TANZANIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	54,878	2	26,028	+ 28,850
Malaria	2	50,472	3	21,758	+ 28,714
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	39,014	6	17,587	+ 21,428
Coronary Heart Disease	4	29,785	9	13,215	+ 16,570
Stroke	5	27,876	7	16,894	+ 10,982
Birth Trauma	6	21,361	8	15,086	+ 6,275
Low Birth Weight	7	20,643	10	12,173	+ 8,470
Road Traffic Accidents	8	19,094	5	18,054	+ 1,040
HIV/AIDS	9	18,830	1	27,402	- 8,572
Tuberculosis	10	17,857	4	20,269	- 2,412
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,333	11	9,791	+ 1,542
Meningitis	12	10,464	21	3,188	+ 7,275
Liver Disease	13	9,707	13	6,586	+ 3,121
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,799	15	6,247	+ 2,552
Kidney Disease	15	8,006	19	4,547	+ 3,459
Other Injuries	16	7,695	20	4,270	+ 3,425
Malnutrition	17	6,832	16	5,574	+ 1,257
Maternal Conditions	18	6,507	12	6,835	- 328
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,901	29	1,778	+ 4,123
Lung Disease	20	5,853	22	3,051	+ 2,802
Hypertension	21	4,609	17	5,209	- 599
Violence	22	4,569	18	4,713	- 144
Breast Cancer	23	4,552	37	1,285	+ 3,267
Asthma	24	4,534	30	1,700	+ 2,834
Suicide	25	3,855	24	2,474	+ 1,381
Pertussis	26	3,465	23	2,774	+ 691
Liver Cancer	27	2,959	36	1,413	+ 1,545
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,759	27	2,048	+ 711
Drownings	29	2,709	32	1,642	+ 1,068
Falls	30	2,395	34	1,533	+ 862
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,278	46	462	+ 1,816
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,130	38	1,227	+ 903
Fires	33	2,035	35	1,424	+ 611
Prostate Cancer	34	2,026	28	1,819	+ 207
Cervical Cancer	35	1,950	14	6,424	- 4,474
Stomach Cancer	36	1,714	39	1,190	+ 524
Epilepsy	37	1,704	43	707	+ 997
Poisonings	38	1,614	40	1,170	+ 444
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,422	33	1,567	- 145
Drug Use	40	1,372	48	404	+ 968
Syphilis	41	1,330	26	2,115	- 785
Lymphomas	42	976	41	805	+ 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	937	50	401	+ 536
Parkinson's Disease	44	864	45	513	+ 350
Tetanus	45	759	49	402	+ 358
Schistosomiasis	46	747	51	371	+ 376
Hepatitis B	47	678	60	168	+ 510
Skin Cancers	48	634	42	744	- 110
Lung Cancers	49	630	61	159	+ 471
Oral Cancer	50	609	31	1,646	- 1,036
Skin Disease	51	596	52	359	+ 236
Bladder Cancer	52	578	44	667	- 89
Ovary Cancer	53	569	53	337	+ 232
Pancreas Cancer	54	455	62	158	+ 297
Alcohol	55	385	56	270	+ 114
Encephalitis	56	372	59	199	+ 174
Oesophagus Cancer	57	274	25	2,247	- 1,973
Measles	58	273	55	295	- 22
Leukemia	59	272	47	416	- 144
Uterin Cancer	60	228	57	218	+ 10
Appendicitis	61	201	58	218	- 17
Ascariasis	62	109	65	56	+ 53
Hepatitis C	63	99	66	40	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	64	77	54	299	- 222
Multiple Sclerosis	65	77	68	27	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	66	76	64	58	+ 18
War	67	63	67	30	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	54	63	81	- 27
Diphtheria	69	27	70	11	+ 17
Chlamydia	70	10	71	9	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	69	17	- 16
Dengue	72	1	73	2	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Sierra Leone

Tanzania

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.