VENEZUELA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SIERRA LEONE		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,421	7	7,188	+ 18,233
Malaria	2	23,380	42	402	+ 22,978
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,073	22	1,359	+ 16,714
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,797	1	26,905	- 13,108
Stroke	5	12,913	3	12,133	+ 780
Birth Trauma	6	9,895	24	1,087	+ 8,808
Low Birth Weight	7	9,562	12	3,088	+ 6,474
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,845	5	11,127	- 2,282
HIV/AIDS	9	8,722	6	7,490	+ 1,232
Tuberculosis	10	8,272	31	748	+ 7,524
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,250	14	2,846	+ 2,404
Meningitis	12	4,847	49	251	+ 4,596
Liver Disease	13	4,497	16	2,340	+ 2,156
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,076	4	11,176	- 7,101
Kidney Disease	15	3,708	8	5,932	- 2,223
Other Injuries	16	3,564	21	1,693	+ 1,871
Malnutrition	17	3,165	32	629	+ 2,536
Maternal Conditions	18	3,014	39	422	+ 2,592
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,733	30	760	+ 1,973
Lung Disease	20	2,711	10	5,150	- 2,438
Hypertension	21	2,135	9	5,195	- 3,060
Violence	22	2,116	2	18,132	- 16,016
Breast Cancer	23	2,109	15	2,563	- 454
Asthma	24	2,100	46	311	+ 1,789
Suicide	25	1,786	34	585	+ 1,201
Pertussis	26	1,605	64	26	+ 1,580
Liver Cancer	27	1,371	26	1,029	+ 341
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,278	35	572	+ 706
Drownings	29	1,255	43	388	+ 867
Falls	30	1,109	28	865	+ 244
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,055	40	418	+ 638
Inflammatory/Heart	32	987	33	599	+ 388
Fires	33	943	54	144	+ 798
Prostate Cancer	34	938	13	2,848	- 1,910
Cervical Cancer	35	903	20	1,986	- 1,083
Stomach Cancer	36	794	17	2,175	- 1,381
Epilepsy	37	789	41	411	+ 379
Poisonings	38	748	58	68	+ 680
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	659	19	2,037	- 1,379
Drug Use	40	635	50	225	+ 410
Syphilis	41	616	67	15	+ 601
Lymphomas	42	452	23	1,248	- 796
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	434	57	80	+ 354
Parkinson's Disease	44	400	48	252	+ 148
Tetanus	45	352	68	8	+ 344
Schistosomiasis	46	346	76	1	+ 345
Hepatitis B	47	314	63	30	+ 284
Skin Cancers	48	294	37	553	- 259
Lung Cancers	49	292	11	3,900	- 3,608
Oral Cancer	50	282	38	544	- 262
Skin Disease	51	276	66	18	+ 258
Bladder Cancer	52	268	45	365	- 97
Ovary Cancer	53	264	36	563	- 299
Pancreas Cancer	54	211	25	1,082	- 871
Alcohol	55	178	62	34	+ 144
Encephalitis	56	172	61	37	+ 135
Oesophagus Cancer	57	127	44	370	- 243
Measles	58	126	79	0	+ 126
Leukemia	59	126	27	1,007	- 881
Uterin Cancer	60	105	47	309	- 204
Appendicitis	61	93	56	98	- 5
Ascariasis	62	51	70	5	+ 46
Hepatitis C	63	46	65	21	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	64	36	74	1	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	65	36	60	51	- 15
Other Neoplasms	66	35	18	2,167	- 2,132
War	67	29	51	185	- 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	25	52	180	- 155
Diphtheria	69	13	78	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	75	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	69	6	- 6
Anemia	85	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Sierra Leone

Venezuela

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.