ZAMBIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,919	2	9,517	+ 7,402
Malaria	2	15,561	4	7,882	+ 7,679
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,028	5	6,275	+ 5,753
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,183	10	4,432	+ 4,751
Stroke	5	8,594	3	7,948	+ 646
Birth Trauma	6	6,586	7	5,062	+ 1,524
Low Birth Weight	7	6,364	8	4,857	+ 1,507
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,887	11	3,654	+ 2,233
HIV/AIDS	9	5,805	1	17,234	- 11,429
Tuberculosis	10	5,505	6	5,941	- 436
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,494	12	3,146	+ 348
Meningitis	12	3,226	16	1,976	+ 1,250
Liver Disease	13	2,993	9	4,501	- 1,508
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,713	14	2,395	+ 318
Kidney Disease	15	2,468	18	1,760	+ 708
Other Injuries	16	2,372	19	1,729	+ 644
Malnutrition	17	2,106	15	2,303	- 196
Maternal Conditions	18	2,006	22	1,188	+ 818
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,819	37	354	+ 1,466
Lung Disease	20	1,805	21	1,273	+ 532
Hypertension	21	1,421	13	2,616	- 1,195
Violence	22	1,409	23	1,153	+ 255
Breast Cancer	23	1,403	35	366	+ 1,038
Asthma	24	1,398	26	741	+ 657
Suicide	25	1,189	20	1,303	- 114
Pertussis	26	1,068	25	743	+ 326
Liver Cancer	27	912	46	177	+ 735
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	851	29	590	+ 261
Drownings	29	835	27	689	+ 146
Falls	30	738	28	596	+ 142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	702	40	246	+ 457
Inflammatory/Heart	32	657	33	501	+ 155
Fires	33	627	32	546	+ 81
Prostate Cancer	34	625	30	561	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	35	601	17	1,799	- 1,198
Stomach Cancer	36	528	42	206	+ 322
Epilepsy	37	525	38	332	+ 193
Poisonings	38	498	34	456	+ 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	439	43	203	+ 236
Drug Use	40	423	53	122	+ 300
Syphilis	41	410	24	885	- 475
Lymphomas	42	301	31	548	- 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	289	45	190	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	44	266	47	164	+ 102
Tetanus	45	234	44	190	+ 44
Schistosomiasis	46	230	51	128	+ 102
Hepatitis B	47	209	55	104	+ 105
Skin Cancers	48	196	54	108	+ 88
Lung Cancers	49	194	41	226	- 32
Oral Cancer	50	188	48	155	+ 33
Skin Disease	51	184	52	126	+ 58
Bladder Cancer	52	178	50	132	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	53	175	57	82	+ 93
Pancreas Cancer	54	140	62	42	+ 98
Alcohol	55	119	49	140	- 21
Encephalitis	56	115	59	70	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	57	84	36	359	- 274
Measles	58	84	61	48	+ 36
Leukemia	59	84	39	261	- 177
Uterin Cancer	60	70	64	30	+ 40
Appendicitis	61	62	56	84	- 22
Ascariasis	62	34	68	9	+ 25
Hepatitis C	63	31	66	18	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	64	24	60	68	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	65	24	67	13	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	66	23	65	20	+ 4
War	67	19	69	6	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	17	63	30	- 13
Diphtheria	69	8	73	3	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	3	71	3	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	58	72	- 72
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Sierra Leone

Zambia

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.