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Sierra Leone
COUNTRY #1
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SIERRA LEONE VS SWEDEN

Compare Sierra Leone and Sweden 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.

Sweden
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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%
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Sweden Population Pyramid
11,389,198
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
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Sweden SWEDEN
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Sweden SWEDEN
       
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
  
71.2
74.9
73.0
3
3
3
1970
33.5
36.3
34.9
173
172
173
  
72.2
77.2
74.6
1
2
1
1980
36.4
39.2
37.8
175
174
175
  
72.8
78.9
75.7
2
3
3
1990
37.6
40.4
39.0
182
182
182
  
74.8
80.4
77.5
4
6
2
2000
38.4
39.5
39.0
183
183
183
  
77.3
81.9
79.6
3
7
4
2010
47.4
48.7
48.1
182
182
182
  
79.5
83.5
81.5
6
11
9
2019
59.6
61.9
60.8
171
178
174
  
80.8
84.0
82.4
8
18
13
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Sweden SWEDEN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
59.6
61.9
171
178
80.8
84.0
8
18
Age
59.6
61.9
171
178
80.8
84.0
8
18
Age 5
67.3
68.9
148
167
81.1
84.2
9
20
Age 10
68.1
69.7
145
165
81.1
84.2
9
20
Age 15
68.6
70.1
145
164
81.1
84.2
9
21
Age 20
69.0
70.5
143
164
81.2
84.3
10
21
Age 25
69.5
71.0
143
163
81.4
84.3
9
21
Age 30
70.0
71.5
143
163
81.6
84.4
8
20
Age 35
70.7
72.2
143
164
81.8
84.5
7
20
Age 40
71.4
73.0
138
164
82.0
84.6
8
20
Age 45
72.4
73.8
138
164
82.2
84.7
8
20
Age 50
73.5
74.8
135
165
82.4
84.9
10
22
Age 55
74.9
76.0
136
167
82.8
85.2
11
24
Age 60
76.4
77.4
135
166
83.3
85.6
14
25
Age 65
78.4
79.2
135
165
84.1
86.2
16
26
Age 70
80.6
81.3
130
162
85.2
87.0
17
27
Age 75
83.3
83.9
123
152
86.5
88.0
25
30
Age 80
86.3
86.7
120
138
88.2
89.3
36
35
Age 85
89.7
90.1
102
123
90.3
91.0
59
54
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Sweden SWEDEN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
139.43
58
50.98
161
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
131.43
9
8.29
165
3. Stroke
120.14
40
19.81
170
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
91.13
8
0.88
143
5. Malaria
61.60
1
0.00
168
6. Tuberculosis
43.58
23
0.09
179
7. Road Traffic Accidents
41.61
21
2.57
174
8. Diabetes Mellitus
37.99
62
6.85
159
9. HIV/AIDS
34.17
30
0.10
157
10. Liver Disease
33.30
49
3.99
170
11. Kidney Disease
30.17
59
5.07
167
12. Breast Cancer
28.09
16
13.55
127
13. Lung Disease
27.43
66
14.83
144
14. Prostate Cancer
25.99
38
20.40
64
15. Hypertension
20.30
81
5.32
154
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.29
62
30.96
10
17. Meningitis
18.76
7
0.22
153
18. Asthma
17.26
27
0.56
158
19. Other Injuries
15.78
17
4.92
134
20. Birth Trauma
13.12
8
0.38
165
21. Cervical Cancer
13.10
66
2.28
161
22. Low Birth Weight
12.61
15
0.61
178
23. Maternal Conditions
12.40
23
0.06
165
24. Suicide
11.25
56
12.37
47
25. Malnutrition
11.15
27
0.37
121
26. Congenital Anomalies
10.44
6
2.78
162
27. Liver Cancer
10.33
29
3.36
156
28. Endocrine Disorders
9.40
23
3.09
106
29. Falls
8.98
33
3.92
127
30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
8.40
20
1.08
148
31. Violence
8.04
61
1.22
143
32. Stomach Cancer
6.96
78
2.75
164
33. Inflammatory/Heart
6.88
51
2.58
150
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.44
145
12.51
44
