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United Kingdom
COUNTRY #1
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Compare United Kingdom 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
United Kingdom Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
     
    31.0
    33.7
    32.3
    172
    170
    171
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
     
    33.5
    36.3
    34.9
    173
    172
    173
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
     
    36.4
    39.2
    37.8
    175
    174
    175
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
     
    37.6
    40.4
    39.0
    182
    182
    182
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
     
    38.4
    39.5
    39.0
    183
    183
    183
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
     
    47.4
    48.7
    48.1
    182
    182
    182
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
     
    59.6
    61.9
    60.8
    171
    178
    174
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    59.6
    61.9
    171
    178
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    67.3
    68.9
    148
    167
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    68.1
    69.7
    145
    165
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    68.6
    70.1
    145
    164
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    69.0
    70.5
    143
    164
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    69.5
    71.0
    143
    163
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    70.0
    71.5
    143
    163
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    70.7
    72.2
    143
    164
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    71.4
    73.0
    138
    164
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    72.4
    73.8
    138
    164
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    73.5
    74.8
    135
    165
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    74.9
    76.0
    136
    167
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    76.4
    77.4
    135
    166
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    78.4
    79.2
    135
    165
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    80.6
    81.3
    130
    162
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    83.3
    83.9
    123
    152
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    86.3
    86.7
    120
    138
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    89.7
    90.1
    102
    123
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    139.43
    58
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    19.29
    62
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    2.37
    169
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    131.43
    9
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    120.14
    40
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    27.43
    66
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    28.09
    16
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    25.99
    38
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    5.44
    145
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    33.30
    49
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    11.25
    56
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    1.68
    150
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    3.11
    143
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    0.92
    159
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    3.62
    125
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    5.12
    48
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    8.98
    33
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    3.17
    24
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    10.33
    29
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    15.78
    17
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    37.99
    62
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    0.73
    177
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    2.29
    77
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    6.96
    78
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    10.44
    6
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    1.66
    130
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    20.30
    81
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    30.17
    59
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    9.40
    23
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    41.61
    21
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    2.64
    45
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    6.88
    51
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    2.18
    125
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    12.61
    15
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    0.36
    115
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    13.10
    66
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    1.31
    98
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.24
    70
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    8.40
    20
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    3.49
    16
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    8.04
    61
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    2.01
    67
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    17.26
    27
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    91.13
    8
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    0.25
    102
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    3.14
    39
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    3.97
    47
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    13.12
    8
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    4.26
    23
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.28
    39
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    373
    0.62
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    4,027
    6.64
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    7,420
    12.24
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    3,769
    6.22
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    85
    0.14
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    791
    1.30
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    192
    0.32
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    274
    0.45
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    615
    1.01
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    132
    0.22
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    62
    0.10
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    37
    0.06
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    117
    0.19
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    1,312
    2.16
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    324
    0.53
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    78
    0.13
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    1,190
    1.96
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    1,082
    1.78
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    1,040
    1.72
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    521
    0.86
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    400
    0.66
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    37
    0.06
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    623
    1.03
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    232
    0.38
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    77
    0.13
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    10
    0.02
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    86
    0.14
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    798
    1.32
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    288
    0.47
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    82
    0.14
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    185
    0.31
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    31
    0.05
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    2,581
    4.26
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    81
    0.13
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    1,532
    2.53
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    308
    0.51
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    10
    0.02
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    5,275
    8.70
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    52
    0.09
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    2,791
    4.60
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    613
    1.01
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    230
    0.38
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    264
    0.44
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    7
    0.01
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    127
    0.21
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    618
    1.02
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    2,414
    3.98
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    275
    0.45
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    366
    0.60
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    2.37
    169
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    28.09
    16
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    25.99
    38
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    5.44
    145
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    1.68
    150
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    3.11
    143
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    0.92
    159
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    3.62
    125
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    10.33
    29
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    0.73
    177
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    2.29
    77
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    6.96
    78
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    1.66
    130
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    2.64
    45
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    2.18
    125
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    13.10
    66
    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.