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Sierra Leone
COUNTRY #1
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SIERRA LEONE VS NICARAGUA

Compare Sierra Leone and Nicaragua 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.

Nicaragua
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sierra Leone Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
           
    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
    		  
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    1970
    33.5
    36.3
    34.9
    173
    172
    173
    		  
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    1980
    36.4
    39.2
    37.8
    175
    174
    175
    		  
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    1990
    37.6
    40.4
    39.0
    182
    182
    182
    		  
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    2000
    38.4
    39.5
    39.0
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    67.3
    73.3
    70.3
    90
    89
    91
    2010
    47.4
    48.7
    48.1
    182
    182
    182
    		  
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    2019
    59.6
    61.9
    60.8
    171
    178
    174
    		  
    72.1
    77.9
    75.0
    78
    77
    76
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    59.6
    61.9
    171
    178
    72.1
    77.9
    78
    77
    Age 5
    67.3
    68.9
    148
    167
    73.4
    79.1
    77
    71
    Age 10
    68.1
    69.7
    145
    165
    73.5
    79.2
    77
    71
    Age 15
    68.6
    70.1
    145
    164
    73.7
    79.3
    76
    71
    Age 20
    69.0
    70.5
    143
    164
    73.9
    79.4
    76
    71
    Age 25
    69.5
    71.0
    143
    163
    74.2
    79.5
    76
    71
    Age 30
    70.0
    71.5
    143
    163
    74.5
    79.6
    77
    71
    Age 35
    70.7
    72.2
    143
    164
    74.8
    79.8
    79
    72
    Age 40
    71.4
    73.0
    138
    164
    75.1
    80.0
    81
    72
    Age 45
    72.4
    73.8
    138
    164
    75.5
    80.2
    84
    72
    Age 50
    73.5
    74.8
    135
    165
    76.1
    80.6
    84
    74
    Age 55
    74.9
    76.0
    136
    167
    76.9
    81.2
    85
    75
    Age 60
    76.4
    77.4
    135
    166
    78.0
    81.9
    87
    78
    Age 65
    78.4
    79.2
    135
    165
    79.5
    82.8
    90
    79
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.3
    130
    162
    81.4
    84.1
    96
    81
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    123
    152
    83.7
    85.7
    100
    81
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.7
    120
    138
    86.5
    87.8
    106
    84
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    102
    123
    89.7
    90.4
    107
    80
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.43
    58
    124.46
    73
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    131.43
    9
    20.90
    111
    3. Stroke
    120.14
    40
    47.78
    132
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    91.13
    8
    2.06
    105
    5. Malaria
    61.60
    1
    0.00
    144
    6. Tuberculosis
    43.58
    23
    2.20
    107
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    41.61
    21
    18.75
    81
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.99
    62
    44.63
    48
    9. HIV/AIDS
    34.17
    30
    2.39
    101
    10. Liver Disease
    33.30
    49
    24.52
    77
    11. Kidney Disease
    30.17
    59
    73.96
    2
    12. Breast Cancer
    28.09
    16
    10.15
    158
    13. Lung Disease
    27.43
    66
    33.61
    40
    14. Prostate Cancer
    25.99
    38
    20.62
    60
    15. Hypertension
    20.30
    81
    23.51
    64
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.29
    62
    3.05
    173
    17. Meningitis
    18.76
    7
    0.47
    119
    18. Asthma
    17.26
    27
    2.14
    114
    19. Other Injuries
    15.78
    17
    6.63
    106
    20. Birth Trauma
    13.12
    8
    1.90
    93
    21. Cervical Cancer
    13.10
    66
    13.48
    64
    22. Low Birth Weight
    12.61
    15
    4.70
    91
    23. Maternal Conditions
    12.40
    23
    1.27
    79
    24. Suicide
    11.25
    56
    4.66
    146
    25. Malnutrition
    11.15
    27
    2.89
    72
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.44
    6
    6.84
    56
    27. Liver Cancer
    10.33
    29
    10.93
    25
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    9.40
    23
    3.03
    110
    29. Falls
    8.98
    33
    5.61
    94
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.40
    20
    1.82
    121
    31. Violence
    8.04
    61
    9.50
    55
    32. Stomach Cancer
    6.96
    78
    10.11
    45
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.88
    51
    2.78
    143
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.44
    145
    6.63
    125
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.12
    48
    1.49
    168
    36. Fires
    4.26
    23
    0.30
    163
    37. Drownings
    3.97
    47
    2.57
    86
    38. Pertussis
    3.69
    19
    0.04
    115
