SPAIN VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,461	7	13,717	+ 24,744
Malaria	2	35,373	83	0	+ 35,373
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	27,343	36	1,064	+ 26,279
Coronary Heart Disease	4	20,875	1	51,684	- 30,809
Stroke	5	19,537	3	29,004	- 9,467
Birth Trauma	6	14,971	60	113	+ 14,858
Low Birth Weight	7	14,467	52	253	+ 14,215
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,382	31	1,829	+ 11,552
HIV/AIDS	9	13,197	43	538	+ 12,658
Tuberculosis	10	12,515	50	270	+ 12,245
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,943	38	863	+ 7,080
Meningitis	12	7,333	59	129	+ 7,205
Liver Disease	13	6,803	23	4,231	+ 2,572
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,166	10	7,773	- 1,607
Kidney Disease	15	5,611	8	9,725	- 4,114
Other Injuries	16	5,393	15	5,536	- 143
Malnutrition	17	4,788	47	302	+ 4,486
Maternal Conditions	18	4,561	64	14	+ 4,547
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,135	21	4,863	- 728
Lung Disease	20	4,102	5	18,926	- 14,824
Hypertension	21	3,230	9	9,115	- 5,884
Violence	22	3,202	51	262	+ 2,940
Breast Cancer	23	3,190	11	7,067	- 3,877
Asthma	24	3,178	35	1,133	+ 2,045
Suicide	25	2,702	25	3,609	- 908
Pertussis	26	2,429	73	2	+ 2,427
Liver Cancer	27	2,074	18	5,098	- 3,025
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,934	2	42,339	- 40,405
Drownings	29	1,899	45	446	+ 1,453
Falls	30	1,678	26	3,246	- 1,568
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,596	44	475	+ 1,121
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,493	19	4,984	- 3,491
Fires	33	1,426	55	185	+ 1,242
Prostate Cancer	34	1,420	13	6,420	- 5,000
Cervical Cancer	35	1,366	39	855	+ 511
Stomach Cancer	36	1,201	14	5,796	- 4,595
Epilepsy	37	1,194	40	824	+ 370
Poisonings	38	1,131	57	170	+ 961
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	997	6	16,957	- 15,961
Drug Use	40	961	41	776	+ 185
Syphilis	41	932	67	9	+ 923
Lymphomas	42	684	16	5,335	- 4,650
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	657	33	1,612	- 955
Parkinson's Disease	44	605	20	4,943	- 4,338
Tetanus	45	532	72	2	+ 530
Schistosomiasis	46	523	74	0	+ 523
Hepatitis B	47	475	58	162	+ 313
Skin Cancers	48	444	32	1,803	- 1,359
Lung Cancers	49	441	4	22,131	- 21,689
Oral Cancer	50	427	27	2,583	- 2,156
Skin Disease	51	418	30	1,840	- 1,423
Bladder Cancer	52	405	17	5,222	- 4,817
Ovary Cancer	53	399	28	2,026	- 1,627
Pancreas Cancer	54	319	12	6,752	- 6,433
Alcohol	55	270	46	333	- 64
Encephalitis	56	261	70	4	+ 257
Oesophagus Cancer	57	192	29	2,011	- 1,819
Measles	58	191	81	0	+ 191
Leukemia	59	191	24	3,772	- 3,582
Uterin Cancer	60	160	34	1,612	- 1,452
Appendicitis	61	141	61	79	+ 61
Ascariasis	62	76	78	0	+ 76
Hepatitis C	63	69	42	652	- 583
Upper Respiratory	64	54	62	47	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	65	54	49	287	- 233
Other Neoplasms	66	53	22	4,748	- 4,695
War	67	44	68	6	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	38	48	294	- 256
Diphtheria	69	19	76	0	+ 19
Chlamydia	70	7	82	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	1	66	9	- 8
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	80	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Sierra Leone

Spain

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.