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Sierra Leone
COUNTRY #1
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SIERRA LEONE VS ICELAND

Compare Sierra Leone and Iceland 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.

Iceland
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   Iceland ICELAND
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Iceland ICELAND
           
    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
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    33.5
    36.3
    34.9
    173
    172
    173
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    36.4
    39.2
    37.8
    175
    174
    175
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    1990
    37.6
    40.4
    39.0
    182
    182
    182
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    2000
    38.4
    39.5
    39.0
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    2010
    47.4
    48.7
    48.1
    182
    182
    182
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2019
    59.6
    61.9
    60.8
    171
    178
    174
    		  
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    59.6
    61.9
    171
    178
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    Age 5
    67.3
    68.9
    148
    167
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    Age 10
    68.1
    69.7
    145
    165
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    Age 15
    68.6
    70.1
    145
    164
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    Age 20
    69.0
    70.5
    143
    164
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    Age 25
    69.5
    71.0
    143
    163
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    Age 30
    70.0
    71.5
    143
    163
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    Age 35
    70.7
    72.2
    143
    164
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    Age 40
    71.4
    73.0
    138
    164
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    Age 45
    72.4
    73.8
    138
    164
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    Age 50
    73.5
    74.8
    135
    165
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    Age 55
    74.9
    76.0
    136
    167
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    Age 60
    76.4
    77.4
    135
    166
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    Age 65
    78.4
    79.2
    135
    165
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.3
    130
    162
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    123
    152
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.7
    120
    138
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    102
    123
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.43
    58
    54.46
    157
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    131.43
    9
    9.67
    161
    3. Stroke
    120.14
    40
    18.39
    176
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    91.13
    8
    0.16
    176
    5. Malaria
    61.60
    1
    0.00
    113
    6. Tuberculosis
    43.58
    23
    0.00
    183
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    41.61
    21
    1.78
    178
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.99
    62
    4.22
    176
    9. HIV/AIDS
    34.17
    30
    0.09
    158
    10. Liver Disease
    33.30
    49
    1.72
    183
    11. Kidney Disease
    30.17
    59
    4.00
    177
    12. Breast Cancer
    28.09
    16
    18.02
    78
    13. Lung Disease
    27.43
    66
    17.98
    117
    14. Prostate Cancer
    25.99
    38
    18.78
    71
    15. Hypertension
    20.30
    81
    2.87
    168
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.29
    62
    35.59
    5
    17. Meningitis
    18.76
    7
    0.30
    140
    18. Asthma
    17.26
    27
    0.26
    178
    19. Other Injuries
    15.78
    17
    7.88
    87
    20. Birth Trauma
    13.12
    8
    1.05
    121
    21. Cervical Cancer
    13.10
    66
    3.29
    142
    22. Low Birth Weight
    12.61
    15
    1.13
    164
    23. Maternal Conditions
    12.40
    23
    0.11
    142
    24. Suicide
    11.25
    56
    11.15
    59
    25. Malnutrition
    11.15
    27
    0.06
    166
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.44
    6
    1.96
    177
    27. Liver Cancer
    10.33
    29
    3.82
    140
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    9.40
    23
    2.31
    139
    29. Falls
    8.98
    33
    3.23
    143
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.40
    20
    0.47
    178
    31. Violence
    8.04
    61
    1.08
    149
    32. Stomach Cancer
    6.96
    78
    3.12
    154
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.88
    51
    3.42
    124
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.44
    145
    12.15
    49
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.12
    48
    7.15
    12
    36. Fires
    4.26
    23
    0.09
    181
    37. Drownings
    3.97
    47
    0.36
    179
    38. Pertussis
    3.69
    19
    0.01
    136
