TIMOR-LESTE VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,348	3	814	+ 534
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,316	18	84	+ 1,232
Lung Disease	3	1,107	6	283	+ 824
Lung Cancers	4	939	17	87	+ 851
Stroke	5	924	2	923	+ 1
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	566	4	651	- 85
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	542	26	54	+ 488
Prostate Cancer	8	373	47	13	+ 361
Breast Cancer	9	328	30	38	+ 289
Diabetes Mellitus	10	324	11	156	+ 168
Pancreas Cancer	11	276	45	14	+ 263
Kidney Disease	12	230	8	192	+ 38
Lymphomas	13	184	34	32	+ 152
Liver Disease	14	175	10	162	+ 12
Hypertension	15	162	12	156	+ 6
Suicide	16	156	27	48	+ 108
Parkinson's Disease	17	151	39	26	+ 126
Alcohol	18	151	52	5	+ 146
Endocrine Disorders	19	145	38	26	+ 119
Leukemia	20	141	32	34	+ 107
Bladder Cancer	21	138	49	12	+ 126
Falls	22	136	21	62	+ 74
Stomach Cancer	23	122	35	31	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	24	120	53	5	+ 115
Liver Cancer	25	117	28	45	+ 72
Skin Cancers	26	98	55	5	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	27	95	60	2	+ 94
Oral Cancer	28	94	29	44	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	29	93	41	18	+ 75
Other Injuries	30	88	20	76	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	31	72	33	32	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	55	16	96	- 41
Road Traffic Accidents	33	54	13	154	- 100
Drug Use	34	50	58	3	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	35	39	50	9	+ 30
Congenital Anomalies	36	39	14	144	- 105
Cervical Cancer	37	39	37	28	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	36	5	285	- 248
Multiple Sclerosis	39	33	63	1	+ 33
Epilepsy	40	32	51	8	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	41	29	9	189	- 159
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	24	40	25	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	21	61	1	+ 20
Asthma	44	21	15	123	- 102
Skin Disease	45	20	46	13	+ 7
Anemia	46	18	80	0	+ 18
Violence	47	16	22	60	- 44
Schizophrenia	48	14	83	0	+ 14
Fires	49	13	43	15	- 1
Drownings	50	9	19	84	- 74
Osteoarthritis	51	6	86	0	+ 6
Meningitis	52	6	31	38	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	6	85	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	54	6	57	4	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	6	36	30	- 24
Birth Trauma	56	5	7	238	- 233
Tuberculosis	57	4	1	1,139	- 1,135
Upper Respiratory	58	4	62	1	+ 3
Malnutrition	59	4	25	56	- 52
Hepatitis C	60	2	65	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	2	59	2	- 1
Poisonings	62	1	54	5	- 3
Oral conditions	63	1	84	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	23	60	- 59
Otitis Media	65	0	70	0	+ 0
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	42	16	- 16
Tetanus	68	0	44	14	- 13
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	48	12	- 12
Measles	71	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	24	59	- 59
Diphtheria	73	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	64	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	56	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Denmark

Timor-Leste

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.