SIERRA LEONE VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,213	1	7,420	+ 7,793
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	10,764	3	5,275	+ 5,490
Measles	3	8,111	58	37	+ 8,074
Tuberculosis	4	7,190	10	2,414	+ 4,776
Birth Trauma	5	6,708	6	2,888	+ 3,820
Stroke	6	6,023	5	3,769	+ 2,254
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,068	4	4,027	+ 1,041
Low Birth Weight	8	4,379	7	2,791	+ 1,588
Meningitis	9	3,770	12	1,415	+ 2,356
Malnutrition	10	3,381	17	924	+ 2,457
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,965	8	2,581	+ 383
Maternal Conditions	12	2,891	18	880	+ 2,012
Liver Disease	13	2,744	13	1,312	+ 1,432
Other Injuries	14	2,524	16	1,040	+ 1,483
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,389	11	1,532	+ 857
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,024	14	1,190	+ 834
Tetanus	17	1,856	45	103	+ 1,753
Hypertension	18	1,852	21	623	+ 1,229
Lung Disease	19	1,711	20	791	+ 920
Pertussis	20	1,439	26	469	+ 971
Kidney Disease	21	1,437	15	1,082	+ 355
Malaria	22	1,361	2	6,824	- 5,463
Asthma	23	1,316	24	613	+ 703
War	24	924	67	8	+ 915
Drownings	25	891	29	366	+ 525
Breast Cancer	26	863	23	615	+ 247
Suicide	27	854	25	521	+ 333
Cervical Cancer	28	619	35	264	+ 355
Violence	29	580	22	618	- 37
Fires	30	568	33	275	+ 293
Poisonings	31	531	38	218	+ 313
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	454	28	373	+ 80
HIV/AIDS	33	427	9	2,546	- 2,119
Lymphomas	34	424	42	132	+ 292
Leukemia	35	393	59	37	+ 357
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	392	31	308	+ 84
Falls	37	384	30	324	+ 60
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	383	39	192	+ 190
Inflammatory/Heart	39	365	32	288	+ 77
Oesophagus Cancer	40	362	57	37	+ 325
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	312	43	127	+ 186
Schistosomiasis	42	305	46	101	+ 204
Epilepsy	43	293	37	230	+ 63
Endocrine Disorders	44	285	19	798	- 513
Syphilis	45	265	41	180	+ 85
Oral Cancer	46	230	50	82	+ 147
Upper Respiratory	47	228	64	10	+ 218
Hepatitis B	48	221	47	92	+ 129
Stomach Cancer	49	217	36	232	- 15
Ovary Cancer	50	207	53	77	+ 130
Leishmaniasis	51	203	79	0	+ 203
Prostate Cancer	52	200	34	274	- 74
Liver Cancer	53	179	27	400	- 221
Lung Cancers	54	163	49	85	+ 78
Appendicitis	55	132	61	27	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	56	129	44	117	+ 12
Skin Cancers	57	115	48	86	+ 29
Skin Disease	58	106	51	81	+ 25
Alcohol	59	106	55	52	+ 54
Diphtheria	60	105	69	4	+ 101
Bladder Cancer	61	105	52	78	+ 27
Pancreas Cancer	62	75	54	62	+ 14
Encephalitis	63	64	56	50	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	64	55	60	31	+ 24
Drug Use	65	38	40	185	- 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	25	68	7	+ 17
Hepatitis C	67	24	63	13	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	22	71	0	+ 22
Ascariasis	69	21	62	15	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	70	9	66	10	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	6	65	10	- 5
Chlamydia	72	3	70	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Somalia

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.