UNITED KINGDOM VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	55,689	3	40,540	+ 15,149
Malaria	2	51,218	76	0	+ 51,218
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	39,591	38	1,599	+ 37,992
Coronary Heart Disease	4	30,225	2	71,728	- 41,503
Stroke	5	28,288	4	37,626	- 9,338
Birth Trauma	6	21,677	54	190	+ 21,487
Low Birth Weight	7	20,948	40	1,313	+ 19,634
Road Traffic Accidents	8	19,376	33	2,169	+ 17,207
HIV/AIDS	9	19,108	55	188	+ 18,920
Tuberculosis	10	18,121	47	351	+ 17,770
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,500	35	2,127	+ 9,374
Meningitis	12	10,618	52	232	+ 10,386
Liver Disease	13	9,850	14	7,666	+ 2,185
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,929	17	5,842	+ 3,086
Kidney Disease	15	8,124	18	5,471	+ 2,653
Other Injuries	16	7,808	19	5,464	+ 2,344
Malnutrition	17	6,933	58	116	+ 6,817
Maternal Conditions	18	6,603	64	47	+ 6,557
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,988	28	3,297	+ 2,691
Lung Disease	20	5,939	6	32,896	- 26,956
Hypertension	21	4,677	23	5,208	- 531
Violence	22	4,636	46	868	+ 3,768
Breast Cancer	23	4,619	9	12,718	- 8,099
Asthma	24	4,601	41	1,302	+ 3,299
Suicide	25	3,912	20	5,325	- 1,413
Pertussis	26	3,517	69	3	+ 3,514
Liver Cancer	27	3,003	21	5,237	- 2,234
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,800	1	98,135	- 95,335
Drownings	29	2,749	49	301	+ 2,449
Falls	30	2,430	15	7,618	- 5,188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,312	36	2,090	+ 222
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,162	29	3,126	- 965
Fires	33	2,065	48	334	+ 1,731
Prostate Cancer	34	2,056	8	13,289	- 11,234
Cervical Cancer	35	1,978	43	1,099	+ 879
Stomach Cancer	36	1,739	24	4,999	- 3,259
Epilepsy	37	1,729	42	1,193	+ 535
Poisonings	38	1,638	53	221	+ 1,417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,443	7	18,446	- 17,003
Drug Use	40	1,392	31	2,824	- 1,432
Syphilis	41	1,350	62	49	+ 1,301
Lymphomas	42	991	10	9,350	- 8,360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	951	45	876	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	44	876	13	8,573	- 7,696
Tetanus	45	770	72	0	+ 770
Schistosomiasis	46	758	78	0	+ 758
Hepatitis B	47	688	65	40	+ 648
Skin Cancers	48	644	27	3,727	- 3,084
Lung Cancers	49	639	5	35,715	- 35,076
Oral Cancer	50	618	30	3,109	- 2,490
Skin Disease	51	605	34	2,134	- 1,529
Bladder Cancer	52	586	16	6,133	- 5,547
Ovary Cancer	53	577	25	4,019	- 3,441
Pancreas Cancer	54	462	11	8,995	- 8,534
Alcohol	55	391	39	1,555	- 1,164
Encephalitis	56	378	68	6	+ 372
Oesophagus Cancer	57	278	12	8,727	- 8,449
Measles	58	277	75	0	+ 277
Leukemia	59	276	22	5,211	- 4,935
Uterin Cancer	60	231	32	2,346	- 2,115
Appendicitis	61	203	59	105	+ 98
Ascariasis	62	111	80	0	+ 111
Hepatitis C	63	100	51	267	- 167
Upper Respiratory	64	78	63	48	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	65	78	37	1,856	- 1,778
Other Neoplasms	66	77	26	3,986	- 3,909
War	67	64	67	10	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	55	44	1,014	- 959
Diphtheria	69	28	74	0	+ 28
Chlamydia	70	10	79	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	71	1	66	16	- 14
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Sierra Leone

United Kingdom

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.