SWEDEN VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,614	7	2,659	+ 5,956
Malaria	2	7,923	74	0	+ 7,923
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,124	36	289	+ 5,835
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,675	1	15,136	- 10,460
Stroke	5	4,376	3	6,035	- 1,659
Birth Trauma	6	3,353	55	34	+ 3,320
Low Birth Weight	7	3,240	51	50	+ 3,190
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,997	34	315	+ 2,682
HIV/AIDS	9	2,956	61	13	+ 2,943
Tuberculosis	10	2,803	56	24	+ 2,779
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,779	35	308	+ 1,471
Meningitis	12	1,643	54	35	+ 1,607
Liver Disease	13	1,524	23	723	+ 800
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,381	11	1,834	- 453
Kidney Disease	15	1,257	12	1,629	- 372
Other Injuries	16	1,208	15	1,374	- 166
Malnutrition	17	1,072	45	117	+ 955
Maternal Conditions	18	1,021	64	5	+ 1,017
Endocrine Disorders	19	926	24	702	+ 224
Lung Disease	20	919	4	4,344	- 3,426
Hypertension	21	724	10	1,838	- 1,115
Violence	22	717	47	113	+ 604
Breast Cancer	23	715	13	1,582	- 868
Asthma	24	712	42	158	+ 553
Suicide	25	605	14	1,479	- 874
Pertussis	26	544	67	0	+ 544
Liver Cancer	27	464	22	752	- 287
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	433	2	10,917	- 10,484
Drownings	29	425	46	114	+ 311
Falls	30	376	17	1,109	- 733
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	358	37	277	+ 80
Inflammatory/Heart	32	334	28	547	- 213
Fires	33	319	49	65	+ 255
Prostate Cancer	34	318	8	2,622	- 2,304
Cervical Cancer	35	306	38	228	+ 79
Stomach Cancer	36	269	26	612	- 343
Epilepsy	37	267	44	121	+ 147
Poisonings	38	253	60	18	+ 236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	223	6	3,049	- 2,826
Drug Use	40	215	30	423	- 208
Syphilis	41	209	72	0	+ 209
Lymphomas	42	153	16	1,357	- 1,203
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	147	48	110	+ 37
Parkinson's Disease	44	136	19	943	- 807
Tetanus	45	119	68	0	+ 119
Schistosomiasis	46	117	69	0	+ 117
Hepatitis B	47	106	62	9	+ 97
Skin Cancers	48	100	25	650	- 551
Lung Cancers	49	99	5	3,722	- 3,623
Oral Cancer	50	96	31	379	- 284
Skin Disease	51	94	39	220	- 126
Bladder Cancer	52	91	21	760	- 670
Ovary Cancer	53	89	27	553	- 463
Pancreas Cancer	54	71	9	1,849	- 1,777
Alcohol	55	60	32	359	- 298
Encephalitis	56	58	71	0	+ 58
Oesophagus Cancer	57	43	29	538	- 495
Measles	58	43	83	0	+ 43
Leukemia	59	43	20	825	- 783
Uterin Cancer	60	36	33	345	- 309
Appendicitis	61	31	59	18	+ 13
Ascariasis	62	17	81	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	63	16	53	44	- 29
Upper Respiratory	64	12	58	20	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	65	12	41	170	- 158
Other Neoplasms	66	12	18	1,036	- 1,024
War	67	10	65	2	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	43	129	- 120
Diphtheria	69	4	70	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	85	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Sierra Leone

Sweden

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.