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Compare Sierra Leone and Finland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Finland FINLAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    31.0
    33.7
    32.3
    172
    170
    171
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    1970
    33.5
    36.3
    34.9
    173
    172
    173
    		  
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    1980
    36.4
    39.2
    37.8
    175
    174
    175
    		  
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    1990
    37.6
    40.4
    39.0
    182
    182
    182
    		  
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    2000
    38.9
    42.3
    40.6
    183
    182
    182
    		  
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    2010
    47.4
    48.7
    48.1
    182
    182
    182
    		  
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    2015
    45.8
    46.2
    46.0
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Finland FINLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    45.8
    46.2
    183
    183
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    Age 5
    55.9
    55.2
    183
    183
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 10
    57.7
    57.5
    183
    183
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 15
    58.5
    58.6
    182
    183
    		  
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 20
    59.8
    60.1
    182
    183
    		  
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    Age 25
    61.5
    61.9
    182
    183
    		  
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    Age 30
    63.0
    63.6
    182
    182
    		  
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    Age 35
    64.5
    65.2
    182
    183
    		  
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    Age 40
    65.9
    66.8
    182
    183
    		  
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    Age 45
    67.4
    68.2
    182
    183
    		  
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    Age 50
    68.9
    69.5
    183
    183
    		  
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    Age 55
    70.6
    70.9
    183
    183
    		  
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    Age 60
    72.5
    72.6
    183
    183
    		  
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    Age 65
    74.7
    74.6
    183
    183
    		  
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    Age 70
    77.3
    77.1
    183
    183
    		  
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    Age 75
    80.3
    80.1
    183
    183
    		  
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    Age 80
    83.8
    83.7
    183
    183
    		  
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    Age 85
    87.7
    87.7
    183
    183
    		  
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    Age 90
    92.0
    92.0
    182
    183
    		  
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    Age 95
    96.6
    96.6
    181
    183
    		  
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    Age 100
    101.4
    101.4
    179
    182
    		  
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Finland FINLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    256.87
    3
    		  
    3.77
    171
    2. Tuberculosis
    230.17
    1
    		  
    0.48
    144
    3. Stroke
    183.21
    6
    		  
    35.04
    146
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    117.91
    6
    		  
    0.55
    146
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    115.75
    54
    		  
    94.14
    79
    6. Malnutrition
    112.66
    3
    		  
    0.04
    162
    7. Meningitis
    71.06
    1
    		  
    0.25
    157
    8. HIV/AIDS
    70.26
    28
    		  
    0.06
    154
    9. Malaria
    69.56
    4
    		  
    0.00
    172
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    63.29
    16
    		  
    4.66
    166
    11. Liver Disease
    55.62
    4
    		  
    15.59
    86
    12. Anemia
    54.64
    1
    		  
    0.03
    159
    13. Maternal Conditions
    47.63
    3
    		  
    0.04
    163
    14. Low Birth Weight
    35.09
    3
    		  
    1.02
    167
    15. Birth Trauma
    33.51
    1
    		  
    0.35
    167
    16. Other Injuries
    33.30
    8
    		  
    5.01
    151
    17. Kidney Disease
    30.51
    7
    		  
    2.35
    171
    18. Measles
    27.47
    3
    		  
    0.00
    172
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.40
    25
    		  
    4.31
    158
    20. Lung Disease
    26.43
    46
    		  
    9.45
    151
    21. Falls
    26.31
    3
    		  
    10.91
    39
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    26.27
    2
    		  
    1.49
    123
    23. Epilepsy
    23.32
    1
    		  
    1.72
    93
    24. Cervical Cancer
    22.47
    22
    		  
    1.43
    164
    25. Prostate Cancer
    21.86
    51
    		  
    17.49
    75
    26. Hypertension
    21.11
    47
    		  
    10.32
    133
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    20.73
    10
    		  
    2.17
    146
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    17.96
    2
    		  
    3.49
    150
    29. Fires
    16.49
    6
    		  
    0.84
    127
    30. Liver Cancer
    15.43
    15
    		  
    3.96
    123
    31. Violence
    15.35
    28
    		  
    2.00
    130
    32. Asthma
    14.83
    16
    		  
    0.94
    140
    33. Breast Cancer
    14.24
    107
    		  
    16.90
    82
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.61
    30
    		  
    6.57
    96
    35. Appendicitis
    11.45
    2
    		  
    0.10
    138
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.60
    13
    		  
    0.47
    162
    37. Drownings
    9.78
    20
    		  
    1.68
    132
    38. Suicide
    7.31
    98
    		  
    15.11
    31
    39. Skin Disease
    6.87
    21
    		  
    0.31
    149
    40. Hepatitis B
    5.67
    5
    		  
    0.01
    168
    41. Poisonings
    5.27
    22
    		  
    1.21
    89
    42. Schistosomiasis
    4.42
    16
    		  
    0.00
    172
    43. Tetanus
    3.89
    4
    		  
    0.01
    118
    44. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.47
    73
    		  
