URUGUAY VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,786	6	1,370	+ 1,416
Malaria	2	2,563	79	0	+ 2,563
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,981	35	134	+ 1,847
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,512	1	4,265	- 2,752
Stroke	5	1,415	2	2,850	- 1,434
Birth Trauma	6	1,085	53	22	+ 1,062
Low Birth Weight	7	1,048	42	73	+ 975
Road Traffic Accidents	8	969	16	512	+ 458
HIV/AIDS	9	956	28	195	+ 761
Tuberculosis	10	907	41	81	+ 826
Congenital Anomalies	11	575	30	170	+ 405
Meningitis	12	531	58	10	+ 521
Liver Disease	13	493	27	206	+ 287
Diabetes Mellitus	14	447	11	747	- 301
Kidney Disease	15	406	8	1,040	- 633
Other Injuries	16	391	10	774	- 383
Malnutrition	17	347	43	73	+ 274
Maternal Conditions	18	330	60	9	+ 321
Endocrine Disorders	19	300	17	487	- 188
Lung Disease	20	297	4	1,706	- 1,409
Hypertension	21	234	15	648	- 414
Violence	22	232	23	295	- 63
Breast Cancer	23	231	9	848	- 617
Asthma	24	230	37	127	+ 103
Suicide	25	196	12	735	- 540
Pertussis	26	176	72	0	+ 176
Liver Cancer	27	150	34	147	+ 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	140	3	1,899	- 1,758
Drownings	29	138	45	65	+ 73
Falls	30	122	47	55	+ 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	116	46	57	+ 59
Inflammatory/Heart	32	108	22	314	- 206
Fires	33	103	48	54	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	34	103	13	707	- 604
Cervical Cancer	35	99	29	172	- 73
Stomach Cancer	36	87	18	480	- 393
Epilepsy	37	86	40	86	+ 1
Poisonings	38	82	55	17	+ 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	72	7	1,245	- 1,173
Drug Use	40	70	49	41	+ 29
Syphilis	41	68	66	3	+ 65
Lymphomas	42	50	20	457	- 408
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	48	50	39	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	44	44	21	320	- 276
Tetanus	45	39	71	0	+ 38
Schistosomiasis	46	38	77	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	47	34	63	4	+ 30
Skin Cancers	48	32	33	149	- 117
Lung Cancers	49	32	5	1,463	- 1,431
Oral Cancer	50	31	31	167	- 136
Skin Disease	51	30	36	130	- 100
Bladder Cancer	52	29	26	276	- 247
Ovary Cancer	53	29	32	160	- 131
Pancreas Cancer	54	23	14	656	- 632
Alcohol	55	20	39	104	- 85
Encephalitis	56	19	64	4	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	57	14	24	286	- 272
Measles	58	14	74	0	+ 14
Leukemia	59	14	25	280	- 267
Uterin Cancer	60	12	38	115	- 104
Appendicitis	61	10	59	9	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	6	80	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	63	5	65	3	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	4	62	5	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	4	56	13	- 9
Other Neoplasms	66	4	19	464	- 460
War	67	3	70	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	3	51	35	- 32
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	67	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	32	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	12	- 12
Oral conditions	82	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	18	- 18
Anemia	85	0	44	71	- 71
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Sierra Leone

Uruguay

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.