UKRAINE VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,010	12	6,817	+ 22,192
Malaria	2	26,681	76	0	+ 26,681
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	20,624	53	189	+ 20,435
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,745	1	278,709	- 262,964
Stroke	5	14,736	2	79,883	- 65,147
Birth Trauma	6	11,292	51	242	+ 11,050
Low Birth Weight	7	10,912	42	851	+ 10,061
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,093	18	4,487	+ 5,606
HIV/AIDS	9	9,954	13	5,874	+ 4,080
Tuberculosis	10	9,440	20	3,194	+ 6,245
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,991	38	1,388	+ 4,603
Meningitis	12	5,531	50	257	+ 5,274
Liver Disease	13	5,131	3	15,197	- 10,065
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,651	31	2,258	+ 2,393
Kidney Disease	15	4,232	33	2,174	+ 2,058
Other Injuries	16	4,067	19	4,234	- 166
Malnutrition	17	3,611	58	54	+ 3,557
Maternal Conditions	18	3,440	57	55	+ 3,385
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,119	45	415	+ 2,704
Lung Disease	20	3,094	8	9,621	- 6,527
Hypertension	21	2,436	41	970	+ 1,466
Violence	22	2,415	23	2,765	- 350
Breast Cancer	23	2,406	11	8,106	- 5,699
Asthma	24	2,397	52	229	+ 2,168
Suicide	25	2,038	9	9,517	- 7,479
Pertussis	26	1,832	66	2	+ 1,830
Liver Cancer	27	1,564	32	2,210	- 646
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,459	5	14,196	- 12,737
Drownings	29	1,432	30	2,312	- 879
Falls	30	1,266	22	2,875	- 1,609
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,204	36	1,657	- 453
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,126	7	12,191	- 11,065
Fires	33	1,076	37	1,652	- 576
Prostate Cancer	34	1,071	16	4,800	- 3,729
Cervical Cancer	35	1,031	28	2,434	- 1,404
Stomach Cancer	36	906	10	8,106	- 7,200
Epilepsy	37	901	44	419	+ 482
Poisonings	38	853	40	1,117	- 264
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	752	6	13,505	- 12,753
Drug Use	40	725	39	1,141	- 416
Syphilis	41	703	64	4	+ 699
Lymphomas	42	516	24	2,636	- 2,120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	495	43	817	- 322
Parkinson's Disease	44	457	21	3,101	- 2,645
Tetanus	45	401	65	3	+ 398
Schistosomiasis	46	395	78	0	+ 395
Hepatitis B	47	358	59	42	+ 316
Skin Cancers	48	335	34	2,010	- 1,675
Lung Cancers	49	333	4	15,024	- 14,691
Oral Cancer	50	322	17	4,520	- 4,198
Skin Disease	51	315	48	313	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	52	305	27	2,436	- 2,131
Ovary Cancer	53	301	25	2,621	- 2,321
Pancreas Cancer	54	241	14	5,811	- 5,570
Alcohol	55	203	15	5,670	- 5,467
Encephalitis	56	197	46	395	- 198
Oesophagus Cancer	57	145	35	1,986	- 1,841
Measles	58	144	60	41	+ 103
Leukemia	59	144	26	2,531	- 2,387
Uterin Cancer	60	120	29	2,373	- 2,253
Appendicitis	61	106	56	78	+ 28
Ascariasis	62	58	71	0	+ 58
Hepatitis C	63	52	62	8	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	64	41	61	31	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	65	41	47	344	- 303
Other Neoplasms	66	40	54	137	- 97
War	67	33	49	273	- 240
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	28	55	103	- 74
Diphtheria	69	14	67	1	+ 13
Chlamydia	70	5	63	5	- 0
Otitis Media	71	1	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	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 UKRAINE

Sierra Leone

Ukraine

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.