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Ethiopia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Ethiopia 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
Ethiopia Population Pyramid
205,410,671
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Sierra Leone Population Pyramid
12,944,875
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
37.3
40.2
38.7
155
152
155
 
31.0
33.7
32.3
172
170
171
1970
41.5
44.5
43.0
155
152
153
 
33.5
36.3
34.9
173
172
173
1980
43.3
46.3
44.8
164
160
161
 
36.4
39.2
37.8
175
174
175
1990
46.1
49.1
47.5
168
168
168
 
37.6
40.4
39.0
182
182
182
2000
49.3
53.1
51.2
162
156
160
 
38.4
39.5
39.0
183
183
183
2010
60.1
63.6
61.8
144
144
146
 
47.4
48.7
48.1
182
182
182
2019
66.9
70.5
68.7
126
130
128
 
59.6
61.9
60.8
171
178
174
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
66.9
70.5
126
130
59.6
61.9
171
178
Age
66.9
70.5
126
130
59.6
61.9
171
178
Age 5
70.8
73.8
112
127
67.3
68.9
148
167
Age 10
71.2
74.2
108
125
68.1
69.7
145
165
Age 15
71.5
74.4
105
124
68.6
70.1
145
164
Age 20
71.9
74.7
103
124
69.0
70.5
143
164
Age 25
72.2
74.9
103
123
69.5
71.0
143
163
Age 30
72.6
75.2
103
123
70.0
71.5
143
163
Age 35
73.1
75.6
103
122
70.7
72.2
143
164
Age 40
73.6
76.1
102
121
71.4
73.0
138
164
Age 45
74.2
76.7
102
121
72.4
73.8
138
164
Age 50
75.1
77.5
102
116
73.5
74.8
135
165
Age 55
76.1
78.4
101
115
74.9
76.0
136
167
Age 60
77.4
79.4
101
112
76.4
77.4
135
166
Age 65
79.1
80.7
105
110
78.4
79.2
135
165
Age 70
81.2
82.4
108
111
80.6
81.3
130
162
Age 75
83.6
84.5
107
106
83.3
83.9
123
152
Age 80
86.5
87.2
105
101
86.3
86.7
120
138
Age 85
89.8
90.4
94
91
89.7
90.1
102
123
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
83.71
90
120.14
40
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
79.86
42
131.43
9
3. Coronary Heart Disease
78.39
134
139.43
58
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
63.15
22
91.13
8
5. Liver Disease
50.31
11
33.30
49
6. Road Traffic Accidents
42.41
19
41.61
21
7. Diabetes Mellitus
33.58
80
37.99
62
8. Hypertension
29.73
46
20.30
81
9. Breast Cancer
26.35
21
28.09
16
10. Lung Disease
25.66
75
27.43
66
11. Tuberculosis
25.31
44
43.58
23
12. Kidney Disease
24.20
81
30.17
59
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
21.74
30
19.29
62
14. Cervical Cancer
16.48
49
13.10
66
15. Other Injuries
14.07
29
15.78
17
16. HIV/AIDS
13.62
51
34.17
30
17. Meningitis
13.13
25
18.76
7
18. Malnutrition
11.17
26
11.15
27
19. Birth Trauma
10.53
20
13.12
8
20. Low Birth Weight
9.52
37
12.61
15
21. Suicide
9.45
80
11.25
56
22. Maternal Conditions
9.44
34
12.40
23
23. Violence
8.85
58
8.04
61
24. Falls
8.65
38
8.98
33
25. Asthma
8.13
71
17.26
27
26. Ovary Cancer
7.86
9
3.62
125
27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.59
127
5.44
145
28. Congenital Anomalies
6.38
73
10.44
6
29. Leukemia
6.06
6
0.73
177
30. Prostate Cancer
6.02
158
25.99
38
31. Lymphomas
5.49
64
3.11
143
32. Malaria
5.39
42
61.60
1
33. Poisonings
4.29
7
2.88
19
34. Lung Cancers
4.05
145
2.37
169
35. Pertussis
3.77
18
3.69
19
36. Fires
3.73
33
4.26
23
37. Parkinson's Disease
3.68
119
5.12
48
38. Inflammatory/Heart
3.59
120
6.88
51
39. Measles
3.40
20
0.29
41
