SIERRA LEONE VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,028	4	4,027	+ 7,001
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,404	28	373	+ 7,031
Stroke	3	4,033	5	3,769	+ 264
Lung Cancers	4	3,623	49	85	+ 3,538
Lung Disease	5	2,987	20	791	+ 2,196
Hypertension	6	2,544	21	623	+ 1,921
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,053	39	192	+ 1,861
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,007	1	7,420	- 5,413
Falls	9	1,976	30	324	+ 1,652
Prostate Cancer	10	1,626	34	274	+ 1,352
Breast Cancer	11	1,623	23	615	+ 1,008
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,530	54	62	+ 1,468
Kidney Disease	13	1,298	15	1,082	+ 216
Suicide	14	1,286	25	521	+ 765
Lymphomas	15	1,164	42	132	+ 1,033
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,057	32	288	+ 769
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,052	14	1,190	- 138
Parkinson's Disease	18	882	44	117	+ 766
Liver Cancer	19	829	27	400	+ 429
Other Neoplasms	20	701	66	10	+ 691
Liver Disease	21	697	13	1,312	- 615
Leukemia	22	691	59	37	+ 654
Bladder Cancer	23	689	52	78	+ 611
Stomach Cancer	24	632	36	232	+ 400
Endocrine Disorders	25	610	19	798	- 188
Oral Cancer	26	515	50	82	+ 433
Skin Cancers	27	508	48	86	+ 422
Oesophagus Cancer	28	505	57	37	+ 468
Ovary Cancer	29	471	53	77	+ 394
Other Injuries	30	422	16	1,040	- 619
Congenital Anomalies	31	314	11	1,532	- 1,218
Alcohol	32	236	55	52	+ 184
Uterin Cancer	33	230	60	31	+ 199
Road Traffic Accidents	34	199	8	2,581	- 2,383
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	191	3	5,275	- 5,084
Drug Use	36	181	40	185	- 4
Osteoarthritis	37	175	80	0	+ 175
Multiple Sclerosis	38	165	65	10	+ 154
Epilepsy	39	163	37	230	- 67
Skin Disease	40	133	51	81	+ 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	126	31	308	- 182
Cervical Cancer	42	108	35	264	- 155
Low Birth Weight	43	108	7	2,791	- 2,683
Anemia	44	105	85	0	+ 105
Schizophrenia	45	99	84	0	+ 99
Asthma	46	97	24	613	- 516
Malnutrition	47	87	17	924	- 837
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	80	43	127	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	70	68	7	+ 62
Drownings	50	51	29	366	- 316
Violence	51	44	22	618	- 574
Birth Trauma	52	33	6	2,888	- 2,855
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	33	81	0	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	54	30	9	2,546	- 2,516
Fires	55	22	33	275	- 253
Tuberculosis	56	22	10	2,414	- 2,392
Meningitis	57	21	12	1,415	- 1,394
Hepatitis C	58	15	63	13	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	15	61	27	- 12
Poisonings	60	13	38	218	- 205
Upper Respiratory	61	11	64	10	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	8	82	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	63	5	47	92	- 87
Maternal Conditions	64	4	18	880	- 875
Syphilis	65	2	41	180	- 178
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	76	0	+ 1
War	67	1	67	8	- 8
Encephalitis	68	1	56	50	- 50
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	45	103	- 102
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	46	101	- 101
Pertussis	73	0	26	469	- 468
Diphtheria	74	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	58	37	- 37
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	15	- 15
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Switzerland

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.