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Sierra Leone
COUNTRY #1
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SIERRA LEONE VS BHUTAN

Compare Sierra Leone and Bhutan 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.

Bhutan
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sierra Leone Population Pyramid
12,944,875
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Bhutan Population Pyramid
904,614
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Bhutan BHUTAN
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Bhutan BHUTAN
       
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
  
36.9
37.7
37.3
158
159
158
1970
33.5
36.3
34.9
173
172
173
  
40.2
41.7
40.9
159
160
159
1980
36.4
39.2
37.8
175
174
175
  
45.6
47.8
46.7
155
156
157
1990
37.6
40.4
39.0
182
182
182
  
51.6
54.7
53.1
153
152
154
2000
38.4
39.5
39.0
183
183
183
  
60.0
60.3
60.2
128
138
132
2010
47.4
48.7
48.1
182
182
182
  
67.7
68.2
67.9
100
128
120
2019
59.6
61.9
60.8
171
178
174
  
72.0
74.4
73.1
79
108
99
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Bhutan BHUTAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
59.6
61.9
171
178
72.0
74.4
79
108
Age
59.6
61.9
171
178
72.0
74.4
79
108
Age 5
67.3
68.9
148
167
74.3
76.3
67
105
Age 10
68.1
69.7
145
165
74.4
76.4
64
105
Age 15
68.6
70.1
145
164
74.7
76.7
63
104
Age 20
69.0
70.5
143
164
75.0
76.8
63
104
Age 25
69.5
71.0
143
163
75.2
77.0
64
104
Age 30
70.0
71.5
143
163
75.5
77.1
64
104
Age 35
70.7
72.2
143
164
75.8
77.4
64
104
Age 40
71.4
73.0
138
164
76.1
77.6
64
103
Age 45
72.4
73.8
138
164
76.5
78.0
68
103
Age 50
73.5
74.8
135
165
77.1
78.5
70
103
Age 55
74.9
76.0
136
167
77.9
79.1
73
103
Age 60
76.4
77.4
135
166
78.9
80.0
75
104
Age 65
78.4
79.2
135
165
80.3
81.1
75
104
Age 70
80.6
81.3
130
162
82.0
82.5
78
108
Age 75
83.3
83.9
123
152
84.2
84.4
81
118
Age 80
86.3
86.7
120
138
86.8
86.9
82
130
Age 85
89.7
90.1
102
123
90.0
90.1
80
119
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Bhutan BHUTAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
139.43
58
117.54
84
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
131.43
9
27.08
92
3. Stroke
120.14
40
60.70
117
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
91.13
8
26.23
55
5. Malaria
61.60
1
0.00
85
6. Tuberculosis
43.58
23
18.33
53
7. Road Traffic Accidents
41.61
21
17.35
85
8. Diabetes Mellitus
37.99
62
27.56
94
9. HIV/AIDS
34.17
30
8.08
64
10. Liver Disease
33.30
49
26.66
70
11. Kidney Disease
30.17
59
24.53
78
12. Breast Cancer
28.09
16
2.89
183
13. Lung Disease
27.43
66
87.76
4
14. Prostate Cancer
25.99
38
1.13
181
15. Hypertension
20.30
81
12.74
117
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.29
62
16.73
112
17. Meningitis
18.76
7
2.45
56
18. Asthma
17.26
27
12.98
49
19. Other Injuries
15.78
17
6.45
108
20. Birth Trauma
13.12
8
4.78
68
21. Cervical Cancer
13.10
66
10.80
80
22. Low Birth Weight
12.61
15
7.39
59
23. Maternal Conditions
12.40
23
1.04
83
24. Suicide
11.25
56
5.07
142
25. Malnutrition
11.15
27
0.49
116
26. Congenital Anomalies
10.44
6
5.36
102
27. Liver Cancer
10.33
29
5.90
80
28. Endocrine Disorders
9.40
23
1.66
158
29. Falls
8.98
33
17.91
4
30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
8.40
20
6.37
39
31. Violence
8.04
61
2.26
126
32. Stomach Cancer
6.96
78
20.62
2
33. Inflammatory/Heart
6.88
51
1.24
179
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.44
