NO MACEDONIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		NO MACEDONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,737	19	157	+ 1,581
Malaria	2	1,598	78	0	+ 1,598
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,235	56	1	+ 1,234
Coronary Heart Disease	4	943	2	4,420	- 3,477
Stroke	5	882	1	5,521	- 4,638
Birth Trauma	6	676	48	7	+ 669
Low Birth Weight	7	653	28	73	+ 580
Road Traffic Accidents	8	604	24	107	+ 497
HIV/AIDS	9	596	61	0	+ 596
Tuberculosis	10	565	35	32	+ 533
Congenital Anomalies	11	359	37	29	+ 330
Meningitis	12	331	51	4	+ 328
Liver Disease	13	307	15	218	+ 90
Diabetes Mellitus	14	279	4	1,104	- 825
Kidney Disease	15	253	9	516	- 262
Other Injuries	16	244	17	183	+ 61
Malnutrition	17	216	58	1	+ 216
Maternal Conditions	18	206	54	2	+ 204
Endocrine Disorders	19	187	44	12	+ 175
Lung Disease	20	185	6	807	- 621
Hypertension	21	146	7	627	- 482
Violence	22	145	36	31	+ 114
Breast Cancer	23	144	11	386	- 242
Asthma	24	144	33	53	+ 90
Suicide	25	122	16	196	- 74
Pertussis	26	110	50	4	+ 106
Liver Cancer	27	94	13	260	- 166
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	87	30	71	+ 17
Drownings	29	86	41	18	+ 68
Falls	30	76	27	78	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	72	32	56	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	32	67	3	4,249	- 4,182
Fires	33	64	46	11	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	34	64	14	259	- 195
Cervical Cancer	35	62	31	68	- 6
Stomach Cancer	36	54	10	455	- 401
Epilepsy	37	54	38	23	+ 31
Poisonings	38	51	45	11	+ 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	45	8	560	- 515
Drug Use	40	43	47	9	+ 34
Syphilis	41	42	62	0	+ 42
Lymphomas	42	31	25	96	- 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	30	43	13	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	44	27	20	141	- 113
Tetanus	45	24	75	0	+ 24
Schistosomiasis	46	24	79	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	47	21	49	7	+ 14
Skin Cancers	48	20	21	126	- 106
Lung Cancers	49	20	5	1,055	- 1,035
Oral Cancer	50	19	29	72	- 53
Skin Disease	51	19	57	1	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	52	18	18	163	- 144
Ovary Cancer	53	18	26	93	- 75
Pancreas Cancer	54	14	12	267	- 252
Alcohol	55	12	42	14	- 2
Encephalitis	56	12	59	1	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	57	9	34	45	- 37
Measles	58	9	74	0	+ 9
Leukemia	59	9	22	114	- 106
Uterin Cancer	60	7	23	108	- 101
Appendicitis	61	6	55	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	62	3	71	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	3	67	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	2	65	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2	39	21	- 19
Other Neoplasms	66	2	40	19	- 16
War	67	2	63	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	60	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	66	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	52	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NO MACEDONIA

Sierra Leone

No Macedonia

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.