SLOVAKIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,526	6	2,024	+ 2,502
Malaria	2	4,162	77	0	+ 4,162
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,218	47	34	+ 3,184
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,456	1	10,654	- 8,198
Stroke	5	2,299	3	3,756	- 1,457
Birth Trauma	6	1,762	52	15	+ 1,747
Low Birth Weight	7	1,702	39	97	+ 1,605
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,575	27	331	+ 1,244
HIV/AIDS	9	1,553	65	2	+ 1,551
Tuberculosis	10	1,473	50	26	+ 1,446
Congenital Anomalies	11	935	36	167	+ 768
Meningitis	12	863	51	25	+ 838
Liver Disease	13	801	7	1,425	- 625
Diabetes Mellitus	14	726	16	750	- 24
Kidney Disease	15	660	14	830	- 170
Other Injuries	16	635	20	554	+ 81
Malnutrition	17	563	49	29	+ 535
Maternal Conditions	18	537	63	3	+ 534
Endocrine Disorders	19	487	37	163	+ 323
Lung Disease	20	483	9	1,121	- 639
Hypertension	21	380	11	1,034	- 654
Violence	22	377	42	59	+ 317
Breast Cancer	23	375	10	1,071	- 696
Asthma	24	374	44	47	+ 327
Suicide	25	318	19	660	- 342
Pertussis	26	286	61	4	+ 282
Liver Cancer	27	244	22	469	- 225
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	228	2	4,482	- 4,254
Drownings	29	223	38	144	+ 80
Falls	30	198	8	1,277	- 1,080
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	188	31	274	- 86
Inflammatory/Heart	32	176	25	339	- 163
Fires	33	168	46	39	+ 129
Prostate Cancer	34	167	12	968	- 801
Cervical Cancer	35	161	32	273	- 112
Stomach Cancer	36	141	15	827	- 685
Epilepsy	37	140	35	168	- 27
Poisonings	38	133	48	30	+ 103
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	117	5	2,528	- 2,411
Drug Use	40	113	45	45	+ 68
Syphilis	41	110	62	3	+ 106
Lymphomas	42	81	17	736	- 655
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	77	41	70	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	44	71	29	310	- 239
Tetanus	45	63	71	0	+ 63
Schistosomiasis	46	62	74	0	+ 62
Hepatitis B	47	56	56	8	+ 48
Skin Cancers	48	52	24	357	- 305
Lung Cancers	49	52	4	2,562	- 2,510
Oral Cancer	50	50	18	716	- 666
Skin Disease	51	49	34	170	- 121
Bladder Cancer	52	48	21	489	- 441
Ovary Cancer	53	47	26	334	- 287
Pancreas Cancer	54	38	13	876	- 838
Alcohol	55	32	33	219	- 187
Encephalitis	56	31	67	1	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	57	23	28	314	- 291
Measles	58	23	72	0	+ 23
Leukemia	59	22	23	448	- 426
Uterin Cancer	60	19	30	280	- 261
Appendicitis	61	17	55	9	+ 7
Ascariasis	62	9	80	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	63	8	54	12	- 4
Upper Respiratory	64	6	58	6	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	6	43	55	- 48
Other Neoplasms	66	6	40	93	- 86
War	67	5	68	1	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	53	15	- 10
Diphtheria	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	64	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	7	- 7
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	4	- 4
Anemia	85	0	59	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

Sierra Leone

Slovakia

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.