SOUTH AFRICA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	49,168	2	39,341	+ 9,827
Malaria	2	45,221	63	83	+ 45,138
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	34,955	8	15,843	+ 19,112
Coronary Heart Disease	4	26,686	3	32,739	- 6,053
Stroke	5	24,976	4	30,693	- 5,718
Birth Trauma	6	19,138	30	3,004	+ 16,135
Low Birth Weight	7	18,495	16	6,250	+ 12,245
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,107	11	13,014	+ 4,093
HIV/AIDS	9	16,871	1	71,996	- 55,125
Tuberculosis	10	15,999	6	21,965	- 5,966
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,154	25	4,351	+ 5,803
Meningitis	12	9,375	26	3,660	+ 5,715
Liver Disease	13	8,697	14	9,013	- 316
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,883	5	30,188	- 22,304
Kidney Disease	15	7,173	9	15,302	- 8,129
Other Injuries	16	6,894	17	6,014	+ 880
Malnutrition	17	6,121	34	2,381	+ 3,740
Maternal Conditions	18	5,830	38	1,700	+ 4,131
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,287	19	5,890	- 603
Lung Disease	20	5,244	13	11,895	- 6,651
Hypertension	21	4,130	12	12,789	- 8,659
Violence	22	4,093	7	21,000	- 16,906
Breast Cancer	23	4,079	23	4,533	- 455
Asthma	24	4,062	18	5,966	- 1,904
Suicide	25	3,454	10	13,774	- 10,320
Pertussis	26	3,105	43	1,142	+ 1,963
Liver Cancer	27	2,651	33	2,383	+ 268
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,472	22	4,676	- 2,204
Drownings	29	2,427	32	2,403	+ 24
Falls	30	2,146	42	1,399	+ 747
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,041	36	1,894	+ 147
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,908	21	5,408	- 3,500
Fires	33	1,823	27	3,618	- 1,794
Prostate Cancer	34	1,815	24	4,374	- 2,559
Cervical Cancer	35	1,747	20	5,555	- 3,809
Stomach Cancer	36	1,536	39	1,535	+ 1
Epilepsy	37	1,526	37	1,870	- 343
Poisonings	38	1,446	50	975	+ 471
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,274	28	3,587	- 2,312
Drug Use	40	1,229	53	770	+ 459
Syphilis	41	1,192	44	1,130	+ 62
Lymphomas	42	875	31	2,818	- 1,943
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	839	47	1,015	- 175
Parkinson's Disease	44	774	46	1,077	- 303
Tetanus	45	680	65	38	+ 642
Schistosomiasis	46	669	66	35	+ 634
Hepatitis B	47	607	61	139	+ 468
Skin Cancers	48	568	48	993	- 425
Lung Cancers	49	564	15	7,705	- 7,141
Oral Cancer	50	546	41	1,406	- 860
Skin Disease	51	534	45	1,101	- 568
Bladder Cancer	52	518	52	829	- 312
Ovary Cancer	53	510	51	951	- 441
Pancreas Cancer	54	408	35	2,007	- 1,599
Alcohol	55	345	49	987	- 642
Encephalitis	56	333	59	234	+ 99
Oesophagus Cancer	57	245	29	3,486	- 3,240
Measles	58	244	57	270	- 26
Leukemia	59	244	40	1,464	- 1,220
Uterin Cancer	60	204	54	512	- 308
Appendicitis	61	180	56	274	- 94
Ascariasis	62	98	71	3	+ 95
Hepatitis C	63	89	70	8	+ 81
Upper Respiratory	64	69	60	223	- 154
Multiple Sclerosis	65	69	62	113	- 44
Other Neoplasms	66	68	58	267	- 199
War	67	56	64	66	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	48	55	376	- 327
Diphtheria	69	24	69	16	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	9	68	18	- 9
Otitis Media	71	1	67	19	- 18
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Sierra Leone

South Africa

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.