ 1,585
HIV/AIDS	9	1,683	45	18	+ 1,665
Tuberculosis	10	1,596	40	26	+ 1,570
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,013	31	80	+ 933
Meningitis	12	935	48	8	+ 927
Liver Disease	13	867	20	209	+ 658
Diabetes Mellitus	14	786	28	108	+ 679
Kidney Disease	15	715	6	1,028	- 313
Other Injuries	16	688	32	79	+ 609
Malnutrition	17	610	63	0	+ 610
Maternal Conditions	18	581	53	3	+ 578
Endocrine Disorders	19	527	37	30	+ 497
Lung Disease	20	523	14	383	+ 140
Hypertension	21	412	8	732	- 320
Violence	22	408	46	15	+ 394
Breast Cancer	23	407	10	605	- 199
Asthma	24	405	35	37	+ 368
Suicide	25	345	9	650	- 306
Pertussis	26	310	62	0	+ 310
Liver Cancer	27	264	7	746	- 481
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	247	36	32	+ 214
Drownings	29	242	38	29	+ 213
Falls	30	214	18	218	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	204	33	69	+ 134
Inflammatory/Heart	32	190	19	215	- 25
Fires	33	182	49	7	+ 175
Prostate Cancer	34	181	16	303	- 122
Cervical Cancer	35	174	30	85	+ 89
Stomach Cancer	36	153	12	405	- 251
Epilepsy	37	152	42	25	+ 127
Poisonings	38	144	60	1	+ 143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	127	5	1,203	- 1,075
Drug Use	40	123	44	19	+ 104
Syphilis	41	119	65	0	+ 119
Lymphomas	42	87	13	397	- 310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	84	43	22	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	44	77	29	90	- 13
Tetanus	45	68	73	0	+ 68
Schistosomiasis	46	67	78	0	+ 67
Hepatitis B	47	61	52	4	+ 56
Skin Cancers	48	57	34	56	+ 1
Lung Cancers	49	56	4	1,540	- 1,484
Oral Cancer	50	54	15	317	- 262
Skin Disease	51	53	25	136	- 83
Bladder Cancer	52	52	27	120	- 69
Ovary Cancer	53	51	21	204	- 153
Pancreas Cancer	54	41	11	537	- 496
Alcohol	55	34	47	10	+ 24
Encephalitis	56	33	61	0	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	57	24	24	137	- 112
Measles	58	24	72	0	+ 24
Leukemia	59	24	17	249	- 225
Uterin Cancer	60	20	23	147	- 127
Appendicitis	61	18	50	6	+ 12
Ascariasis	62	10	67	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	63	9	56	3	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	64	7	54	3	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	7	57	3	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	66	7	22	195	- 188
War	67	6	59	2	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	58	2	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	64	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	81	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 SINGAPORE

Sierra Leone

Singapore

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.