SYRIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,414	4	2,958	+ 16,455
Malaria	2	17,855	79	0	+ 17,855
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,802	7	2,156	+ 11,646
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,537	1	28,203	- 17,666
Stroke	5	9,861	2	8,088	+ 1,773
Birth Trauma	6	7,557	21	744	+ 6,812
Low Birth Weight	7	7,303	12	1,652	+ 5,651
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,755	5	2,550	+ 4,204
HIV/AIDS	9	6,661	58	15	+ 6,647
Tuberculosis	10	6,317	56	23	+ 6,294
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,009	8	2,077	+ 1,932
Meningitis	12	3,702	35	295	+ 3,407
Liver Disease	13	3,434	11	1,720	+ 1,714
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,113	15	1,534	+ 1,579
Kidney Disease	15	2,832	6	2,329	+ 503
Other Injuries	16	2,722	24	521	+ 2,201
Malnutrition	17	2,417	51	73	+ 2,344
Maternal Conditions	18	2,302	45	105	+ 2,197
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,087	26	418	+ 1,670
Lung Disease	20	2,071	13	1,601	+ 469
Hypertension	21	1,631	23	707	+ 923
Violence	22	1,616	25	444	+ 1,172
Breast Cancer	23	1,610	10	1,953	- 342
Asthma	24	1,604	17	1,052	+ 552
Suicide	25	1,364	33	333	+ 1,031
Pertussis	26	1,226	37	289	+ 937
Liver Cancer	27	1,047	31	366	+ 680
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	976	14	1,551	- 575
Drownings	29	958	40	215	+ 743
Falls	30	847	29	383	+ 464
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	806	49	79	+ 727
Inflammatory/Heart	32	754	32	337	+ 416
Fires	33	720	43	179	+ 541
Prostate Cancer	34	717	28	404	+ 313
Cervical Cancer	35	690	42	188	+ 501
Stomach Cancer	36	606	22	725	- 118
Epilepsy	37	603	48	92	+ 510
Poisonings	38	571	46	98	+ 473
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	503	16	1,224	- 720
Drug Use	40	485	39	249	+ 236
Syphilis	41	471	55	31	+ 440
Lymphomas	42	345	18	827	- 482
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	331	41	197	+ 134
Parkinson's Disease	44	306	30	367	- 61
Tetanus	45	269	52	57	+ 211
Schistosomiasis	46	264	60	11	+ 253
Hepatitis B	47	240	63	5	+ 235
Skin Cancers	48	224	38	276	- 52
Lung Cancers	49	223	9	2,048	- 1,825
Oral Cancer	50	216	36	289	- 74
Skin Disease	51	211	61	8	+ 203
Bladder Cancer	52	204	20	757	- 553
Ovary Cancer	53	201	34	328	- 127
Pancreas Cancer	54	161	27	411	- 250
Alcohol	55	136	53	51	+ 86
Encephalitis	56	132	50	77	+ 55
Oesophagus Cancer	57	97	47	97	- 1
Measles	58	97	70	0	+ 96
Leukemia	59	96	19	796	- 700
Uterin Cancer	60	81	44	146	- 65
Appendicitis	61	71	54	36	+ 34
Ascariasis	62	39	67	1	+ 38
Hepatitis C	63	35	68	1	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	64	27	66	3	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	65	27	59	14	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	66	27	57	21	+ 6
War	67	22	3	7,760	- 7,738
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	19	62	7	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	10	64	5	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	4	69	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Sierra Leone

Syria

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.