TIMOR-LESTE VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,005	3	814	+ 1,191
Stroke	2	1,490	2	923	+ 567
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,320	4	651	+ 669
Lung Cancers	4	975	17	87	+ 887
Lung Disease	5	956	6	283	+ 673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	701	26	54	+ 647
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	696	18	84	+ 612
Stomach Cancer	8	617	35	31	+ 586
Kidney Disease	9	548	8	192	+ 356
Pancreas Cancer	10	453	45	14	+ 439
Liver Cancer	11	359	28	45	+ 315
Other Injuries	12	270	20	76	+ 194
Suicide	13	238	27	48	+ 190
Lymphomas	14	236	34	32	+ 204
Breast Cancer	15	193	30	38	+ 155
Other Neoplasms	16	185	60	2	+ 183
Liver Disease	17	174	10	162	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	18	171	39	26	+ 146
Prostate Cancer	19	165	47	13	+ 153
Oesophagus Cancer	20	151	53	5	+ 146
Endocrine Disorders	21	140	38	26	+ 115
Bladder Cancer	22	122	49	12	+ 110
Falls	23	119	21	62	+ 57
Leukemia	24	118	32	34	+ 83
Drownings	25	103	19	84	+ 19
Oral Cancer	26	102	29	44	+ 58
Inflammatory/Heart	27	101	33	32	+ 68
Hypertension	28	82	12	156	- 74
Diabetes Mellitus	29	66	11	156	- 90
Ovary Cancer	30	62	41	18	+ 44
Road Traffic Accidents	31	56	13	154	- 98
Cervical Cancer	32	46	37	28	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	33	42	50	9	+ 33
Tuberculosis	34	42	1	1,139	- 1,097
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	36	16	96	- 60
Skin Disease	36	34	46	13	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	33	5	285	- 251
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	32	61	1	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	31	40	25	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	40	30	14	144	- 113
Hepatitis C	41	27	65	1	+ 27
Asthma	42	24	15	123	- 99
Malnutrition	43	23	25	56	- 33
Skin Cancers	44	23	55	5	+ 18
Epilepsy	45	19	51	8	+ 11
Hepatitis B	46	17	59	2	+ 15
Schizophrenia	47	13	83	0	+ 13
Fires	48	12	43	15	- 2
Anemia	49	11	80	0	+ 11
Drug Use	50	9	58	3	+ 6
Alcohol	51	7	52	5	+ 2
Meningitis	52	4	31	38	- 34
Violence	53	3	22	60	- 57
Poisonings	54	3	54	5	- 2
Low Birth Weight	55	2	9	189	- 186
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	85	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	57	2	62	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	2	57	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	63	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	60	1	84	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	61	1	7	238	- 237
Osteoarthritis	62	1	86	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	63	1	36	30	- 29
Maternal Conditions	64	0	23	60	- 59
Syphilis	65	0	48	12	- 12
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	44	14	- 13
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	42	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	24	59	- 59
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	64	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	56	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	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

Japan

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.