SUDAN VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	41,053	4	12,619	+ 28,434
Malaria	2	37,758	10	5,614	+ 32,144
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	29,186	9	6,277	+ 22,909
Coronary Heart Disease	4	22,282	1	43,966	- 21,684
Stroke	5	20,854	2	20,582	+ 271
Birth Trauma	6	15,980	7	8,526	+ 7,454
Low Birth Weight	7	15,443	3	16,036	- 594
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,284	5	11,459	+ 2,825
HIV/AIDS	9	14,086	22	2,331	+ 11,755
Tuberculosis	10	13,359	15	4,250	+ 9,109
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,478	11	5,507	+ 2,971
Meningitis	12	7,828	33	1,092	+ 6,736
Liver Disease	13	7,262	14	4,348	+ 2,914
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,582	17	3,070	+ 3,512
Kidney Disease	15	5,989	12	5,095	+ 894
Other Injuries	16	5,756	18	2,912	+ 2,844
Malnutrition	17	5,111	34	1,089	+ 4,022
Maternal Conditions	18	4,868	23	1,961	+ 2,907
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,414	30	1,459	+ 2,955
Lung Disease	20	4,379	13	4,382	- 3
Hypertension	21	3,448	8	7,287	- 3,839
Violence	22	3,418	21	2,478	+ 940
Breast Cancer	23	3,405	16	3,071	+ 335
Asthma	24	3,392	19	2,636	+ 756
Suicide	25	2,884	27	1,644	+ 1,240
Pertussis	26	2,592	24	1,899	+ 694
Liver Cancer	27	2,213	37	946	+ 1,267
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,064	20	2,584	- 520
Drownings	29	2,027	26	1,684	+ 343
Falls	30	1,792	28	1,559	+ 233
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,704	40	775	+ 929
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,593	38	839	+ 755
Fires	33	1,522	31	1,310	+ 212
Prostate Cancer	34	1,515	49	523	+ 992
Cervical Cancer	35	1,458	41	770	+ 689
Stomach Cancer	36	1,282	51	478	+ 805
Epilepsy	37	1,274	43	735	+ 540
Poisonings	38	1,207	42	744	+ 463
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,064	35	1,049	+ 15
Drug Use	40	1,026	36	1,036	- 10
Syphilis	41	995	47	603	+ 392
Lymphomas	42	730	29	1,533	- 803
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	701	46	684	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	44	646	45	705	- 58
Tetanus	45	568	53	378	+ 190
Schistosomiasis	46	559	63	68	+ 490
Hepatitis B	47	507	44	730	- 223
Skin Cancers	48	474	55	356	+ 118
Lung Cancers	49	471	48	545	- 74
Oral Cancer	50	456	50	493	- 37
Skin Disease	51	446	60	112	+ 334
Bladder Cancer	52	432	54	369	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	53	426	39	794	- 368
Pancreas Cancer	54	340	58	272	+ 68
Alcohol	55	288	61	84	+ 203
Encephalitis	56	278	57	303	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	57	205	32	1,126	- 921
Measles	58	204	6	9,301	- 9,097
Leukemia	59	204	25	1,828	- 1,624
Uterin Cancer	60	170	62	71	+ 99
Appendicitis	61	150	59	155	- 5
Ascariasis	62	82	66	21	+ 61
Hepatitis C	63	74	68	17	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	64	58	70	5	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	65	58	64	54	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	66	57	65	35	+ 22
War	67	47	56	336	- 289
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	40	67	20	+ 20
Diphtheria	69	20	69	11	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	7	71	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	448	- 448
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Sierra Leone

Sudan

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.