TRINIDAD/TOB. VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,146	10	205	+ 941
Malaria	2	1,054	72	0	+ 1,054
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	815	45	18	+ 797
Coronary Heart Disease	4	622	1	1,476	- 854
Stroke	5	582	3	822	- 240
Birth Trauma	6	446	40	25	+ 421
Low Birth Weight	7	431	23	83	+ 348
Road Traffic Accidents	8	399	15	130	+ 269
HIV/AIDS	9	393	12	196	+ 197
Tuberculosis	10	373	43	22	+ 351
Congenital Anomalies	11	237	22	93	+ 143
Meningitis	12	219	52	9	+ 209
Liver Disease	13	203	14	136	+ 67
Diabetes Mellitus	14	184	2	1,275	- 1,092
Kidney Disease	15	167	5	439	- 272
Other Injuries	16	161	30	61	+ 100
Malnutrition	17	143	47	17	+ 126
Maternal Conditions	18	136	50	10	+ 126
Endocrine Disorders	19	123	18	119	+ 4
Lung Disease	20	122	16	129	- 7
Hypertension	21	96	11	201	- 105
Violence	22	95	4	549	- 454
Breast Cancer	23	95	7	258	- 163
Asthma	24	95	35	40	+ 54
Suicide	25	81	17	121	- 41
Pertussis	26	72	67	0	+ 72
Liver Cancer	27	62	28	66	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	58	9	215	- 157
Drownings	29	57	39	31	+ 26
Falls	30	50	33	43	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	48	31	52	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	32	44	25	72	- 28
Fires	33	43	48	16	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	34	42	6	330	- 288
Cervical Cancer	35	41	21	97	- 56
Stomach Cancer	36	36	26	69	- 33
Epilepsy	37	36	37	32	+ 3
Poisonings	38	34	59	1	+ 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	30	13	196	- 166
Drug Use	40	29	44	19	+ 10
Syphilis	41	28	61	0	+ 28
Lymphomas	42	20	20	111	- 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	20	49	11	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	44	18	32	51	- 33
Tetanus	45	16	65	0	+ 16
Schistosomiasis	46	16	71	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	47	14	60	0	+ 14
Skin Cancers	48	13	57	4	+ 9
Lung Cancers	49	13	8	217	- 204
Oral Cancer	50	13	38	31	- 18
Skin Disease	51	12	36	39	- 26
Bladder Cancer	52	12	34	41	- 28
Ovary Cancer	53	12	24	80	- 68
Pancreas Cancer	54	10	19	114	- 104
Alcohol	55	8	42	23	- 15
Encephalitis	56	8	54	6	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	6	41	24	- 19
Measles	58	6	76	0	+ 6
Leukemia	59	6	29	62	- 57
Uterin Cancer	60	5	27	68	- 63
Appendicitis	61	4	56	4	- 0
Ascariasis	62	2	66	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	2	62	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	2	64	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2	58	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	66	2	51	10	- 9
War	67	1	46	17	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	53	8	- 7
Diphtheria	69	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	63	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	55	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Sierra Leone

Trinidad/Tob.

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.