LIBYA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,988	9	744	+ 5,245
Malaria	2	5,507	76	0	+ 5,507
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,257	40	92	+ 4,166
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,250	1	6,610	- 3,360
Stroke	5	3,042	2	2,603	+ 439
Birth Trauma	6	2,331	34	132	+ 2,198
Low Birth Weight	7	2,252	18	359	+ 1,894
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,083	3	1,444	+ 640
HIV/AIDS	9	2,055	21	224	+ 1,831
Tuberculosis	10	1,949	7	812	+ 1,136
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,237	14	493	+ 744
Meningitis	12	1,142	47	41	+ 1,100
Liver Disease	13	1,059	11	630	+ 429
Diabetes Mellitus	14	960	8	803	+ 157
Kidney Disease	15	874	4	1,186	- 312
Other Injuries	16	840	15	432	+ 407
Malnutrition	17	745	57	11	+ 735
Maternal Conditions	18	710	35	124	+ 586
Endocrine Disorders	19	644	29	153	+ 491
Lung Disease	20	639	12	607	+ 32
Hypertension	21	503	6	915	- 412
Violence	22	499	30	145	+ 353
Breast Cancer	23	497	25	190	+ 307
Asthma	24	495	20	297	+ 198
Suicide	25	421	19	304	+ 117
Pertussis	26	378	55	17	+ 361
Liver Cancer	27	323	28	153	+ 170
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	301	10	743	- 442
Drownings	29	296	43	74	+ 222
Falls	30	261	24	204	+ 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	249	38	99	+ 150
Inflammatory/Heart	32	232	37	107	+ 125
Fires	33	222	36	115	+ 107
Prostate Cancer	34	221	39	96	+ 126
Cervical Cancer	35	213	32	135	+ 78
Stomach Cancer	36	187	33	134	+ 53
Epilepsy	37	186	44	67	+ 119
Poisonings	38	176	45	56	+ 120
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	155	16	427	- 271
Drug Use	40	150	17	371	- 221
Syphilis	41	145	61	6	+ 139
Lymphomas	42	107	26	189	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	102	46	49	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	44	94	27	159	- 65
Tetanus	45	83	64	1	+ 82
Schistosomiasis	46	81	59	9	+ 73
Hepatitis B	47	74	48	34	+ 40
Skin Cancers	48	69	51	20	+ 49
Lung Cancers	49	69	13	592	- 523
Oral Cancer	50	66	41	81	- 14
Skin Disease	51	65	54	17	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	52	63	31	136	- 73
Ovary Cancer	53	62	42	75	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	54	50	23	209	- 159
Alcohol	55	42	50	22	+ 20
Encephalitis	56	41	53	19	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	57	30	49	33	- 3
Measles	58	30	72	0	+ 30
Leukemia	59	30	22	217	- 187
Uterin Cancer	60	25	60	8	+ 17
Appendicitis	61	22	56	15	+ 7
Ascariasis	62	12	66	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	63	11	65	1	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	8	67	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	65	8	52	20	- 11
Other Neoplasms	66	8	58	10	- 2
War	67	7	5	1,055	- 1,048
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	6	62	4	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	68	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Sierra Leone

Libya

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.