SIERRA LEONE VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,466	4	4,027	+ 13,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,348	28	373	+ 6,975
Stroke	3	6,157	5	3,769	+ 2,388
Lung Cancers	4	4,200	49	85	+ 4,115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,145	39	192	+ 3,952
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,318	1	7,420	- 4,102
Liver Disease	7	2,337	13	1,312	+ 1,025
Falls	8	2,094	30	324	+ 1,770
Lung Disease	9	1,839	20	791	+ 1,047
Breast Cancer	10	1,756	23	615	+ 1,140
Hypertension	11	1,696	21	623	+ 1,072
Prostate Cancer	12	1,587	34	274	+ 1,313
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,435	54	62	+ 1,374
Kidney Disease	14	1,361	15	1,082	+ 279
Stomach Cancer	15	1,355	36	232	+ 1,123
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,229	14	1,190	+ 39
Lymphomas	17	1,206	42	132	+ 1,074
Oral Cancer	18	1,174	50	82	+ 1,091
Suicide	19	1,082	25	521	+ 560
Other Injuries	20	908	16	1,040	- 133
Bladder Cancer	21	801	52	78	+ 723
Liver Cancer	22	769	27	400	+ 369
Leukemia	23	735	59	37	+ 698
Skin Cancers	24	585	48	86	+ 500
Inflammatory/Heart	25	555	32	288	+ 267
Ovary Cancer	26	548	53	77	+ 471
Road Traffic Accidents	27	543	8	2,581	- 2,039
Oesophagus Cancer	28	514	57	37	+ 477
Parkinson's Disease	29	508	44	117	+ 391
Uterin Cancer	30	459	60	31	+ 428
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	449	31	308	+ 141
Cervical Cancer	32	447	35	264	+ 183
Alcohol	33	359	55	52	+ 307
Skin Disease	34	279	51	81	+ 198
Epilepsy	35	275	37	230	+ 45
Congenital Anomalies	36	273	11	1,532	- 1,259
Endocrine Disorders	37	268	19	798	- 530
Drownings	38	235	29	366	- 131
Low Birth Weight	39	159	7	2,791	- 2,632
Other Neoplasms	40	152	66	10	+ 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	114	43	127	- 13
Violence	42	97	22	618	- 520
Multiple Sclerosis	43	90	65	10	+ 79
Asthma	44	77	24	613	- 536
Drug Use	45	73	40	185	- 112
Fires	46	63	33	275	- 212
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	56	3	5,275	- 5,219
Poisonings	48	49	38	218	- 170
Malnutrition	49	47	17	924	- 877
Tuberculosis	50	43	10	2,414	- 2,371
Meningitis	51	41	12	1,415	- 1,373
Birth Trauma	52	25	6	2,888	- 2,864
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	24	68	7	+ 17
Hepatitis C	54	20	63	13	+ 7
Appendicitis	55	15	61	27	- 12
Hepatitis B	56	13	47	92	- 78
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	12	81	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	58	10	64	10	- 0
Anemia	59	9	85	0	+ 9
Schizophrenia	60	7	84	0	+ 7
Pertussis	61	6	26	469	- 463
Syphilis	62	5	41	180	- 174
Maternal Conditions	63	5	18	880	- 875
Otitis Media	64	4	71	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	65	3	9	2,546	- 2,542
Oral conditions	66	2	82	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	67	1	56	50	- 49
War	68	1	67	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	69	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	71	0	45	103	- 103
Measles	72	0	58	37	- 37
Chlamydia	73	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	46	101	- 101
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	62	15	- 15
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Slovakia

Sierra Leone

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.