UGANDA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	40,090	2	18,865	+ 21,225
Malaria	2	36,872	3	13,576	+ 23,296
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,501	5	12,103	+ 16,398
Coronary Heart Disease	4	21,759	9	8,784	+ 12,975
Stroke	5	20,364	6	11,181	+ 9,183
Birth Trauma	6	15,605	7	10,405	+ 5,200
Low Birth Weight	7	15,080	8	9,673	+ 5,407
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,948	4	13,012	+ 936
HIV/AIDS	9	13,756	1	21,188	- 7,432
Tuberculosis	10	13,045	10	7,255	+ 5,791
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,279	11	6,641	+ 1,638
Meningitis	12	7,644	16	3,718	+ 3,926
Liver Disease	13	7,091	13	5,122	+ 1,969
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,428	14	4,794	+ 1,633
Kidney Disease	15	5,848	19	3,168	+ 2,680
Other Injuries	16	5,621	20	3,130	+ 2,491
Malnutrition	17	4,991	18	3,317	+ 1,674
Maternal Conditions	18	4,754	17	3,641	+ 1,112
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,311	38	761	+ 3,550
Lung Disease	20	4,276	22	3,051	+ 1,225
Hypertension	21	3,367	21	3,120	+ 247
Violence	22	3,337	12	6,175	- 2,838
Breast Cancer	23	3,325	32	1,128	+ 2,198
Asthma	24	3,312	27	1,745	+ 1,567
Suicide	25	2,816	24	2,033	+ 783
Pertussis	26	2,532	25	1,909	+ 623
Liver Cancer	27	2,162	29	1,522	+ 639
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,016	30	1,286	+ 729
Drownings	29	1,979	31	1,238	+ 742
Falls	30	1,750	33	1,127	+ 623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,664	41	687	+ 977
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,556	37	859	+ 697
Fires	33	1,487	36	872	+ 615
Prostate Cancer	34	1,480	34	950	+ 530
Cervical Cancer	35	1,424	15	4,378	- 2,954
Stomach Cancer	36	1,252	45	515	+ 737
Epilepsy	37	1,245	43	599	+ 646
Poisonings	38	1,179	39	745	+ 434
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,039	35	919	+ 120
Drug Use	40	1,002	57	233	+ 769
Syphilis	41	972	23	2,235	- 1,264
Lymphomas	42	713	26	1,762	- 1,049
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	684	50	348	+ 337
Parkinson's Disease	44	631	48	351	+ 279
Tetanus	45	555	53	271	+ 284
Schistosomiasis	46	545	52	286	+ 260
Hepatitis B	47	495	61	123	+ 372
Skin Cancers	48	463	49	349	+ 115
Lung Cancers	49	460	46	441	+ 20
Oral Cancer	50	445	40	731	- 286
Skin Disease	51	435	55	242	+ 193
Bladder Cancer	52	422	59	181	+ 241
Ovary Cancer	53	416	44	519	- 103
Pancreas Cancer	54	332	47	358	- 26
Alcohol	55	281	54	256	+ 25
Encephalitis	56	272	62	122	+ 150
Oesophagus Cancer	57	200	28	1,674	- 1,474
Measles	58	199	51	343	- 144
Leukemia	59	199	42	599	- 400
Uterin Cancer	60	166	56	234	- 67
Appendicitis	61	146	58	211	- 65
Ascariasis	62	80	70	16	+ 64
Hepatitis C	63	72	67	30	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	64	56	60	144	- 87
Multiple Sclerosis	65	56	69	16	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	66	55	66	37	+ 18
War	67	46	63	88	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	39	64	55	- 16
Diphtheria	69	20	72	11	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	7	73	6	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	71	11	- 10
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	28	- 28
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Sierra Leone

Uganda

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.