ZIMBABWE VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,951	2	10,779	+ 3,172
Malaria	2	12,831	15	2,003	+ 10,828
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,918	6	4,595	+ 5,324
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,572	3	8,493	- 921
Stroke	5	7,087	5	5,126	+ 1,961
Birth Trauma	6	5,430	8	3,405	+ 2,025
Low Birth Weight	7	5,248	7	4,038	+ 1,210
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,854	4	6,037	- 1,183
HIV/AIDS	9	4,787	1	19,988	- 15,201
Tuberculosis	10	4,540	16	1,999	+ 2,541
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,881	11	2,217	+ 664
Meningitis	12	2,660	22	1,325	+ 1,335
Liver Disease	13	2,468	17	1,941	+ 526
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,237	9	3,344	- 1,107
Kidney Disease	15	2,035	12	2,214	- 178
Other Injuries	16	1,956	20	1,656	+ 301
Malnutrition	17	1,737	10	2,396	- 659
Maternal Conditions	18	1,654	19	1,749	- 95
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,500	34	553	+ 947
Lung Disease	20	1,488	23	1,163	+ 325
Hypertension	21	1,172	24	1,146	+ 26
Violence	22	1,161	18	1,916	- 755
Breast Cancer	23	1,157	28	839	+ 318
Asthma	24	1,153	21	1,531	- 378
Suicide	25	980	13	2,069	- 1,088
Pertussis	26	881	42	419	+ 462
Liver Cancer	27	752	38	510	+ 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	701	31	768	- 66
Drownings	29	689	27	956	- 267
Falls	30	609	41	465	+ 144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	579	35	548	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	32	542	25	1,047	- 506
Fires	33	517	30	793	- 275
Prostate Cancer	34	515	32	628	- 113
Cervical Cancer	35	496	14	2,023	- 1,527
Stomach Cancer	36	436	33	559	- 123
Epilepsy	37	433	39	508	- 75
Poisonings	38	410	37	515	- 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	362	40	505	- 143
Drug Use	40	349	48	213	+ 136
Syphilis	41	338	55	124	+ 214
Lymphomas	42	248	26	960	- 712
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	238	36	542	- 304
Parkinson's Disease	44	220	46	226	- 6
Tetanus	45	193	57	102	+ 91
Schistosomiasis	46	190	53	172	+ 18
Hepatitis B	47	172	60	57	+ 116
Skin Cancers	48	161	44	264	- 103
Lung Cancers	49	160	43	286	- 126
Oral Cancer	50	155	49	208	- 53
Skin Disease	51	151	52	173	- 22
Bladder Cancer	52	147	54	125	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	53	145	51	173	- 29
Pancreas Cancer	54	116	47	217	- 101
Alcohol	55	98	61	48	+ 50
Encephalitis	56	95	56	117	- 23
Oesophagus Cancer	57	70	29	801	- 732
Measles	58	69	63	30	+ 39
Leukemia	59	69	45	244	- 174
Uterin Cancer	60	58	50	182	- 124
Appendicitis	61	51	58	66	- 15
Ascariasis	62	28	70	2	+ 26
Hepatitis C	63	25	66	14	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	64	20	59	65	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	65	20	67	14	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	19	62	37	- 18
War	67	16	65	26	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	14	64	26	- 13
Diphtheria	69	7	72	2	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	3	69	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
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 ZIMBABWE

Sierra Leone

Zimbabwe

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.