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Sierra Leone
COUNTRY #1
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SIERRA LEONE VS ETHIOPIA

Compare Sierra Leone and Ethiopia 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.

Ethiopia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sierra Leone Population Pyramid
12,944,875
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Ethiopia Population Pyramid
205,410,671
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
       
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
  
37.3
40.2
38.7
155
152
155
1970
33.5
36.3
34.9
173
172
173
  
41.5
44.5
43.0
155
152
153
1980
36.4
39.2
37.8
175
174
175
  
43.3
46.3
44.8
164
160
161
1990
37.6
40.4
39.0
182
182
182
  
46.1
49.1
47.5
168
168
168
2000
38.4
39.5
39.0
183
183
183
  
49.3
53.1
51.2
162
156
160
2010
47.4
48.7
48.1
182
182
182
  
60.1
63.6
61.8
144
144
146
2019
59.6
61.9
60.8
171
178
174
  
66.9
70.5
68.7
126
130
128
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
59.6
61.9
171
178
66.9
70.5
126
130
Age
59.6
61.9
171
178
66.9
70.5
126
130
Age 5
67.3
68.9
148
167
70.8
73.8
112
127
Age 10
68.1
69.7
145
165
71.2
74.2
108
125
Age 15
68.6
70.1
145
164
71.5
74.4
105
124
Age 20
69.0
70.5
143
164
71.9
74.7
103
124
Age 25
69.5
71.0
143
163
72.2
74.9
103
123
Age 30
70.0
71.5
143
163
72.6
75.2
103
123
Age 35
70.7
72.2
143
164
73.1
75.6
103
122
Age 40
71.4
73.0
138
164
73.6
76.1
102
121
Age 45
72.4
73.8
138
164
74.2
76.7
102
121
Age 50
73.5
74.8
135
165
75.1
77.5
102
116
Age 55
74.9
76.0
136
167
76.1
78.4
101
115
Age 60
76.4
77.4
135
166
77.4
79.4
101
112
Age 65
78.4
79.2
135
165
79.1
80.7
105
110
Age 70
80.6
81.3
130
162
81.2
82.4
108
111
Age 75
83.3
83.9
123
152
83.6
84.5
107
106
Age 80
86.3
86.7
120
138
86.5
87.2
105
101
Age 85
89.7
90.1
102
123
89.8
90.4
94
91
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
139.43
58
78.39
134
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
131.43
9
79.86
42
3. Stroke
120.14
40
83.71
90
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
91.13
8
63.15
22
5. Malaria
61.60
1
5.39
42
6. Tuberculosis
43.58
23
25.31
44
7. Road Traffic Accidents
41.61
21
42.41
19
8. Diabetes Mellitus
37.99
62
33.58
80
9. HIV/AIDS
34.17
30
13.62
51
10. Liver Disease
33.30
49
50.31
11
11. Kidney Disease
30.17
59
24.20
81
12. Breast Cancer
28.09
16
26.35
21
13. Lung Disease
27.43
66
25.66
75
14. Prostate Cancer
25.99
38
6.02
158
15. Hypertension
20.30
81
29.73
46
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.29
62
21.74
30
17. Meningitis
18.76
7
13.13
25
18. Asthma
17.26
27
8.13
71
19. Other Injuries
15.78
17
14.07
29
20. Birth Trauma
13.12
8
10.53
20
21. Cervical Cancer
13.10
66
16.48
49
22. Low Birth Weight
12.61
15
9.52
37
23. Maternal Conditions
12.40
23
9.44
34
24. Suicide
11.25
56
9.45
80
25. Malnutrition
11.15
27
11.17
26
26. Congenital Anomalies
10.44
6
6.38
73
27. Liver Cancer
10.33
29
3.00
167
28. Endocrine Disorders
9.40
23
2.30
141
29. Falls
8.98
33
8.65
38
30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
8.40
20
3.22
83
31. Violence
8.04
61
8.85
58
32. Stomach Cancer
6.96
78
2.77
163
33. Inflammatory/Heart
6.88
51
3.59
120
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.44
145
6.59
127
35. Parkinson's Disease
5.12
48
3.68
119
36. Fires
4.26
23
3.73
33
37. Drownings
