SIERRA LEONE VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,971	4	4,027	+ 5,944
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,168	28	373	+ 7,795
Stroke	3	5,595	5	3,769	+ 1,826
Lung Cancers	4	4,269	49	85	+ 4,184
Lung Disease	5	3,651	20	791	+ 2,860
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,271	39	192	+ 3,079
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,646	1	7,420	- 4,773
Kidney Disease	8	1,876	15	1,082	+ 794
Hypertension	9	1,758	21	623	+ 1,135
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,500	14	1,190	+ 310
Breast Cancer	11	1,363	23	615	+ 748
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,303	54	62	+ 1,241
Prostate Cancer	13	1,238	34	274	+ 965
Stomach Cancer	14	1,118	36	232	+ 886
Other Injuries	15	1,068	16	1,040	+ 28
Lymphomas	16	1,029	42	132	+ 897
Bladder Cancer	17	1,007	52	78	+ 929
Liver Cancer	18	984	27	400	+ 584
Inflammatory/Heart	19	961	32	288	+ 673
Parkinson's Disease	20	954	44	117	+ 837
Endocrine Disorders	21	938	19	798	+ 140
Other Neoplasms	22	916	66	10	+ 906
Liver Disease	23	816	13	1,312	- 496
Leukemia	24	728	59	37	+ 691
Suicide	25	696	25	521	+ 175
Falls	26	626	30	324	+ 302
Oral Cancer	27	498	50	82	+ 416
Ovary Cancer	28	391	53	77	+ 314
Oesophagus Cancer	29	388	57	37	+ 351
Skin Disease	30	355	51	81	+ 275
Road Traffic Accidents	31	353	8	2,581	- 2,229
Skin Cancers	32	348	48	86	+ 262
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	311	43	127	+ 184
Uterin Cancer	34	311	60	31	+ 280
Asthma	35	219	24	613	- 394
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	205	3	5,275	- 5,070
Anemia	37	176	85	0	+ 176
Congenital Anomalies	38	166	11	1,532	- 1,366
Cervical Cancer	39	165	35	264	- 99
Epilepsy	40	159	37	230	- 71
Drug Use	41	150	40	185	- 36
Hepatitis C	42	126	63	13	+ 112
HIV/AIDS	43	104	9	2,546	- 2,442
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	92	31	308	- 216
Drownings	45	86	29	366	- 280
Alcohol	46	64	55	52	+ 12
Malnutrition	47	58	17	924	- 865
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	57	68	7	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	49	55	65	10	+ 45
Tuberculosis	50	52	10	2,414	- 2,362
Violence	51	50	22	618	- 567
Low Birth Weight	52	49	7	2,791	- 2,742
Osteoarthritis	53	41	80	0	+ 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	39	81	0	+ 39
Fires	55	36	33	275	- 240
Schizophrenia	56	35	84	0	+ 35
Poisonings	57	33	38	218	- 185
Hepatitis B	58	31	47	92	- 60
Meningitis	59	25	12	1,415	- 1,390
Birth Trauma	60	22	6	2,888	- 2,866
Appendicitis	61	15	61	27	- 12
Upper Respiratory	62	9	64	10	- 1
Oral conditions	63	8	82	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	3	18	880	- 877
Leishmaniasis	65	2	79	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	2	41	180	- 178
War	68	1	67	8	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	56	50	- 50
Chagas disease	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	45	103	- 102
Pertussis	73	0	26	469	- 468
Schistosomiasis	74	0	46	101	- 101
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	62	15	- 15
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	58	37	- 37
Chlamydia	82	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	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

Spain

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.