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Sweden
COUNTRY #1
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
SWEDEN VS SIERRA LEONE

Compare Sweden and Sierra Leone 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.

Sierra Leone
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sweden Population Pyramid
11,389,198
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Sierra Leone Population Pyramid
12,944,875
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sweden SWEDEN   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Sweden SWEDEN   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
71.2
74.9
73.0
3
3
3
  
31.0
33.7
32.3
172
170
171
1970
72.2
77.2
74.6
1
2
1
  
33.5
36.3
34.9
173
172
173
1980
72.8
78.9
75.7
2
3
3
  
36.4
39.2
37.8
175
174
175
1990
74.8
80.4
77.5
4
6
2
  
37.6
40.4
39.0
182
182
182
2000
77.3
81.9
79.6
3
7
4
  
38.4
39.5
39.0
183
183
183
2010
79.5
83.5
81.5
6
11
9
  
47.4
48.7
48.1
182
182
182
2019
80.8
84.0
82.4
8
18
13
  
59.6
61.9
60.8
171
178
174
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sweden SWEDEN   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.8
84.0
8
18
59.6
61.9
171
178
Age
80.8
84.0
8
18
59.6
61.9
171
178
Age 5
81.1
84.2
9
20
67.3
68.9
148
167
Age 10
81.1
84.2
9
20
68.1
69.7
145
165
Age 15
81.1
84.2
9
21
68.6
70.1
145
164
Age 20
81.2
84.3
10
21
69.0
70.5
143
164
Age 25
81.4
84.3
9
21
69.5
71.0
143
163
Age 30
81.6
84.4
8
20
70.0
71.5
143
163
Age 35
81.8
84.5
7
20
70.7
72.2
143
164
Age 40
82.0
84.6
8
20
71.4
73.0
138
164
Age 45
82.2
84.7
8
20
72.4
73.8
138
164
Age 50
82.4
84.9
10
22
73.5
74.8
135
165
Age 55
82.8
85.2
11
24
74.9
76.0
136
167
Age 60
83.3
85.6
14
25
76.4
77.4
135
166
Age 65
84.1
86.2
16
26
78.4
79.2
135
165
Age 70
85.2
87.0
17
27
80.6
81.3
130
162
Age 75
86.5
88.0
25
30
83.3
83.9
123
152
Age 80
88.2
89.3
36
35
86.3
86.7
120
138
Age 85
90.3
91.0
59
54
89.7
90.1
102
123
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sweden SWEDEN   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
50.98
161
139.43
58
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
30.96
10
19.29
62
3. Prostate Cancer
20.40
64
25.99
38
4. Stroke
19.81
170
120.14
40
5. Lung Cancers
16.11
75
2.37
169
6. Lung Disease
14.83
144
27.43
66
7. Breast Cancer
13.55
127
28.09
16
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.51
44
5.44
145
9. Suicide
12.37
47
11.25
56
10. Influenza and Pneumonia
8.29
165
131.43
9
11. Pancreas Cancer
7.84
25
1.68
150
12. Diabetes Mellitus
6.85
159
37.99
62
13. Hypertension
5.32
154
20.30
81
14. Lymphomas
5.29
73
3.11
143
15. Kidney Disease
5.07
167
30.17
59
16. Ovary Cancer
5.06
65
3.62
125
17. Other Injuries
4.92
134
15.78
17
18. Drug Use
4.10
18
3.17
24
19. Liver Disease
3.99
170
33.30
49
20. Falls
3.92
127
8.98
33
21. Other Neoplasms
3.65
24
0.36
115
22. Leukemia
3.40
103
0.73
177
23. Liver Cancer
3.36
156
10.33
29
24. Parkinson's Disease
3.12
140
5.12
48
25. Endocrine Disorders
3.09
106
9.40
23
26. Skin Cancers
2.90
35
2.64
45
27. Congenital Anomalies
2.78
162
10.44
6
28. Stomach Cancer
2.75
164
6.96
78
29. Bladder Cancer
2.74
65
2.29
77
30. Inflammatory/Heart
2.58
150
6.88
51
31. Road Traffic Accidents
2.57
174
41.61
21
32. Uterin Cancer
2.44
87
1.66
130
33. Oesophagus Cancer
2.39
93
0.92
159
34. Cervical Cancer
2.28
161
13.10
66
35. Alcohol
2.09
58
1.31
98
36. Oral Cancer
1.75
146
2.18
125
37. Violence
1.22
143
8.04
61
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.08
