SWITZERLAND VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,208	8	1,949	+ 5,258
Malaria	2	6,629	77	0	+ 6,629
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,124	35	186	+ 4,938
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,912	1	10,713	- 6,801
Stroke	5	3,661	3	3,918	- 256
Birth Trauma	6	2,806	52	32	+ 2,774
Low Birth Weight	7	2,711	43	105	+ 2,606
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,508	34	193	+ 2,315
HIV/AIDS	9	2,473	54	29	+ 2,444
Tuberculosis	10	2,345	56	21	+ 2,324
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,488	31	305	+ 1,183
Meningitis	12	1,374	57	20	+ 1,354
Liver Disease	13	1,275	21	677	+ 598
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,156	17	1,022	+ 134
Kidney Disease	15	1,051	13	1,261	- 210
Other Injuries	16	1,011	30	410	+ 601
Malnutrition	17	897	47	84	+ 813
Maternal Conditions	18	855	64	4	+ 850
Endocrine Disorders	19	775	25	593	+ 182
Lung Disease	20	769	5	2,902	- 2,133
Hypertension	21	605	6	2,471	- 1,866
Violence	22	600	51	42	+ 558
Breast Cancer	23	598	11	1,577	- 979
Asthma	24	596	46	95	+ 501
Suicide	25	506	14	1,249	- 743
Pertussis	26	455	73	0	+ 455
Liver Cancer	27	389	19	805	- 416
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	362	2	7,192	- 6,830
Drownings	29	356	50	49	+ 307
Falls	30	315	9	1,919	- 1,605
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	299	41	122	+ 177
Inflammatory/Heart	32	280	16	1,027	- 747
Fires	33	267	55	21	+ 246
Prostate Cancer	34	266	10	1,579	- 1,313
Cervical Cancer	35	256	42	105	+ 151
Stomach Cancer	36	225	24	614	- 389
Epilepsy	37	224	39	159	+ 65
Poisonings	38	212	60	13	+ 199
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	187	7	1,995	- 1,808
Drug Use	40	180	36	176	+ 4
Syphilis	41	175	65	2	+ 173
Lymphomas	42	128	15	1,131	- 1,003
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	123	48	78	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	44	113	18	857	- 744
Tetanus	45	100	70	0	+ 99
Schistosomiasis	46	98	72	0	+ 98
Hepatitis B	47	89	63	5	+ 85
Skin Cancers	48	83	27	493	- 410
Lung Cancers	49	83	4	3,520	- 3,437
Oral Cancer	50	80	26	500	- 420
Skin Disease	51	78	40	129	- 51
Bladder Cancer	52	76	23	669	- 594
Ovary Cancer	53	75	29	457	- 382
Pancreas Cancer	54	60	12	1,486	- 1,426
Alcohol	55	51	32	229	- 178
Encephalitis	56	49	68	1	+ 48
Oesophagus Cancer	57	36	28	491	- 455
Measles	58	36	75	0	+ 36
Leukemia	59	36	22	671	- 636
Uterin Cancer	60	30	33	224	- 194
Appendicitis	61	26	59	15	+ 12
Ascariasis	62	14	82	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	63	13	58	15	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	10	61	11	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	10	38	160	- 150
Other Neoplasms	66	10	20	681	- 671
War	67	8	67	1	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	7	49	68	- 61
Diphtheria	69	4	74	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Sierra Leone

Switzerland

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.