USA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	278,175	11	60,317	+ 217,858
Malaria	2	255,843	77	0	+ 255,843
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	197,763	37	9,955	+ 187,808
Coronary Heart Disease	4	150,979	1	504,904	- 353,925
Stroke	5	141,303	4	158,520	- 17,217
Birth Trauma	6	108,278	54	1,233	+ 107,045
Low Birth Weight	7	104,638	39	6,924	+ 97,714
Road Traffic Accidents	8	96,785	17	41,694	+ 55,090
HIV/AIDS	9	95,448	42	5,660	+ 89,787
Tuberculosis	10	90,517	62	546	+ 89,971
Congenital Anomalies	11	57,446	34	11,762	+ 45,684
Meningitis	12	53,040	60	606	+ 52,434
Liver Disease	13	49,204	16	43,402	+ 5,802
Diabetes Mellitus	14	44,600	10	61,418	- 16,819
Kidney Disease	15	40,580	6	85,861	- 45,281
Other Injuries	16	39,003	25	25,997	+ 13,006
Malnutrition	17	34,630	40	6,762	+ 27,868
Maternal Conditions	18	32,985	56	779	+ 32,207
Endocrine Disorders	19	29,910	14	46,985	- 17,075
Lung Disease	20	29,669	3	195,387	- 165,719
Hypertension	21	23,364	8	65,960	- 42,597
Violence	22	23,158	27	18,976	+ 4,182
Breast Cancer	23	23,075	13	48,671	- 25,596
Asthma	24	22,983	46	3,818	+ 19,165
Suicide	25	19,542	12	53,099	- 33,557
Pertussis	26	17,566	69	16	+ 17,550
Liver Cancer	27	14,998	23	27,064	- 12,066
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	13,987	2	287,198	- 273,211
Drownings	29	13,734	45	4,070	+ 9,664
Falls	30	12,140	18	40,418	- 28,278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	11,547	48	3,461	+ 8,085
Inflammatory/Heart	32	10,797	22	32,529	- 21,732
Fires	33	10,316	49	3,183	+ 7,133
Prostate Cancer	34	10,268	20	35,612	- 25,344
Cervical Cancer	35	9,882	38	6,984	+ 2,898
Stomach Cancer	36	8,689	33	13,077	- 4,388
Epilepsy	37	8,635	50	3,162	+ 5,473
Poisonings	38	8,181	53	1,674	+ 6,507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	7,210	9	61,827	- 54,617
Drug Use	40	6,953	7	74,435	- 67,482
Syphilis	41	6,743	66	49	+ 6,693
Lymphomas	42	4,948	19	40,281	- 35,333
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	4,749	47	3,646	+ 1,103
Parkinson's Disease	44	4,378	21	34,491	- 30,113
Tetanus	45	3,849	71	2	+ 3,846
Schistosomiasis	46	3,785	72	1	+ 3,784
Hepatitis B	47	3,436	59	608	+ 2,828
Skin Cancers	48	3,215	32	14,311	- 11,096
Lung Cancers	49	3,192	5	155,533	- 152,340
Oral Cancer	50	3,089	35	11,555	- 8,466
Skin Disease	51	3,020	43	5,409	- 2,389
Bladder Cancer	52	2,928	26	19,622	- 16,694
Ovary Cancer	53	2,884	31	14,591	- 11,708
Pancreas Cancer	54	2,307	15	44,293	- 41,986
Alcohol	55	1,951	30	14,659	- 12,708
Encephalitis	56	1,886	68	25	+ 1,861
Oesophagus Cancer	57	1,388	28	17,829	- 16,442
Measles	58	1,383	80	0	+ 1,383
Leukemia	59	1,379	24	26,966	- 25,586
Uterin Cancer	60	1,154	36	10,063	- 8,909
Appendicitis	61	1,016	63	424	+ 592
Ascariasis	62	553	82	0	+ 553
Hepatitis C	63	501	41	5,684	- 5,182
Upper Respiratory	64	390	65	229	+ 161
Multiple Sclerosis	65	390	44	5,059	- 4,669
Other Neoplasms	66	385	29	17,743	- 17,359
War	67	318	55	1,198	- 880
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	273	52	2,461	- 2,188
Diphtheria	69	138	75	0	+ 138
Chlamydia	70	51	84	0	+ 51
Otitis Media	71	7	67	34	- 27
Dengue	72	3	76	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Sierra Leone

United States

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.