YEMEN VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,145	4	11,978	+ 14,167
Malaria	2	24,046	20	1,719	+ 22,327
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,587	9	4,372	+ 14,216
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,190	1	30,158	- 15,968
Stroke	5	13,281	2	13,570	- 289
Birth Trauma	6	10,177	7	5,939	+ 4,237
Low Birth Weight	7	9,835	5	8,810	+ 1,025
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,097	6	8,561	+ 536
HIV/AIDS	9	8,971	46	396	+ 8,575
Tuberculosis	10	8,508	18	1,899	+ 6,608
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,399	10	4,291	+ 1,108
Meningitis	12	4,985	28	1,018	+ 3,967
Liver Disease	13	4,625	13	2,891	+ 1,733
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,192	19	1,794	+ 2,397
Kidney Disease	15	3,814	15	2,679	+ 1,136
Other Injuries	16	3,666	16	2,225	+ 1,441
Malnutrition	17	3,255	27	1,058	+ 2,196
Maternal Conditions	18	3,100	32	890	+ 2,210
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,811	36	738	+ 2,074
Lung Disease	20	2,788	11	3,196	- 407
Hypertension	21	2,196	8	5,293	- 3,098
Violence	22	2,177	14	2,839	- 663
Breast Cancer	23	2,169	26	1,134	+ 1,035
Asthma	24	2,160	17	2,106	+ 54
Suicide	25	1,837	21	1,699	+ 138
Pertussis	26	1,651	23	1,239	+ 412
Liver Cancer	27	1,410	39	609	+ 801
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,315	22	1,405	- 91
Drownings	29	1,291	25	1,142	+ 149
Falls	30	1,141	24	1,170	- 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,085	33	833	+ 252
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,015	40	585	+ 430
Fires	33	970	29	991	- 21
Prostate Cancer	34	965	63	39	+ 926
Cervical Cancer	35	929	57	119	+ 810
Stomach Cancer	36	817	31	902	- 85
Epilepsy	37	812	43	539	+ 273
Poisonings	38	769	44	532	+ 237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	678	30	913	- 235
Drug Use	40	653	38	613	+ 41
Syphilis	41	634	53	175	+ 458
Lymphomas	42	465	45	433	+ 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	446	37	707	- 260
Parkinson's Disease	44	411	49	362	+ 50
Tetanus	45	362	47	395	- 33
Schistosomiasis	46	356	56	124	+ 232
Hepatitis B	47	323	50	299	+ 24
Skin Cancers	48	302	58	100	+ 203
Lung Cancers	49	300	41	569	- 269
Oral Cancer	50	290	42	547	- 257
Skin Disease	51	284	61	44	+ 240
Bladder Cancer	52	275	55	160	+ 115
Ovary Cancer	53	271	52	188	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	54	217	51	283	- 66
Alcohol	55	183	59	78	+ 105
Encephalitis	56	177	48	369	- 192
Oesophagus Cancer	57	130	35	765	- 634
Measles	58	130	12	3,019	- 2,889
Leukemia	59	130	34	776	- 647
Uterin Cancer	60	108	69	5	+ 103
Appendicitis	61	96	54	162	- 66
Ascariasis	62	52	65	17	+ 35
Hepatitis C	63	47	68	8	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	64	37	70	5	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	65	37	62	42	- 5
Other Neoplasms	66	36	64	21	+ 15
War	67	30	3	12,915	- 12,885
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	26	66	14	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	13	67	14	- 1
Chlamydia	70	5	72	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	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 YEMEN

Sierra Leone

Yemen

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.