SURINAME VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	526	5	171	+ 356
Malaria	2	484	78	0	+ 484
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	374	27	31	+ 343
Coronary Heart Disease	4	286	1	650	- 365
Stroke	5	267	2	615	- 348
Birth Trauma	6	205	30	28	+ 177
Low Birth Weight	7	198	19	51	+ 147
Road Traffic Accidents	8	183	13	89	+ 94
HIV/AIDS	9	181	7	138	+ 43
Tuberculosis	10	171	37	17	+ 155
Congenital Anomalies	11	109	22	40	+ 69
Meningitis	12	100	50	5	+ 95
Liver Disease	13	93	8	134	- 41
Diabetes Mellitus	14	84	3	286	- 202
Kidney Disease	15	77	4	281	- 204
Other Injuries	16	74	15	73	+ 1
Malnutrition	17	65	43	13	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	18	62	41	14	+ 48
Endocrine Disorders	19	57	24	37	+ 20
Lung Disease	20	56	12	93	- 37
Hypertension	21	44	9	134	- 89
Violence	22	44	26	34	+ 10
Breast Cancer	23	44	17	55	- 11
Asthma	24	43	39	16	+ 28
Suicide	25	37	6	148	- 111
Pertussis	26	33	59	1	+ 32
Liver Cancer	27	28	21	45	- 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	26	10	117	- 91
Drownings	29	26	29	28	- 2
Falls	30	23	25	34	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	22	28	29	- 7
Inflammatory/Heart	32	20	23	37	- 17
Fires	33	20	44	13	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	34	19	14	78	- 59
Cervical Cancer	35	19	20	48	- 29
Stomach Cancer	36	16	33	25	- 8
Epilepsy	37	16	36	18	- 2
Poisonings	38	15	57	2	+ 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	14	16	72	- 59
Drug Use	40	13	45	7	+ 6
Syphilis	41	13	52	3	+ 10
Lymphomas	42	9	34	23	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	9	47	6	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	44	8	31	28	- 19
Tetanus	45	7	62	1	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	46	7	55	2	+ 5
Hepatitis B	47	6	63	1	+ 6
Skin Cancers	48	6	60	1	+ 5
Lung Cancers	49	6	11	102	- 96
Oral Cancer	50	6	40	16	- 10
Skin Disease	51	6	18	53	- 48
Bladder Cancer	52	6	48	5	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	53	5	42	14	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	54	4	32	26	- 22
Alcohol	55	4	38	16	- 13
Encephalitis	56	4	51	4	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	3	56	2	+ 1
Measles	58	3	73	0	+ 3
Leukemia	59	3	35	20	- 17
Uterin Cancer	60	2	49	5	- 3
Appendicitis	61	2	53	3	- 1
Ascariasis	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	61	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	54	3	- 2
War	67	1	66	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	58	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Sierra Leone

Suriname

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.