TIMOR-LESTE VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,978	18	84	+ 2,894
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,633	3	814	+ 1,819
Stroke	3	1,102	2	923	+ 179
Lung Cancers	4	619	17	87	+ 532
Hypertension	5	544	12	156	+ 388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	384	26	54	+ 330
Falls	7	355	21	62	+ 293
Lung Disease	8	345	6	283	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	9	334	45	14	+ 320
Liver Disease	10	286	10	162	+ 124
Prostate Cancer	11	260	47	13	+ 247
Breast Cancer	12	254	30	38	+ 216
Parkinson's Disease	13	228	39	26	+ 203
Lymphomas	14	228	34	32	+ 196
Suicide	15	227	27	48	+ 179
Liver Cancer	16	146	28	45	+ 101
Inflammatory/Heart	17	139	33	32	+ 106
Alcohol	18	124	52	5	+ 119
Stomach Cancer	19	120	35	31	+ 89
Other Injuries	20	117	20	76	+ 41
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	117	4	651	- 534
Diabetes Mellitus	22	112	11	156	- 44
Other Neoplasms	23	101	60	2	+ 99
Leukemia	24	99	32	34	+ 65
Ovary Cancer	25	92	41	18	+ 74
Kidney Disease	26	92	8	192	- 100
Oesophagus Cancer	27	86	53	5	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	28	83	49	12	+ 71
Skin Cancers	29	80	55	5	+ 75
Drug Use	30	72	58	3	+ 69
Endocrine Disorders	31	69	38	26	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	32	60	50	9	+ 51
Road Traffic Accidents	33	58	13	154	- 96
Oral Cancer	34	55	29	44	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	35	51	14	144	- 92
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	41	16	96	- 55
Drownings	37	28	19	84	- 55
Epilepsy	38	28	51	8	+ 20
Schizophrenia	39	25	83	0	+ 25
Asthma	40	23	15	123	- 100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	22	61	1	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	42	21	63	1	+ 21
Violence	43	17	22	60	- 43
Cervical Cancer	44	17	37	28	- 11
Fires	45	16	43	15	+ 2
Tuberculosis	46	9	1	1,139	- 1,131
Skin Disease	47	7	46	13	- 6
Low Birth Weight	48	7	9	189	- 182
Poisonings	49	7	54	5	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	5	40	25	- 20
Osteoarthritis	51	4	86	0	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	4	5	285	- 281
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	85	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	54	3	57	4	- 2
Meningitis	55	3	31	38	- 35
Birth Trauma	56	2	7	238	- 236
Malnutrition	57	2	25	56	- 54
Anemia	58	2	80	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	59	1	36	30	- 28
Hepatitis C	60	1	65	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	62	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	59	2	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	0	23	60	- 59
War	65	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	42	16	- 16
Syphilis	67	0	48	12	- 12
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	24	59	- 59
Tetanus	70	0	44	14	- 14
Diphtheria	71	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	64	1	- 1
Dengue	82	0	56	5	- 5
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Finland

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.