SIERRA LEONE VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,558	9	2,546	+ 5,012
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,173	1	7,420	- 3,246
Stroke	3	3,485	5	3,769	- 284
Malaria	4	3,456	2	6,824	- 3,368
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,752	3	5,275	- 2,523
Tuberculosis	6	2,605	10	2,414	+ 191
Birth Trauma	7	2,220	6	2,888	- 668
Low Birth Weight	8	2,130	7	2,791	- 661
Liver Disease	9	1,974	13	1,312	+ 661
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,943	4	4,027	- 2,084
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,602	8	2,581	- 979
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,380	11	1,532	- 153
Hypertension	13	1,147	21	623	+ 524
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,050	14	1,190	- 139
Malnutrition	15	1,010	17	924	+ 86
Meningitis	16	866	12	1,415	- 548
Cervical Cancer	17	789	35	264	+ 525
Kidney Disease	18	772	15	1,082	- 310
Other Injuries	19	758	16	1,040	- 282
Suicide	20	571	25	521	+ 50
Lung Disease	21	558	20	791	- 233
Maternal Conditions	22	521	18	880	- 359
Violence	23	506	22	618	- 112
Syphilis	24	388	41	180	+ 208
Pertussis	25	326	26	469	- 143
Asthma	26	325	24	613	- 288
Drownings	27	302	29	366	- 64
Falls	28	262	30	324	- 62
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	259	28	373	- 114
Prostate Cancer	30	246	34	274	- 28
Lymphomas	31	240	42	132	+ 108
Fires	32	240	33	275	- 36
Inflammatory/Heart	33	220	32	288	- 68
Poisonings	34	200	38	218	- 18
Breast Cancer	35	160	23	615	- 455
Oesophagus Cancer	36	157	57	37	+ 120
Endocrine Disorders	37	155	19	798	- 643
Epilepsy	38	146	37	230	- 85
Leukemia	39	115	59	37	+ 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	108	31	308	- 200
Lung Cancers	41	99	49	85	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	42	91	36	232	- 141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	89	39	192	- 103
Tetanus	44	83	45	103	- 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	83	43	127	- 43
Liver Cancer	46	78	27	400	- 323
Parkinson's Disease	47	72	44	117	- 45
Oral Cancer	48	68	50	82	- 14
Alcohol	49	61	55	52	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	50	58	52	78	- 20
Schistosomiasis	51	56	46	101	- 45
Skin Disease	52	55	51	81	- 25
Drug Use	53	54	40	185	- 132
Skin Cancers	54	47	48	86	- 38
Hepatitis B	55	46	47	92	- 46
Appendicitis	56	37	61	27	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	57	36	53	77	- 41
Leishmaniasis	58	32	79	0	+ 32
Encephalitis	59	31	56	50	- 20
Upper Respiratory	60	30	64	10	+ 19
Measles	61	21	58	37	- 16
Pancreas Cancer	62	19	54	62	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	68	7	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	64	13	60	31	- 18
Other Neoplasms	65	9	66	10	- 2
Hepatitis C	66	8	63	13	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	67	6	65	10	- 5
Ascariasis	68	4	62	15	- 11
War	69	3	67	8	- 6
Otitis Media	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	70	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	69	4	- 2
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Zambia

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.