35. Parkinson's Disease
5.12
48
3.12
140
36. Fires
4.26
23
0.40
154
37. Drownings
3.97
47
0.83
156
38. Pertussis
3.69
19
0.00
145
39. Ovary Cancer
3.62
125
5.06
65
40. Epilepsy
3.49
16
0.78
158
41. Drug Use
3.17
24
4.10
18
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.14
39
0.38
167
43. Lymphomas
3.11
143
5.29
73
44. Poisonings
2.88
19
0.12
165
45. Skin Cancers
2.64
45
2.90
35
46. Schistosomiasis
2.53
14
0.00
68
47. Lung Cancers
2.37
169
16.11
75
48. Bladder Cancer
2.29
77
2.74
65
49. Oral Cancer
2.18
125
1.75
146
50. Skin Disease
2.01
67
0.70
124
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Sweden SWEDEN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,420
12.24
2,659
3.50
2. Malaria
6,824
11.25
0
0.00
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,275
8.70
289
0.38
4. Coronary Heart Disease
4,027
6.64
15,136
19.91
5. Stroke
3,769
6.22
6,035
7.94
6. Birth Trauma
2,888
4.76
34
0.04
7. Low Birth Weight
2,791
4.60
50
0.07
8. Road Traffic Accidents
2,581
4.26
315
0.41
9. HIV/AIDS
2,546
4.20
13
0.02
10. Tuberculosis
2,414
3.98
24
0.03
11. Congenital Anomalies
1,532
2.53
308
0.41
12. Meningitis
1,415
2.33
35
0.05
13. Liver Disease
1,312
2.16
723
0.95
14. Diabetes Mellitus
1,190
1.96
1,834
2.41
15. Kidney Disease
1,082
1.78
1,629
2.14
16. Other Injuries
1,040
1.72
1,374
1.81
17. Malnutrition
924
1.52
117
0.15
18. Maternal Conditions
880
1.45
5
0.01
19. Endocrine Disorders
798
1.32
702
0.92
20. Lung Disease
791
1.30
4,344
5.72
21. Hypertension
623
1.03
1,838
2.42
22. Violence
618
1.02
113
0.15
23. Breast Cancer
615
1.01
1,582
2.08
24. Asthma
613
1.01
158
0.21
25. Suicide
521
0.86
1,479
1.95
26. Pertussis
469
0.77
0
0.00
27. Liver Cancer
400
0.66
752
0.99
28. Alzheimers & Dementia
373
0.62
10,917
14.36
29. Drownings
366
0.60
114
0.15
30. Falls
324
0.53
1,109
1.46
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
308
0.51
277
0.36
32. Inflammatory/Heart
288
0.47
547
0.72
33. Fires
275
0.45
65
0.09
34. Prostate Cancer
274
0.45
2,622
3.45
35. Cervical Cancer
264
0.44
228
0.30
36. Stomach Cancer
232
0.38
612
0.81
37. Epilepsy
230
0.38
121
0.16
38. Poisonings
218
0.36
18
0.02
39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
192
0.32
3,049
4.01
40. Drug Use
185
0.31
423
0.56
41. Syphilis
180
0.30
0
0.00
42. Lymphomas
132
0.22
1,357
1.79
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
127
0.21
110
0.14
44. Parkinson's Disease
117
0.19
943
1.24
45. Tetanus
103
0.17
0
0.00
46. Schistosomiasis
101
0.17
0
0.00
47. Hepatitis B
92
0.15
9
0.01
48. Skin Cancers
86
0.14
650
0.86
49. Lung Cancers
85
0.14
3,722
4.90
50. Oral Cancer
82
0.14
379
0.50
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Sweden SWEDEN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
28.09
16
13.55
127
2. Prostate Cancer
25.99
38
20.40
64
3. Cervical Cancer
13.10
66
2.28
161
4. Liver Cancer
10.33
29
3.36
156
5. Stomach Cancer
6.96
78
2.75
164
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.44
145
12.51
44
7. Ovary Cancer
3.62
125
5.06
65
8. Lymphomas
3.11
143
5.29
73
9. Skin Cancers
2.64
45
2.90
35
10. Lung Cancers
2.37
169
16.11
75
11. Bladder Cancer
2.29
77
2.74
65
12. Oral Cancer
2.18
125
1.75
146
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.68
150
7.84
25
14. Uterin Cancer
1.66
130
2.44
87
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.92
159
2.39
93
16. Leukemia
0.73
177
3.40
103
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.