    53.77
    1
    45. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    135
    		  
    4.77
    105
    46. Encephalitis
    3.13
    12
    		  
    0.03
    143
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    3.00
    43
    		  
    4.66
    1
    48. Syphilis
    2.99
    22
    		  
    0.01
    131
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.79
    19
    		  
    0.68
    76
    50. Ovary Cancer
    2.73
    146
    		  
    6.88
    23
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Finland FINLAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,473
    13.23
    		  
    379
    0.87
    2. Tuberculosis
    8,131
    8.62
    		  
    59
    0.14
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8,061
    8.55
    		  
    68
    0.16
    4. Malaria
    6,088
    6.46
    		  
    0
    0.00
    5. Malnutrition
    4,880
    5.18
    		  
    4
    0.01
    6. Meningitis
    4,387
    4.65
    		  
    15
    0.03
    7. Stroke
    4,344
    4.61
    		  
    4,170
    9.59
    8. Low Birth Weight
    3,679
    3.90
    		  
    35
    0.08
    9. Birth Trauma
    3,514
    3.73
    		  
    12
    0.03
    10. HIV/AIDS
    3,242
    3.44
    		  
    5
    0.01
    11. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,859
    3.03
    		  
    11,143
    25.63
    12. Measles
    2,768
    2.94
    		  
    0
    0.00
    13. Maternal Conditions
    2,471
    2.62
    		  
    2
    0.01
    14. Anemia
    2,284
    2.42
    		  
    4
    0.01
    15. Liver Disease
    2,001
    2.12
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    16. Other Injuries
    1,929
    2.05
    		  
    403
    0.93
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,772
    1.88
    		  
    182
    0.42
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,699
    1.80
    		  
    456
    1.05
    19. Epilepsy
    1,386
    1.47
    		  
    126
    0.29
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,382
    1.47
    		  
    263
    0.61
    21. Falls
    1,298
    1.38
    		  
    1,214
    2.79
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    1,180
    1.25
    		  
    182
    0.42
    23. Fires
    1,158
    1.23
    		  
    65
    0.15
    24. Kidney Disease
    1,120
    1.19
    		  
    288
    0.66
    25. Violence
    891
    0.95
    		  
    114
    0.26
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    790
    0.84
    		  
    150
    0.35
    27. Lung Disease
    664
    0.70
    		  
    1,106
    2.54
    28. Drownings
    638
    0.68
    		  
    125
    0.29
    29. Asthma
    529
    0.56
    		  
    101
    0.23
    30. Liver Cancer
    509
    0.54
    		  
    436
    1.00
    31. Hypertension
    503
    0.53
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    445
    0.47
    		  
    584
    1.34
    33. Appendicitis
    444
    0.47
    		  
    10
    0.02
    34. Tetanus
    406
    0.43
    		  
    1
    0.00
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    376
    0.40
    		  
    56
    0.13
    36. Cervical Cancer
    368
    0.39
    		  
    63
    0.14
    37. Poisonings
    343
    0.36
    		  
    79
    0.18
    38. Suicide
    337
    0.36
    		  
    903
    2.08
    39. Syphilis
    281
    0.30
    		  
    1
    0.00
    40. Breast Cancer
    267
    0.28
    		  
    887
    2.04
    41. Skin Disease
    266
    0.28
    		  
    33
    0.07
    42. Pertussis
    222
    0.24
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Hepatitis B
    210
    0.22
    		  
    2
    0.00
    44. Encephalitis
    191
    0.20
    		  
    2
    0.00
    45. Prostate Cancer
    168
    0.18
    		  
    879
    2.02
    46. Schistosomiasis
    140
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Leishmaniasis
    110
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Stomach Cancer
    100
    0.11
    		  
    498
    1.15
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    89
    0.09
    		  
    6,850
    15.75
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.09
    		  
    330
    0.76
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Finland FINLAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    22.47
    22
    		  
    1.43
    164
    2. Prostate Cancer
    21.86
    51
    		  
    17.49
    75
    3. Liver Cancer
    15.43
    15
    		  
    3.96
    123
    4. Breast Cancer
    14.24
    107
    		  
    16.90
    82
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.30
    135
    		  
    4.77
    105
    6. Ovary Cancer
    2.73
    146
    		  
    6.88
    23
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.57
    164
    		  
    11.00
    60
    8. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    54
    		  
    2.65
    29
    9. Lymphomas
    1.82
    157
    		  
    7.31
    27
    10. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    146
    		  
    2.24
    111
    11. Uterin Cancer
    1.51
    106
    		  
    3.09
    41
    12. Lung Cancers
    1.31
    160
    		  
    20.15
    57
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.12
    143
    		  
    9.42
    11
    14. Leukemia
    0.95
    165
    		  
    3.41
    102
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.72
    157
    		  
    2.46
    71
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.62
    162
    		  
    2.62
    83
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.