145
4.09
168
35. Parkinson's Disease
5.12
48
5.20
43
36. Fires
4.26
23
1.13
106
37. Drownings
3.97
47
2.83
76
38. Pertussis
3.69
19
0.13
101
39. Ovary Cancer
3.62
125
5.31
57
40. Epilepsy
3.49
16
2.00
69
41. Drug Use
3.17
24
0.97
117
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.14
39
10.92
9
43. Lymphomas
3.11
143
0.81
180
44. Poisonings
2.88
19
0.26
133
45. Skin Cancers
2.64
45
1.61
109
46. Schistosomiasis
2.53
14
0.00
90
47. Lung Cancers
2.37
169
7.68
118
48. Bladder Cancer
2.29
77
1.12
149
49. Oral Cancer
2.18
125
7.12
15
50. Skin Disease
2.01
67
1.19
106
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Bhutan BHUTAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,420
12.24
177
4.30
2. Malaria
6,824
11.25
0
0.00
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,275
8.70
169
4.11
4. Coronary Heart Disease
4,027
6.64
702
17.06
5. Stroke
3,769
6.22
360
8.75
6. Birth Trauma
2,888
4.76
51
1.24
7. Low Birth Weight
2,791
4.60
79
1.92
8. Road Traffic Accidents
2,581
4.26
123
2.99
9. HIV/AIDS
2,546
4.20
58
1.41
10. Tuberculosis
2,414
3.98
138
3.35
11. Congenital Anomalies
1,532
2.53
50
1.22
12. Meningitis
1,415
2.33
17
0.41
13. Liver Disease
1,312
2.16
166
4.03
14. Diabetes Mellitus
1,190
1.96
164
3.99
15. Kidney Disease
1,082
1.78
149
3.62
16. Other Injuries
1,040
1.72
43
1.04
17. Malnutrition
924
1.52
3
0.07
18. Maternal Conditions
880
1.45
9
0.22
19. Endocrine Disorders
798
1.32
11
0.27
20. Lung Disease
791
1.30
524
12.73
21. Hypertension
623
1.03
77
1.87
22. Violence
618
1.02
18
0.44
23. Breast Cancer
615
1.01
8
0.19
24. Asthma
613
1.01
78
1.90
25. Suicide
521
0.86
35
0.85
26. Pertussis
469
0.77
1
0.02
27. Liver Cancer
400
0.66
35
0.85
28. Alzheimers & Dementia
373
0.62
105
2.55
29. Drownings
366
0.60
20
0.49
30. Falls
324
0.53
111
2.70
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
308
0.51
39
0.95
32. Inflammatory/Heart
288
0.47
8
0.19
33. Fires
275
0.45
8
0.19
34. Prostate Cancer
274
0.45
3
0.07
35. Cervical Cancer
264
0.44
30
0.73
36. Stomach Cancer
232
0.38
118
2.87
37. Epilepsy
230
0.38
14
0.34
38. Poisonings
218
0.36
2
0.05
39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
192
0.32
24
0.58
40. Drug Use
185
0.31
7
0.17
41. Syphilis
180
0.30
11
0.27
42. Lymphomas
132
0.22
5
0.12
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
127
0.21
68
1.65
44. Parkinson's Disease
117
0.19
31
0.75
45. Tetanus
103
0.17
1
0.02
46. Schistosomiasis
101
0.17
0
0.00
47. Hepatitis B
92
0.15
4
0.10
48. Skin Cancers
86
0.14
9
0.22
49. Lung Cancers
85
0.14
44
1.07
50. Oral Cancer
82
0.14
43
1.04
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Bhutan BHUTAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
28.09
16
2.89
183
2. Prostate Cancer
25.99
38
1.13
181
3. Cervical Cancer
13.10
66
10.80
80
4. Liver Cancer
10.33
29
5.90
80
5. Stomach Cancer
6.96
78
20.62
2
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.44
145
4.09
168
7. Ovary Cancer
3.62
125
5.31
57
8. Lymphomas
3.11
143
0.81
180
9. Skin Cancers
2.64
45
1.61
109
10. Lung Cancers
2.37
169
7.68
118
11. Bladder Cancer
2.29
77
1.12
149
12. Oral Cancer
2.18
125
7.12
15
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.68
150
3.57
97
14. Uterin Cancer
1.66
130
0.00
182
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.92
159
7.67
20
16. Leukemia
0.73
177
2.69
136
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.