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Sierra Leone
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Sierra Leone and Liberia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Liberia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sierra Leone Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Liberia LIBERIA
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Liberia LIBERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    31.0
    33.7
    32.3
    172
    170
    171
     
    38.9
    41.3
    40.1
    149
    144
    146
    1970
    33.5
    36.3
    34.9
    173
    172
    173
     
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
    1980
    36.4
    39.2
    37.8
    175
    174
    175
     
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
    1990
    37.6
    40.4
    39.0
    182
    182
    182
     
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
    2000
    38.4
    39.5
    39.0
    183
    183
    183
     
    51.2
    52.6
    51.9
    155
    163
    156
    2010
    47.4
    48.7
    48.1
    182
    182
    182
     
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
    2019
    59.6
    61.9
    60.8
    171
    178
    174
     
    63.2
    65.0
    64.1
    149
    163
    155
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Liberia LIBERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    59.6
    61.9
    171
    178
    63.2
    65.0
    149
    163
    Age 5
    67.3
    68.9
    148
    167
    69.4
    70.4
    131
    154
    Age 10
    68.1
    69.7
    145
    165
    69.9
    70.9
    126
    155
    Age 15
    68.6
    70.1
    145
    164
    70.3
    71.3
    123
    155
    Age 20
    69.0
    70.5
    143
    164
    70.7
    71.6
    122
    155
    Age 25
    69.5
    71.0
    143
    163
    71.1
    72.0
    121
    155
    Age 30
    70.0
    71.5
    143
    163
    71.6
    72.5
    121
    155
    Age 35
    70.7
    72.2
    143
    164
    72.2
    73.1
    120
    155
    Age 40
    71.4
    73.0
    138
    164
    72.9
    73.8
    117
    153
    Age 45
    72.4
    73.8
    138
    164
    73.7
    74.6
    112
    154
    Age 50
    73.5
    74.8
    135
    165
    74.8
    75.5
    106
    155
    Age 55
    74.9
    76.0
    136
    167
    76.0
    76.7
    103
    154
    Age 60
    76.4
    77.4
    135
    166
    77.4
    78.0
    102
    155
    Age 65
    78.4
    79.2
    135
    165
    79.2
    79.7
    98
    151
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.3
    130
    162
    81.3
    81.7
    102
    147
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    123
    152
    83.8
    84.1
    89
    139
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.7
    120
    138
    86.7
    86.9
    92
    132
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    102
    123
    89.9
    90.1
    85
    115
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Liberia LIBERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.43
    58
    98.87
    112
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    131.43
    9
    78.43
    44
    3. Stroke
    120.14
    40
    79.84
    94
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    91.13
    8
    47.97
    37
    5. Malaria
    61.60
    1
    52.62
    4
    6. Tuberculosis
    43.58
    23
    89.99
    7
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    41.61
    21
    55.89
    4
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.99
    62
    31.63
    86
    9. HIV/AIDS
    34.17
    30
    50.98
    23
    10. Liver Disease
    33.30
    49
    34.32
    44
    11. Kidney Disease
    30.17
    59
    27.80
    69
    12. Breast Cancer
    28.09
    16
    17.79
    81
    13. Lung Disease
    27.43
    66
    15.39
    139
    14. Prostate Cancer
    25.99
    38
    38.87
    16
    15. Hypertension
    20.30
    81
    18.52
    90
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.29
    62
    17.56
    92
    17. Meningitis
    18.76
    7
    11.52
    30
    18. Asthma
    17.26
    27
    8.98
    68
    19. Other Injuries
    15.78
    17
    9.64
    70
    20. Birth Trauma
    13.12
    8
    11.43
    14
    21. Cervical Cancer
    13.10
    66
    35.18
    16
    22. Low Birth Weight
    12.61
    15
    11.72
    21
    23. Maternal Conditions
    12.40
    23
    20.74
    5
    24. Suicide
    11.25
    56
    7.37
    108
    25. Malnutrition
    11.15
    27
    10.21
    29
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.44
    6
    7.74
    37
    27. Liver Cancer
    10.33
    29
    17.19
    11
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    9.40
    23
    5.61
    58
    29. Falls
    8.98
    33
    7.14
    68
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.40
    20
    5.75
    50
    31. Violence
    8.04
    61
    13.13
    34
    32. Stomach Cancer
    6.96
    78
    5.47
    99
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.88
    51
    4.81
    91
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.44
    145
    3.79
    170
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.12
    48
    4.57
    66
    36. Fires
    4.26
    23
    3.65
    35
    37. Drownings
    3.97
    47
    2.30
    99
    38. Pertussis