40. Oesophagus Cancer
3.35
59
0.92
159
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.22
83
8.40
20
42. Liver Cancer
3.00
167
10.33
29
43. Stomach Cancer
2.77
163
6.96
78
44. Oral Cancer
2.58
101
2.18
125
45. Drownings
2.44
90
3.97
47
46. Endocrine Disorders
2.30
141
9.40
23
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.22
60
3.14
39
48. Bladder Cancer
2.06
92
2.29
77
49. Epilepsy
2.02
65
3.49
16
50. Skin Cancers
1.82
97
2.64
45
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
59,931
10.63
7,420
12.24
2. Diarrhoeal diseases
44,361
7.87
5,275
8.70
3. Stroke
39,362
6.98
3,769
6.22
4. Coronary Heart Disease
36,530
6.48
4,027
6.64
5. Road Traffic Accidents
31,564
5.60
2,581
4.26
6. Birth Trauma
31,107
5.52
2,888
4.76
7. Low Birth Weight
28,020
4.97
2,791
4.60
8. Liver Disease
27,270
4.84
1,312
2.16
9. Tuberculosis
21,455
3.81
2,414
3.98
10. Diabetes Mellitus
16,258
2.88
1,190
1.96
11. Congenital Anomalies
15,638
2.77
1,532
2.53
12. Hypertension
13,470
2.39
623
1.03
13. Kidney Disease
12,103
2.15
1,082
1.78
14. Meningitis
12,019
2.13
1,415
2.33
15. Lung Disease
11,870
2.11
791
1.30
16. Other Injuries
11,735
2.08
1,040
1.72
17. HIV/AIDS
11,471
2.03
2,546
4.20
18. Maternal Conditions
8,887
1.58
880
1.45
19. Malnutrition
8,643
1.53
924
1.52
20. Breast Cancer
8,485
1.51
615
1.01
21. Alzheimers & Dementia
8,258
1.46
373
0.62
22. Violence
8,076
1.43
618
1.02
23. Pertussis
6,896
1.22
469
0.77
24. Measles
6,324
1.12
37
0.06
25. Suicide
6,030
1.07
521
0.86
26. Malaria
5,626
1.00
6,824
11.25
27. Cervical Cancer
5,019
0.89
264
0.44
28. Falls
4,510
0.80
324
0.53
29. Asthma
4,484
0.80
613
1.01
30. Leukemia
4,222
0.75
37
0.06
31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,755
0.67
192
0.32
32. Poisonings
3,668
0.65
218
0.36
33. Lymphomas
3,590
0.64
132
0.22
34. Fires
3,255
0.58
275
0.45
35. Drownings
3,133
0.56
366
0.60
36. Ovary Cancer
2,424
0.43
77
0.13
37. Tetanus
2,203
0.39
103
0.17
38. Lung Cancers
2,202
0.39
85
0.14
39. Inflammatory/Heart
2,168
0.38
288
0.47
40. Oesophagus Cancer
1,839
0.33
37
0.06
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,758
0.31
308
0.51
42. Liver Cancer
1,730
0.31
400
0.66
43. Syphilis
1,699
0.30
180
0.30
44. Epilepsy
1,625
0.29
230
0.38
45. Endocrine Disorders
1,623
0.29
798
1.32
46. Parkinson's Disease
1,578
0.28
117
0.19
47. Stomach Cancer
1,519
0.27
232
0.38
48. Oral Cancer
1,477
0.26
82
0.14
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,339
0.24
127
0.21
50. Prostate Cancer
1,244
0.22
274
0.45
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
26.35
21
28.09
16
2. Cervical Cancer
16.48
49
13.10
66
3. Ovary Cancer
7.86
9
3.62
125
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.59
127
5.44
145
5. Leukemia
6.06
6
0.73
177
6. Prostate Cancer
6.02
158
25.99
38
7. Lymphomas
5.49
64
3.11
143
8. Lung Cancers
4.05
145
2.37
169
9. Oesophagus Cancer
3.35
59
0.92
159
10. Liver Cancer
3.00
167
10.33
29
11. Stomach Cancer
2.77
163
6.96
78
12. Oral Cancer
2.58
101
2.18
125
13. Bladder Cancer
2.06
92
2.29
77
14. Skin Cancers
1.82
97
2.64
45
15. Uterin Cancer
1.54
136
1.66
130
16. Pancreas Cancer
0.83
170
1.68
150
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.