SIERRA LEONE VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,705	9	2,546	+ 1,159
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,519	1	7,420	- 3,901
Malaria	3	2,942	2	6,824	- 3,882
Tuberculosis	4	2,740	10	2,414	+ 326
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,441	8	2,581	- 141
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,378	3	5,275	- 2,897
Stroke	7	2,284	5	3,769	- 1,485
Birth Trauma	8	2,040	6	2,888	- 848
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,787	4	4,027	- 2,240
Low Birth Weight	10	1,646	7	2,791	- 1,145
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,324	11	1,532	- 209
Maternal Conditions	12	924	18	880	+ 44
Liver Disease	13	890	13	1,312	- 422
Cervical Cancer	14	868	35	264	+ 605
Diabetes Mellitus	15	845	14	1,190	- 345
Malnutrition	16	754	17	924	- 170
Hypertension	17	704	21	623	+ 81
Violence	18	637	22	618	+ 20
Kidney Disease	19	615	15	1,082	- 468
Other Injuries	20	577	16	1,040	- 463
Meningitis	21	431	12	1,415	- 984
Lung Disease	22	413	20	791	- 379
Pertussis	23	375	26	469	- 93
Suicide	24	335	25	521	- 187
Oesophagus Cancer	25	304	57	37	+ 267
Syphilis	26	286	41	180	+ 106
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	277	28	373	- 96
Prostate Cancer	28	246	34	274	- 28
Endocrine Disorders	29	240	19	798	- 557
Asthma	30	230	24	613	- 383
Oral Cancer	31	223	50	82	+ 140
Drownings	32	222	29	366	- 144
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	212	39	192	+ 20
Falls	34	207	30	324	- 116
Fires	35	193	33	275	- 83
Liver Cancer	36	191	27	400	- 209
Breast Cancer	37	174	23	615	- 442
Inflammatory/Heart	38	166	32	288	- 122
Stomach Cancer	39	161	36	232	- 71
Poisonings	40	158	38	218	- 60
Lymphomas	41	109	42	132	- 23
Skin Cancers	42	101	48	86	+ 15
Epilepsy	43	96	37	230	- 135
Bladder Cancer	44	90	52	78	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	45	69	44	117	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	62	31	308	- 246
Leukemia	47	56	59	37	+ 19
Drug Use	48	55	40	185	- 131
Tetanus	49	54	45	103	- 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	54	43	127	- 73
Schistosomiasis	51	50	46	101	- 51
Skin Disease	52	49	51	81	- 32
Ovary Cancer	53	46	53	77	- 31
Upper Respiratory	54	40	64	10	+ 30
Measles	55	40	58	37	+ 3
Alcohol	56	37	55	52	- 15
Uterin Cancer	57	29	60	31	- 1
Appendicitis	58	29	61	27	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	27	56	50	- 23
Hepatitis B	60	23	47	92	- 69
Lung Cancers	61	21	49	85	- 64
Pancreas Cancer	62	21	54	62	- 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	11	68	7	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	64	8	66	10	- 2
Ascariasis	65	8	62	15	- 7
Hepatitis C	66	5	63	13	- 8
War	67	4	67	8	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	65	10	- 7
Otitis Media	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	69	4	- 2
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Tanzania

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.