SIERRA LEONE VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,036	4	4,027	+ 9,009
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,403	28	373	+ 9,030
Stroke	3	5,198	5	3,769	+ 1,429
Lung Disease	4	3,742	20	791	+ 2,950
Lung Cancers	5	3,206	49	85	+ 3,121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,626	39	192	+ 2,434
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,290	1	7,420	- 5,130
Prostate Cancer	8	2,258	34	274	+ 1,985
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,592	54	62	+ 1,531
Hypertension	10	1,583	21	623	+ 960
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,580	14	1,190	+ 390
Kidney Disease	12	1,403	15	1,082	+ 321
Breast Cancer	13	1,363	23	615	+ 747
Suicide	14	1,274	25	521	+ 753
Other Injuries	15	1,183	16	1,040	+ 143
Lymphomas	16	1,168	42	132	+ 1,037
Falls	17	955	30	324	+ 631
Other Neoplasms	18	892	66	10	+ 882
Parkinson's Disease	19	812	44	117	+ 695
Leukemia	20	711	59	37	+ 674
Bladder Cancer	21	655	52	78	+ 577
Liver Cancer	22	648	27	400	+ 247
Liver Disease	23	623	13	1,312	- 689
Endocrine Disorders	24	605	19	798	- 193
Skin Cancers	25	560	48	86	+ 474
Stomach Cancer	26	528	36	232	+ 296
Ovary Cancer	27	476	53	77	+ 399
Inflammatory/Heart	28	471	32	288	+ 183
Oesophagus Cancer	29	463	57	37	+ 426
Drug Use	30	365	40	185	+ 179
Oral Cancer	31	327	50	82	+ 244
Alcohol	32	309	55	52	+ 257
Uterin Cancer	33	297	60	31	+ 266
Road Traffic Accidents	34	271	8	2,581	- 2,310
Congenital Anomalies	35	265	11	1,532	- 1,267
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	249	3	5,275	- 5,026
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	239	31	308	- 69
Cervical Cancer	38	196	35	264	- 68
Skin Disease	39	189	51	81	+ 109
Anemia	40	151	85	0	+ 151
Multiple Sclerosis	41	147	65	10	+ 136
Asthma	42	136	24	613	- 477
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	111	68	7	+ 104
Epilepsy	44	104	37	230	- 126
Malnutrition	45	101	17	924	- 823
Drownings	46	99	29	366	- 268
Violence	47	97	22	618	- 520
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	95	43	127	- 32
Fires	49	56	33	275	- 219
Schizophrenia	50	55	84	0	+ 55
Low Birth Weight	51	43	7	2,791	- 2,748
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	39	81	0	+ 39
Hepatitis C	53	38	63	13	+ 25
Meningitis	54	30	12	1,415	- 1,384
Birth Trauma	55	29	6	2,888	- 2,859
Tuberculosis	56	21	10	2,414	- 2,394
Osteoarthritis	57	21	80	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	58	17	64	10	+ 6
Appendicitis	59	16	61	27	- 12
Poisonings	60	15	38	218	- 203
HIV/AIDS	61	11	9	2,546	- 2,535
Hepatitis B	62	8	47	92	- 83
Oral conditions	63	7	82	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	4	18	880	- 876
War	65	1	67	8	- 7
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	26	469	- 468
Tetanus	68	0	45	103	- 102
Schistosomiasis	69	0	46	101	- 101
Diphtheria	70	0	69	4	- 3
Encephalitis	71	0	56	50	- 50
Syphilis	72	0	41	180	- 180
Chlamydia	73	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	15	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	58	37	- 37
Leprosy	84	0	75	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

Sweden

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.