RUSSIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	114,553	10	32,404	+ 82,148
Malaria	2	105,356	74	0	+ 105,356
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	81,439	55	403	+ 81,036
Coronary Heart Disease	4	62,173	1	562,711	- 500,538
Stroke	5	58,189	2	327,199	- 269,010
Birth Trauma	6	44,589	53	714	+ 43,875
Low Birth Weight	7	43,090	44	2,153	+ 40,937
Road Traffic Accidents	8	39,856	19	17,507	+ 22,349
HIV/AIDS	9	39,305	15	21,262	+ 18,044
Tuberculosis	10	37,275	30	8,422	+ 28,853
Congenital Anomalies	11	23,656	41	4,201	+ 19,455
Meningitis	12	21,842	48	1,037	+ 20,804
Liver Disease	13	20,262	6	45,463	- 25,200
Diabetes Mellitus	14	18,366	18	18,345	+ 22
Kidney Disease	15	16,711	22	11,581	+ 5,130
Other Injuries	16	16,062	14	22,517	- 6,455
Malnutrition	17	14,261	57	242	+ 14,018
Maternal Conditions	18	13,583	56	267	+ 13,316
Endocrine Disorders	19	12,317	45	2,004	+ 10,313
Lung Disease	20	12,218	9	36,600	- 24,383
Hypertension	21	9,621	17	18,348	- 8,726
Violence	22	9,536	23	11,450	- 1,914
Breast Cancer	23	9,502	13	23,242	- 13,739
Asthma	24	9,464	46	1,764	+ 7,700
Suicide	25	8,047	8	36,625	- 28,578
Pertussis	26	7,234	65	2	+ 7,232
Liver Cancer	27	6,176	24	11,165	- 4,988
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	5,760	5	48,522	- 42,762
Drownings	29	5,656	36	6,629	- 973
Falls	30	4,999	21	11,705	- 6,706
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,755	28	8,938	- 4,183
Inflammatory/Heart	32	4,446	4	54,060	- 49,614
Fires	33	4,248	37	6,387	- 2,139
Prostate Cancer	34	4,229	20	14,107	- 9,879
Cervical Cancer	35	4,069	34	7,423	- 3,354
Stomach Cancer	36	3,578	11	29,386	- 25,808
Epilepsy	37	3,556	52	718	+ 2,838
Poisonings	38	3,369	40	5,565	- 2,196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,969	7	42,633	- 39,664
Drug Use	40	2,863	27	9,113	- 6,250
Syphilis	41	2,777	62	19	+ 2,758
Lymphomas	42	2,038	29	8,919	- 6,882
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,956	42	2,770	- 815
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,803	26	9,371	- 7,568
Tetanus	45	1,585	63	3	+ 1,581
Schistosomiasis	46	1,559	72	0	+ 1,559
Hepatitis B	47	1,415	60	43	+ 1,372
Skin Cancers	48	1,324	39	5,612	- 4,288
Lung Cancers	49	1,315	3	54,361	- 53,047
Oral Cancer	50	1,272	25	10,880	- 9,608
Skin Disease	51	1,244	43	2,735	- 1,492
Bladder Cancer	52	1,206	38	6,307	- 5,101
Ovary Cancer	53	1,188	32	8,123	- 6,935
Pancreas Cancer	54	950	16	20,282	- 19,332
Alcohol	55	803	12	27,984	- 27,181
Encephalitis	56	777	47	1,076	- 299
Oesophagus Cancer	57	571	33	7,431	- 6,860
Measles	58	570	68	0	+ 570
Leukemia	59	568	31	8,238	- 7,670
Uterin Cancer	60	475	35	6,867	- 6,392
Appendicitis	61	419	54	409	+ 10
Ascariasis	62	228	77	0	+ 228
Hepatitis C	63	207	66	2	+ 205
Upper Respiratory	64	161	58	158	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	65	161	49	827	- 666
Other Neoplasms	66	158	51	729	- 570
War	67	131	59	123	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	112	50	750	- 638
Diphtheria	69	57	67	0	+ 57
Chlamydia	70	21	61	25	- 4
Otitis Media	71	3	64	3	- 1
Dengue	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.