3.97
47
2.44
90
38. Pertussis
3.69
19
3.77
18
39. Ovary Cancer
3.62
125
7.86
9
40. Epilepsy
3.49
16
2.02
65
41. Drug Use
3.17
24
0.71
140
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.14
39
2.22
60
43. Lymphomas
3.11
143
5.49
64
44. Poisonings
2.88
19
4.29
7
45. Skin Cancers
2.64
45
1.82
97
46. Schistosomiasis
2.53
14
1.50
32
47. Lung Cancers
2.37
169
4.05
145
48. Bladder Cancer
2.29
77
2.06
92
49. Oral Cancer
2.18
125
2.58
101
50. Skin Disease
2.01
67
1.67
88
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,420
12.24
59,931
10.63
2. Malaria
6,824
11.25
5,626
1.00
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,275
8.70
44,361
7.87
4. Coronary Heart Disease
4,027
6.64
36,530
6.48
5. Stroke
3,769
6.22
39,362
6.98
6. Birth Trauma
2,888
4.76
31,107
5.52
7. Low Birth Weight
2,791
4.60
28,020
4.97
8. Road Traffic Accidents
2,581
4.26
31,564
5.60
9. HIV/AIDS
2,546
4.20
11,471
2.03
10. Tuberculosis
2,414
3.98
21,455
3.81
11. Congenital Anomalies
1,532
2.53
15,638
2.77
12. Meningitis
1,415
2.33
12,019
2.13
13. Liver Disease
1,312
2.16
27,270
4.84
14. Diabetes Mellitus
1,190
1.96
16,258
2.88
15. Kidney Disease
1,082
1.78
12,103
2.15
16. Other Injuries
1,040
1.72
11,735
2.08
17. Malnutrition
924
1.52
8,643
1.53
18. Maternal Conditions
880
1.45
8,887
1.58
19. Endocrine Disorders
798
1.32
1,623
0.29
20. Lung Disease
791
1.30
11,870
2.11
21. Hypertension
623
1.03
13,470
2.39
22. Violence
618
1.02
8,076
1.43
23. Breast Cancer
615
1.01
8,485
1.51
24. Asthma
613
1.01
4,484
0.80
25. Suicide
521
0.86
6,030
1.07
26. Pertussis
469
0.77
6,896
1.22
27. Liver Cancer
400
0.66
1,730
0.31
28. Alzheimers & Dementia
373
0.62
8,258
1.46
29. Drownings
366
0.60
3,133
0.56
30. Falls
324
0.53
4,510
0.80
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
308
0.51
1,758
0.31
32. Inflammatory/Heart
288
0.47
2,168
0.38
33. Fires
275
0.45
3,255
0.58
34. Prostate Cancer
274
0.45
1,244
0.22
35. Cervical Cancer
264
0.44
5,019
0.89
36. Stomach Cancer
232
0.38
1,519
0.27
37. Epilepsy
230
0.38
1,625
0.29
38. Poisonings
218
0.36
3,668
0.65
39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
192
0.32
3,755
0.67
40. Drug Use
185
0.31
513
0.09
41. Syphilis
180
0.30
1,699
0.30
42. Lymphomas
132
0.22
3,590
0.64
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
127
0.21
1,339
0.24
44. Parkinson's Disease
117
0.19
1,578
0.28
45. Tetanus
103
0.17
2,203
0.39
46. Schistosomiasis
101
0.17
839
0.15
47. Hepatitis B
92
0.15
742
0.13
48. Skin Cancers
86
0.14
1,006
0.18
49. Lung Cancers
85
0.14
2,202
0.39
50. Oral Cancer
82
0.14
1,477
0.26
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
28.09
16
26.35
21
2. Prostate Cancer
25.99
38
6.02
158
3. Cervical Cancer
13.10
66
16.48
49
4. Liver Cancer
10.33
29
3.00
167
5. Stomach Cancer
6.96
78
2.77
163
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.44
145
6.59
127
7. Ovary Cancer
3.62
125
7.86
9
8. Lymphomas
3.11
143
5.49
64
9. Skin Cancers
2.64
45
1.82
97
10. Lung Cancers
2.37
169
4.05
145
11. Bladder Cancer
2.29
77
2.06
92
12. Oral Cancer
2.18
125
2.58
101
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.68
150
0.83
170
14. Uterin Cancer
1.66
130
1.54
136
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.92
159
3.35
59
16. Leukemia
0.73
177
6.06
6
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.