148
8.40
20
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.88
143
91.13
8
40. Multiple Sclerosis
0.84
15
0.24
70
41. Drownings
0.83
156
3.97
47
42. Epilepsy
0.78
158
3.49
16
43. Skin Disease
0.70
124
2.01
67
44. Low Birth Weight
0.61
178
12.61
15
45. Asthma
0.56
158
17.26
27
46. Anemia
0.47
24
0.00
156
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.43
71
0.25
102
48. Fires
0.40
154
4.26
23
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.38
167
3.14
39
50. Birth Trauma
0.38
165
13.12
8
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Sweden SWEDEN   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
15,136
19.91
4,027
6.64
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
10,917
14.36
373
0.62
3. Stroke
6,035
7.94
3,769
6.22
4. Lung Disease
4,344
5.72
791
1.30
5. Lung Cancers
3,722
4.90
85
0.14
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,049
4.01
192
0.32
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,659
3.50
7,420
12.24
8. Prostate Cancer
2,622
3.45
274
0.45
9. Pancreas Cancer
1,849
2.43
62
0.10
10. Hypertension
1,838
2.42
623
1.03
11. Diabetes Mellitus
1,834
2.41
1,190
1.96
12. Kidney Disease
1,629
2.14
1,082
1.78
13. Breast Cancer
1,582
2.08
615
1.01
14. Suicide
1,479
1.95
521
0.86
15. Other Injuries
1,374
1.81
1,040
1.72
16. Lymphomas
1,357
1.79
132
0.22
17. Falls
1,109
1.46
324
0.53
18. Other Neoplasms
1,036
1.36
10
0.02
19. Parkinson's Disease
943
1.24
117
0.19
20. Leukemia
825
1.09
37
0.06
21. Bladder Cancer
760
1.00
78
0.13
22. Liver Cancer
752
0.99
400
0.66
23. Liver Disease
723
0.95
1,312
2.16
24. Endocrine Disorders
702
0.92
798
1.32
25. Skin Cancers
650
0.86
86
0.14
26. Stomach Cancer
612
0.81
232
0.38
27. Ovary Cancer
553
0.73
77
0.13
28. Inflammatory/Heart
547
0.72
288
0.47
29. Oesophagus Cancer
538
0.71
37
0.06
30. Drug Use
423
0.56
185
0.31
31. Oral Cancer
379
0.50
82
0.14
32. Alcohol
359
0.47
52
0.09
33. Uterin Cancer
345
0.45
31
0.05
34. Road Traffic Accidents
315
0.41
2,581
4.26
35. Congenital Anomalies
308
0.41
1,532
2.53
36. Diarrhoeal diseases
289
0.38
5,275
8.70
37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
277
0.36
308
0.51
38. Cervical Cancer
228
0.30
264
0.44
39. Skin Disease
220
0.29
81
0.13
40. Anemia
175
0.23
0
0.00
41. Multiple Sclerosis
170
0.22
10
0.02
42. Asthma
158
0.21
613
1.01
43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
129
0.17
7
0.01
44. Epilepsy
121
0.16
230
0.38
45. Malnutrition
117
0.15
924
1.52
46. Drownings
114
0.15
366
0.60
47. Violence
113
0.15
618
1.02
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
110
0.14
127
0.21
49. Fires
65
0.09
275
0.45
50. Schizophrenia
63
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sweden SWEDEN   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.40
64
25.99
38
2. Lung Cancers
16.11
75
2.37
169
3. Breast Cancer
13.55
127
28.09
16
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.51
44
5.44
145
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.84
25
1.68
150
6. Lymphomas
5.29
73
3.11
143
7. Ovary Cancer
5.06
65
3.62
125
8. Leukemia
3.40
103
0.73
177
9. Liver Cancer
3.36
156
10.33
29
10. Skin Cancers
2.90
35
2.64
45
11. Stomach Cancer
2.75
164
6.96
78
12. Bladder Cancer
2.74
65
2.29
77
13. Uterin Cancer
2.44
87
1.66
130
14. Oesophagus Cancer
2.39
93
0.92
159
15. Cervical Cancer
2.28
161
13.10
66
16. Oral Cancer
1.75
146
2.18
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.