TIMOR-LESTE VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	762	4	651	+ 111
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	564	5	285	+ 279
Stroke	3	500	2	923	- 423
Coronary Heart Disease	4	464	3	814	- 349
Road Traffic Accidents	5	401	13	154	+ 247
Birth Trauma	6	395	7	238	+ 158
Low Birth Weight	7	356	9	189	+ 167
Liver Disease	8	347	10	162	+ 185
Tuberculosis	9	273	1	1,139	- 866
Diabetes Mellitus	10	207	11	156	+ 51
Congenital Anomalies	11	199	14	144	+ 55
Hypertension	12	171	12	156	+ 16
Kidney Disease	13	154	8	192	- 38
Meningitis	14	153	31	38	+ 115
Lung Disease	15	151	6	283	- 132
Other Injuries	16	149	20	76	+ 73
HIV/AIDS	17	146	36	30	+ 116
Maternal Conditions	18	113	23	60	+ 53
Malnutrition	19	110	25	56	+ 54
Breast Cancer	20	108	30	38	+ 69
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	105	18	84	+ 21
Violence	22	103	22	60	+ 42
Pertussis	23	88	24	59	+ 29
Measles	24	80	68	0	+ 80
Suicide	25	77	27	48	+ 29
Malaria	26	72	71	0	+ 71
Cervical Cancer	27	64	37	28	+ 36
Falls	28	57	21	62	- 5
Asthma	29	57	15	123	- 66
Leukemia	30	54	32	34	+ 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	48	26	54	- 6
Poisonings	32	47	54	5	+ 42
Lymphomas	33	46	34	32	+ 14
Fires	34	41	43	15	+ 27
Drownings	35	40	19	84	- 44
Ovary Cancer	36	31	41	18	+ 13
Tetanus	37	28	44	14	+ 14
Lung Cancers	38	28	17	87	- 59
Inflammatory/Heart	39	28	33	32	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	40	23	53	5	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	22	16	96	- 73
Liver Cancer	42	22	28	45	- 23
Syphilis	43	22	48	12	+ 9
Epilepsy	44	21	51	8	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	45	21	38	26	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	46	20	39	26	- 6
Stomach Cancer	47	19	35	31	- 11
Oral Cancer	48	19	29	44	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	17	40	25	- 8
Prostate Cancer	50	16	47	13	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	51	14	49	12	+ 2
Skin Cancers	52	13	55	5	+ 8
Skin Disease	53	11	46	13	- 2
Schistosomiasis	54	11	73	0	+ 11
Alcohol	55	10	52	5	+ 4
Hepatitis B	56	9	59	2	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	57	9	62	1	+ 8
Appendicitis	58	9	57	4	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	59	7	72	0	+ 7
Drug Use	60	7	58	3	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	61	6	45	14	- 7
Uterin Cancer	62	5	50	9	- 4
Encephalitis	63	5	42	16	- 11
War	64	4	67	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	61	1	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	66	2	60	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	2	66	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	2	64	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	70	1	63	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	56	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Ethiopia

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.