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3.62
    125
    2.18
    169
    40. Epilepsy
    3.49
    16
    1.29
    115
    41. Drug Use
    3.17
    24
    0.86
    127
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.14
    39
    0.38
    165
    43. Lymphomas
    3.11
    143
    3.32
    140
    44. Poisonings
    2.88
    19
    0.30
    125
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.64
    45
    1.27
    128
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.53
    14
    0.00
    146
    47. Lung Cancers
    2.37
    169
    5.94
    131
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.29
    77
    0.61
    176
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    125
    1.33
    167
    50. Skin Disease
    2.01
    67
    3.39
    24
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,420
    12.24
    1,152
    4.03
    2. Malaria
    6,824
    11.25
    0
    0.00
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,275
    8.70
    122
    0.43
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,027
    6.64
    5,843
    20.44
    5. Stroke
    3,769
    6.22
    2,225
    7.78
    6. Birth Trauma
    2,888
    4.76
    198
    0.69
    7. Low Birth Weight
    2,791
    4.60
    490
    1.71
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,581
    4.26
    1,109
    3.88
    9. HIV/AIDS
    2,546
    4.20
    139
    0.49
    10. Tuberculosis
    2,414
    3.98
    115
    0.40
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    1,532
    2.53
    571
    2.00
    12. Meningitis
    1,415
    2.33
    29
    0.10
    13. Liver Disease
    1,312
    2.16
    1,203
    4.21
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,190
    1.96
    2,068
    7.23
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,082
    1.78
    3,533
    12.36
    16. Other Injuries
    1,040
    1.72
    358
    1.25
    17. Malnutrition
    924
    1.52
    163
    0.57
    18. Maternal Conditions
    880
    1.45
    88
    0.31
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    798
    1.32
    164
    0.57
    20. Lung Disease
    791
    1.30
    1,570
    5.49
    21. Hypertension
    623
    1.03
    1,103
    3.86
    22. Violence
    618
    1.02
    619
    2.17
    23. Breast Cancer
    615
    1.01
    283
    0.99
    24. Asthma
    613
    1.01
    105
    0.37
    25. Suicide
    521
    0.86
    285
    1.00
    26. Pertussis
    469
    0.77
    3
    0.01
    27. Liver Cancer
    400
    0.66
    509
    1.78
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    373
    0.62
    149
    0.52
    29. Drownings
    366
    0.60
    157
    0.55
    30. Falls
    324
    0.53
    276
    0.97
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    308
    0.51
    85
    0.30
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    288
    0.47
    139
    0.49
    33. Fires
    275
    0.45
    16
    0.06
    34. Prostate Cancer
    274
    0.45
    386
    1.35
    35. Cervical Cancer
    264
    0.44
    374
    1.31
    36. Stomach Cancer
    232
    0.38
    478
    1.67
    37. Epilepsy
    230
    0.38
    74
    0.26
    38. Poisonings
    218
    0.36
    18
    0.06
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    192
    0.32
    315
    1.10
    40. Drug Use
    185
    0.31
    50
    0.17
    41. Syphilis
    180
    0.30
    9
    0.03
    42. Lymphomas
    132
    0.22
    164
    0.57
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    127
    0.21
    20
    0.07
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    117
    0.19
    67
    0.23
    45. Tetanus
    103
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    46. Schistosomiasis
    101
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    47. Hepatitis B
    92
    0.15
    5
    0.02
    48. Skin Cancers
    86
    0.14
    59
    0.21
    49. Lung Cancers
    85
    0.14
    274
    0.96
    50. Oral Cancer
    82
    0.14
    64
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    28.09
    16
    10.15
    158
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.99
    38
    20.62
    60
    3. Cervical Cancer
    13.10
    66
    13.48
    64
    4. Liver Cancer
    10.33
    29
    10.93
    25
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.96
    78
    10.11
    45
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.44
    145
    6.63
    125
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.62
    125
    2.18
    169
    8. Lymphomas
    3.11
    143
    3.32
    140
    9. Skin Cancers
    2.64
    45
    1.27
    128
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.37
    169
    5.94
    131
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.29
    77
    0.61
    176
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    125
    1.33
    167
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.68
    150
    3.88
    86
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.66
    130
    1.51
    139
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.92
    159
    0.90
    161
    16. Leukemia
    0.73
    177
    3.91
    74
    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.