    3.69
    19
    2.42
    33
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3.62
    125
    3.65
    123
    40. Epilepsy
    3.49
    16
    2.16
    56
    41. Drug Use
    3.17
    24
    1.66
    63
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.14
    39
    2.08
    67
    43. Lymphomas
    3.11
    143
    3.62
    132
    44. Poisonings
    2.88
    19
    1.76
    50
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.64
    45
    2.29
    61
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.53
    14
    2.09
    21
    47. Lung Cancers
    2.37
    169
    2.68
    165
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.29
    77
    0.83
    163
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    125
    2.01
    131
    50. Skin Disease
    2.01
    67
    1.74
    80
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Liberia LIBERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,420
    12.24
    2,693
    7.99
    2. Malaria
    6,824
    11.25
    2,428
    7.21
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,275
    8.70
    1,592
    4.73
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,027
    6.64
    1,885
    5.60
    5. Stroke
    3,769
    6.22
    1,578
    4.68
    6. Birth Trauma
    2,888
    4.76
    1,601
    4.75
    7. Low Birth Weight
    2,791
    4.60
    1,652
    4.90
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,581
    4.26
    1,920
    5.70
    9. HIV/AIDS
    2,546
    4.20
    1,919
    5.70
    10. Tuberculosis
    2,414
    3.98
    2,766
    8.21
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    1,532
    2.53
    833
    2.47
    12. Meningitis
    1,415
    2.33
    552
    1.64
    13. Liver Disease
    1,312
    2.16
    858
    2.55
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,190
    1.96
    650
    1.93
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,082
    1.78
    609
    1.81
    16. Other Injuries
    1,040
    1.72
    380
    1.13
    17. Malnutrition
    924
    1.52
    353
    1.05
    18. Maternal Conditions
    880
    1.45
    870
    2.58
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    798
    1.32
    245
    0.73
    20. Lung Disease
    791
    1.30
    294
    0.87
    21. Hypertension
    623
    1.03
    371
    1.10
    22. Violence
    618
    1.02
    477
    1.42
    23. Breast Cancer
    615
    1.01
    246
    0.73
    24. Asthma
    613
    1.01
    200
    0.59
    25. Suicide
    521
    0.86
    220
    0.65
    26. Pertussis
    469
    0.77
    197
    0.58
    27. Liver Cancer
    400
    0.66
    439
    1.30
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    373
    0.62
    235
    0.70
    29. Drownings
    366
    0.60
    127
    0.38
    30. Falls
    324
    0.53
    155
    0.46
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    308
    0.51
    126
    0.37
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    288
    0.47
    115
    0.34
    33. Fires
    275
    0.45
    153
    0.45
    34. Prostate Cancer
    274
    0.45
    297
    0.88
    35. Cervical Cancer
    264
    0.44
    474
    1.41
    36. Stomach Cancer
    232
    0.38
    122
    0.36
    37. Epilepsy
    230
    0.38
    81
    0.24
    38. Poisonings
    218
    0.36
    82
    0.24
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    192
    0.32
    90
    0.27
    40. Drug Use
    185
    0.31
    42
    0.12
    41. Syphilis
    180
    0.30
    394
    1.17
    42. Lymphomas
    132
    0.22
    93
    0.28
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    127
    0.21
    50
    0.15
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    117
    0.19
    72
    0.21
    45. Tetanus
    103
    0.17
    31
    0.09
    46. Schistosomiasis
    101
    0.17
    51
    0.15
    47. Hepatitis B
    92
    0.15
    39
    0.12
    48. Skin Cancers
    86
    0.14
    51
    0.15
    49. Lung Cancers
    85
    0.14
    66
    0.20
    50. Oral Cancer
    82
    0.14
    50
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Liberia LIBERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    28.09
    16
    17.79
    81
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.99
    38
    38.87
    16
    3. Cervical Cancer
    13.10
    66
    35.18
    16
    4. Liver Cancer
    10.33
    29
    17.19
    11
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.96
    78
    5.47
    99
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.44
    145
    3.79
    170
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.62
    125
    3.65
    123
    8. Lymphomas
    3.11
    143
    3.62
    132
    9. Skin Cancers
    2.64
    45
    2.29
    61
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.37
    169
    2.68
    165
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.29
    77
    0.83
    163
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    125
    2.01
    131
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.68
    150
    1.56
    152
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.66
    130
    2.31
    91
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.92
    159
    0.64
    174
    16. Leukemia
    0.73
    177
    0.66
    178
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.