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3.62
    125
    5.09
    62
    40. Epilepsy
    3.49
    16
    1.27
    116
    41. Drug Use
    3.17
    24
    4.41
    12
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.14
    39
    0.19
    180
    43. Lymphomas
    3.11
    143
    5.87
    49
    44. Poisonings
    2.88
    19
    0.64
    86
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.64
    45
    2.01
    85
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.53
    14
    0.00
    119
    47. Lung Cancers
    2.37
    169
    21.77
    41
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.29
    77
    3.04
    53
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    125
    1.55
    158
    50. Skin Disease
    2.01
    67
    0.39
    150
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,420
    12.24
    82
    4.09
    2. Malaria
    6,824
    11.25
    0
    0.00
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,275
    8.70
    1
    0.05
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,027
    6.64
    403
    20.10
    5. Stroke
    3,769
    6.22
    141
    7.03
    6. Birth Trauma
    2,888
    4.76
    2
    0.10
    7. Low Birth Weight
    2,791
    4.60
    3
    0.15
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,581
    4.26
    7
    0.35
    9. HIV/AIDS
    2,546
    4.20
    0
    0.00
    10. Tuberculosis
    2,414
    3.98
    0
    0.00
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    1,532
    2.53
    7
    0.35
    12. Meningitis
    1,415
    2.33
    1
    0.05
    13. Liver Disease
    1,312
    2.16
    9
    0.45
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,190
    1.96
    30
    1.50
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,082
    1.78
    33
    1.65
    16. Other Injuries
    1,040
    1.72
    50
    2.49
    17. Malnutrition
    924
    1.52
    1
    0.05
    18. Maternal Conditions
    880
    1.45
    0
    0.00
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    798
    1.32
    16
    0.80
    20. Lung Disease
    791
    1.30
    129
    6.43
    21. Hypertension
    623
    1.03
    24
    1.20
    22. Violence
    618
    1.02
    4
    0.20
    23. Breast Cancer
    615
    1.01
    53
    2.64
    24. Asthma
    613
    1.01
    2
    0.10
    25. Suicide
    521
    0.86
    40
    2.00
    26. Pertussis
    469
    0.77
    0
    0.00
    27. Liver Cancer
    400
    0.66
    22
    1.10
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    373
    0.62
    295
    14.71
    29. Drownings
    366
    0.60
    1
    0.05
    30. Falls
    324
    0.53
    24
    1.20
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    308
    0.51
    3
    0.15
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    288
    0.47
    16
    0.80
    33. Fires
    275
    0.45
    1
    0.05
    34. Prostate Cancer
    274
    0.45
    61
    3.04
    35. Cervical Cancer
    264
    0.44
    9
    0.45
    36. Stomach Cancer
    232
    0.38
    18
    0.90
    37. Epilepsy
    230
    0.38
    5
    0.25
    38. Poisonings
    218
    0.36
    3
    0.15
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    192
    0.32
    73
    3.64
    40. Drug Use
    185
    0.31
    17
    0.85
    41. Syphilis
    180
    0.30
    0
    0.00
    42. Lymphomas
    132
    0.22
    37
    1.85
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    127
    0.21
    1
    0.05
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    117
    0.19
    53
    2.64
    45. Tetanus
    103
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Schistosomiasis
    101
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    47. Hepatitis B
    92
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    48. Skin Cancers
    86
    0.14
    13
    0.65
    49. Lung Cancers
    85
    0.14
    134
    6.68
    50. Oral Cancer
    82
    0.14
    9
    0.45
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    28.09
    16
    18.02
    78
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.99
    38
    18.78
    71
    3. Cervical Cancer
    13.10
    66
    3.29
    142
    4. Liver Cancer
    10.33
    29
    3.82
    140
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.96
    78
    3.12
    154
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.44
    145
    12.15
    49
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.62
    125
    5.09
    62
    8. Lymphomas
    3.11
    143
    5.87
    49
    9. Skin Cancers
    2.64
    45
    2.01
    85
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.37
    169
    21.77
    41
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.29
    77
    3.04
    53
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    125
    1.55
    158
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.68
    150
    7.25
    37
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.66
    130
    2.12
    102
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.92
    159
    3.70
    50
    16. Leukemia
    0.73
    177
    2.88
    125
    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.