SIERRA LEONE VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	13,075	28	373	+ 12,702
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,557	4	4,027	+ 5,530
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,401	1	7,420	- 2,018
Stroke	4	5,013	5	3,769	+ 1,244
Lung Cancers	5	4,758	49	85	+ 4,673
Lung Disease	6	4,383	20	791	+ 3,591
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,458	39	192	+ 2,265
Prostate Cancer	8	1,771	34	274	+ 1,497
Breast Cancer	9	1,695	23	615	+ 1,079
Lymphomas	10	1,246	42	132	+ 1,114
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,198	54	62	+ 1,137
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,163	57	37	+ 1,126
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,142	44	117	+ 1,025
Liver Disease	14	1,021	13	1,312	- 291
Falls	15	1,015	30	324	+ 691
Bladder Cancer	16	817	52	78	+ 739
Diabetes Mellitus	17	778	14	1,190	- 411
Kidney Disease	18	729	15	1,082	- 353
Other Injuries	19	728	16	1,040	- 312
Suicide	20	709	25	521	+ 188
Liver Cancer	21	698	27	400	+ 298
Leukemia	22	694	59	37	+ 657
Hypertension	23	694	21	623	+ 71
Stomach Cancer	24	666	36	232	+ 434
Ovary Cancer	25	535	53	77	+ 459
Other Neoplasms	26	531	66	10	+ 521
Skin Cancers	27	497	48	86	+ 411
Endocrine Disorders	28	439	19	798	- 359
Inflammatory/Heart	29	417	32	288	+ 129
Oral Cancer	30	414	50	82	+ 332
Drug Use	31	376	40	185	+ 191
Uterin Cancer	32	313	60	31	+ 282
Road Traffic Accidents	33	289	8	2,581	- 2,293
Skin Disease	34	284	51	81	+ 204
Congenital Anomalies	35	283	11	1,532	- 1,249
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	278	31	308	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	37	247	65	10	+ 237
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	213	3	5,275	- 5,062
Alcohol	39	207	55	52	+ 155
Low Birth Weight	40	175	7	2,791	- 2,616
Asthma	41	174	24	613	- 440
Epilepsy	42	159	37	230	- 71
Cervical Cancer	43	146	35	264	- 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	135	68	7	+ 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	117	43	127	- 10
Violence	46	116	22	618	- 502
Tuberculosis	47	47	10	2,414	- 2,368
Fires	48	45	33	275	- 231
Drownings	49	40	29	366	- 326
Anemia	50	37	85	0	+ 37
Hepatitis C	51	36	63	13	+ 22
Meningitis	52	31	12	1,415	- 1,384
Poisonings	53	29	38	218	- 189
Birth Trauma	54	25	6	2,888	- 2,863
HIV/AIDS	55	25	9	2,546	- 2,521
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	24	81	0	+ 24
Osteoarthritis	57	22	80	0	+ 22
Malnutrition	58	15	17	924	- 908
Appendicitis	59	14	61	27	- 13
Schizophrenia	60	14	84	0	+ 14
Oral conditions	61	7	82	0	+ 7
Syphilis	62	7	41	180	- 173
Upper Respiratory	63	6	64	10	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	6	18	880	- 874
Hepatitis B	65	5	47	92	- 86
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
War	67	1	67	8	- 7
Encephalitis	68	1	56	50	- 50
Pertussis	69	0	26	469	- 468
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	45	103	- 103
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	58	37	- 37
Malaria	76	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	46	101	- 101
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	62	15	- 15
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	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

United Kingdom

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.