SIERRA LEONE VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,945	4	4,027	+ 11,918
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,548	28	373	+ 5,175
Stroke	3	5,399	5	3,769	+ 1,630
Lung Cancers	4	5,049	49	85	+ 4,963
Lung Disease	5	4,640	20	791	+ 3,849
Hypertension	6	2,905	21	623	+ 2,282
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,822	39	192	+ 2,630
Kidney Disease	8	2,469	15	1,082	+ 1,387
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,246	1	7,420	- 5,174
Breast Cancer	10	2,043	23	615	+ 1,428
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,949	54	62	+ 1,887
Prostate Cancer	12	1,788	34	274	+ 1,514
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,687	14	1,190	+ 498
Falls	14	1,662	30	324	+ 1,338
Liver Disease	15	1,647	13	1,312	+ 335
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,366	44	117	+ 1,249
Lymphomas	17	1,328	42	132	+ 1,196
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,158	19	798	+ 360
Suicide	19	1,115	25	521	+ 594
Stomach Cancer	20	1,047	36	232	+ 815
Inflammatory/Heart	21	964	32	288	+ 676
Leukemia	22	947	59	37	+ 911
Other Injuries	23	894	16	1,040	- 146
Other Neoplasms	24	885	66	10	+ 875
Liver Cancer	25	874	27	400	+ 474
Alcohol	26	678	55	52	+ 626
Oesophagus Cancer	27	674	57	37	+ 637
Bladder Cancer	28	671	52	78	+ 593
Oral Cancer	29	653	50	82	+ 571
Ovary Cancer	30	563	53	77	+ 486
Skin Cancers	31	440	48	86	+ 354
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	415	3	5,275	- 4,860
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	392	43	127	+ 265
Road Traffic Accidents	34	343	8	2,581	- 2,239
Epilepsy	35	335	37	230	+ 105
Congenital Anomalies	36	248	11	1,532	- 1,284
Uterin Cancer	37	242	60	31	+ 211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	235	31	308	- 73
Cervical Cancer	39	231	35	264	- 32
Drug Use	40	209	40	185	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	41	170	65	10	+ 160
Skin Disease	42	167	51	81	+ 87
Anemia	43	108	85	0	+ 108
Asthma	44	100	24	613	- 513
Low Birth Weight	45	84	7	2,791	- 2,707
Violence	46	83	22	618	- 534
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	59	68	7	+ 52
Hepatitis C	48	55	63	13	+ 42
Drownings	49	50	29	366	- 317
Malnutrition	50	49	17	924	- 875
Schizophrenia	51	42	84	0	+ 42
Osteoarthritis	52	39	80	0	+ 39
Fires	53	39	33	275	- 236
HIV/AIDS	54	37	9	2,546	- 2,508
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	32	81	0	+ 32
Tuberculosis	56	30	10	2,414	- 2,384
Birth Trauma	57	26	6	2,888	- 2,862
Poisonings	58	23	38	218	- 195
Hepatitis B	59	20	47	92	- 72
Meningitis	60	18	12	1,415	- 1,397
Upper Respiratory	61	15	64	10	+ 5
Appendicitis	62	14	61	27	- 13
Oral conditions	63	7	82	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	4	18	880	- 876
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
War	66	1	67	8	- 7
Encephalitis	67	1	56	50	- 49
Syphilis	68	1	41	180	- 179
Pertussis	69	0	26	469	- 468
Measles	70	0	58	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	46	101	- 101
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	45	103	- 103
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	15	- 15
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.