ITALY VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	49,593	9	16,339	+ 33,254
Malaria	2	45,611	79	0	+ 45,611
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	35,257	36	1,622	+ 33,635
Coronary Heart Disease	4	26,916	1	97,116	- 70,200
Stroke	5	25,191	2	62,633	- 37,442
Birth Trauma	6	19,304	59	140	+ 19,164
Low Birth Weight	7	18,655	51	357	+ 18,297
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,255	30	3,221	+ 14,034
HIV/AIDS	9	17,016	46	520	+ 16,496
Tuberculosis	10	16,137	53	336	+ 15,801
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,241	37	1,443	+ 8,798
Meningitis	12	9,456	60	128	+ 9,328
Liver Disease	13	8,772	23	5,559	+ 3,213
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,951	8	19,836	- 11,885
Kidney Disease	15	7,235	11	12,726	- 5,491
Other Injuries	16	6,953	12	12,112	- 5,159
Malnutrition	17	6,174	41	775	+ 5,398
Maternal Conditions	18	5,881	67	6	+ 5,875
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,332	18	8,431	- 3,098
Lung Disease	20	5,289	5	32,382	- 27,093
Hypertension	21	4,165	6	29,931	- 25,766
Violence	22	4,129	50	409	+ 3,720
Breast Cancer	23	4,114	10	13,868	- 9,754
Asthma	24	4,097	47	494	+ 3,604
Suicide	25	3,484	26	4,042	- 558
Pertussis	26	3,132	73	1	+ 3,131
Liver Cancer	27	2,674	17	9,620	- 6,946
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,494	3	41,445	- 38,951
Drownings	29	2,448	52	344	+ 2,105
Falls	30	2,164	25	4,222	- 2,058
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,059	43	690	+ 1,369
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,925	24	5,531	- 3,606
Fires	33	1,839	56	271	+ 1,568
Prostate Cancer	34	1,831	20	8,409	- 6,579
Cervical Cancer	35	1,762	40	1,154	+ 608
Stomach Cancer	36	1,549	14	10,252	- 8,703
Epilepsy	37	1,539	39	1,337	+ 203
Poisonings	38	1,458	58	154	+ 1,304
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,285	7	21,254	- 19,968
Drug Use	40	1,240	45	654	+ 585
Syphilis	41	1,202	69	4	+ 1,198
Lymphomas	42	882	16	9,670	- 8,788
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	847	32	2,216	- 1,369
Parkinson's Disease	44	781	19	8,428	- 7,647
Tetanus	45	686	63	22	+ 665
Schistosomiasis	46	675	78	0	+ 675
Hepatitis B	47	613	54	334	+ 279
Skin Cancers	48	573	29	3,239	- 2,666
Lung Cancers	49	569	4	34,152	- 33,583
Oral Cancer	50	551	27	3,343	- 2,793
Skin Disease	51	538	38	1,440	- 901
Bladder Cancer	52	522	22	6,711	- 6,189
Ovary Cancer	53	514	28	3,282	- 2,767
Pancreas Cancer	54	411	13	12,095	- 11,683
Alcohol	55	348	55	277	+ 71
Encephalitis	56	336	68	5	+ 332
Oesophagus Cancer	57	247	34	2,045	- 1,798
Measles	58	247	71	1	+ 245
Leukemia	59	246	21	6,728	- 6,483
Uterin Cancer	60	206	33	2,198	- 1,992
Appendicitis	61	181	61	49	+ 133
Ascariasis	62	99	80	0	+ 99
Hepatitis C	63	89	31	2,451	- 2,361
Upper Respiratory	64	70	64	20	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	65	70	44	677	- 607
Other Neoplasms	66	69	15	9,984	- 9,916
War	67	57	66	6	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	49	42	701	- 653
Diphtheria	69	25	76	0	+ 25
Chlamydia	70	9	84	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	80	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	85	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.