SOMALIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,589	1	21,712	- 11,123
Malaria	2	9,739	22	1,942	+ 7,797
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,528	2	15,363	- 7,835
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,747	7	7,233	- 1,486
Stroke	5	5,379	6	8,595	- 3,217
Birth Trauma	6	4,122	5	9,573	- 5,452
Low Birth Weight	7	3,983	8	6,250	- 2,267
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,684	11	4,231	- 547
HIV/AIDS	9	3,633	33	610	+ 3,024
Tuberculosis	10	3,446	4	10,261	- 6,816
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,187	15	3,410	- 1,223
Meningitis	12	2,019	9	5,381	- 3,362
Liver Disease	13	1,873	13	3,917	- 2,044
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,698	16	2,888	- 1,190
Kidney Disease	15	1,545	21	2,051	- 506
Other Injuries	16	1,485	14	3,602	- 2,117
Malnutrition	17	1,318	10	4,825	- 3,506
Maternal Conditions	18	1,256	12	4,127	- 2,871
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,139	44	406	+ 732
Lung Disease	20	1,129	19	2,442	- 1,313
Hypertension	21	889	18	2,643	- 1,754
Violence	22	882	29	828	+ 53
Breast Cancer	23	878	26	1,232	- 353
Asthma	24	875	23	1,878	- 1,003
Suicide	25	744	27	1,219	- 475
Pertussis	26	669	20	2,054	- 1,385
Liver Cancer	27	571	53	256	+ 315
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	532	32	647	- 115
Drownings	29	523	25	1,272	- 749
Falls	30	462	37	548	- 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	440	36	559	- 120
Inflammatory/Heart	32	411	39	521	- 110
Fires	33	393	30	810	- 418
Prostate Cancer	34	391	52	285	+ 106
Cervical Cancer	35	376	28	883	- 507
Stomach Cancer	36	331	49	310	+ 21
Epilepsy	37	329	43	419	- 90
Poisonings	38	311	31	758	- 447
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	274	38	546	- 272
Drug Use	40	265	65	54	+ 210
Syphilis	41	257	45	378	- 121
Lymphomas	42	188	34	605	- 416
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	181	41	446	- 265
Parkinson's Disease	44	167	56	184	- 17
Tetanus	45	147	17	2,648	- 2,502
Schistosomiasis	46	144	42	435	- 291
Hepatitis B	47	131	48	315	- 184
Skin Cancers	48	122	57	164	- 41
Lung Cancers	49	122	54	233	- 111
Oral Cancer	50	118	46	328	- 210
Skin Disease	51	115	58	151	- 36
Bladder Cancer	52	111	61	149	- 38
Ovary Cancer	53	110	50	295	- 185
Pancreas Cancer	54	88	62	108	- 20
Alcohol	55	74	59	151	- 77
Encephalitis	56	72	63	91	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	57	53	40	516	- 463
Measles	58	53	3	11,576	- 11,523
Leukemia	59	53	35	562	- 509
Uterin Cancer	60	44	64	78	- 34
Appendicitis	61	39	55	188	- 149
Ascariasis	62	21	69	30	- 9
Hepatitis C	63	19	67	34	- 15
Upper Respiratory	64	15	47	326	- 311
Multiple Sclerosis	65	15	71	8	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	66	15	70	12	+ 2
War	67	12	24	1,318	- 1,306
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	10	66	35	- 25
Diphtheria	69	5	60	150	- 144
Chlamydia	70	2	72	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	68	32	- 31
Dengue	72	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	290	- 290
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.