SRI LANKA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,882	8	5,117	+ 12,765
Malaria	2	16,446	80	0	+ 16,446
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,713	28	605	+ 12,108
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,705	1	26,304	- 16,599
Stroke	5	9,083	6	6,805	+ 2,278
Birth Trauma	6	6,961	44	193	+ 6,768
Low Birth Weight	7	6,726	29	536	+ 6,190
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,222	9	4,200	+ 2,022
HIV/AIDS	9	6,136	55	39	+ 6,096
Tuberculosis	10	5,819	25	769	+ 5,050
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,693	22	989	+ 2,704
Meningitis	12	3,410	46	146	+ 3,264
Liver Disease	13	3,163	17	1,303	+ 1,860
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,867	2	12,460	- 9,593
Kidney Disease	15	2,609	5	6,858	- 4,250
Other Injuries	16	2,507	14	1,529	+ 978
Malnutrition	17	2,226	54	43	+ 2,183
Maternal Conditions	18	2,120	48	96	+ 2,024
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,923	32	462	+ 1,460
Lung Disease	20	1,907	3	9,456	- 7,549
Hypertension	21	1,502	20	1,055	+ 447
Violence	22	1,489	31	499	+ 990
Breast Cancer	23	1,483	15	1,383	+ 100
Asthma	24	1,477	7	6,471	- 4,994
Suicide	25	1,256	10	2,977	- 1,721
Pertussis	26	1,129	59	15	+ 1,115
Liver Cancer	27	964	19	1,090	- 126
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	899	4	6,939	- 6,039
Drownings	29	883	27	731	+ 152
Falls	30	780	23	964	- 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	742	56	38	+ 704
Inflammatory/Heart	32	694	35	425	+ 269
Fires	33	663	41	239	+ 424
Prostate Cancer	34	660	30	507	+ 153
Cervical Cancer	35	635	26	762	- 127
Stomach Cancer	36	559	16	1,321	- 762
Epilepsy	37	555	39	269	+ 286
Poisonings	38	526	49	93	+ 433
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	463	24	911	- 448
Drug Use	40	447	40	257	+ 190
Syphilis	41	433	58	15	+ 419
Lymphomas	42	318	21	1,027	- 709
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	305	53	49	+ 256
Parkinson's Disease	44	281	45	168	+ 114
Tetanus	45	247	57	27	+ 220
Schistosomiasis	46	243	81	0	+ 243
Hepatitis B	47	221	62	6	+ 215
Skin Cancers	48	207	52	58	+ 148
Lung Cancers	49	205	12	1,775	- 1,570
Oral Cancer	50	199	11	2,893	- 2,695
Skin Disease	51	194	36	293	- 98
Bladder Cancer	52	188	34	432	- 244
Ovary Cancer	53	185	37	281	- 96
Pancreas Cancer	54	148	43	214	- 65
Alcohol	55	125	51	82	+ 43
Encephalitis	56	121	61	10	+ 111
Oesophagus Cancer	57	89	13	1,544	- 1,455
Measles	58	89	77	0	+ 89
Leukemia	59	89	18	1,155	- 1,066
Uterin Cancer	60	74	42	218	- 144
Appendicitis	61	65	64	5	+ 60
Ascariasis	62	36	72	0	+ 35
Hepatitis C	63	32	75	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	64	25	66	5	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	65	25	69	2	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	66	25	50	86	- 61
War	67	20	38	280	- 259
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	18	60	11	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	9	74	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Sierra Leone

Sri Lanka

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.