TIMOR-LESTE VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,093	2	923	+ 170
Coronary Heart Disease	2	983	3	814	+ 170
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	534	4	651	- 116
Tuberculosis	4	369	1	1,139	- 770
Kidney Disease	5	312	8	192	+ 120
Lung Disease	6	308	6	283	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	294	5	285	+ 9
Diabetes Mellitus	8	278	11	156	+ 122
Road Traffic Accidents	9	243	13	154	+ 89
Liver Disease	10	222	10	162	+ 60
Low Birth Weight	11	219	9	189	+ 30
Birth Trauma	12	211	7	238	- 27
Liver Cancer	13	209	28	45	+ 164
Lung Cancers	14	174	17	87	+ 87
Hypertension	15	169	12	156	+ 13
Asthma	16	159	15	123	+ 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	123	16	96	+ 28
Congenital Anomalies	18	123	14	144	- 21
Drownings	19	108	19	84	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	20	100	35	31	+ 70
Other Injuries	21	98	20	76	+ 22
Violence	22	90	22	60	+ 30
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	87	18	84	+ 3
Falls	24	83	21	62	+ 21
Breast Cancer	25	83	30	38	+ 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	80	26	54	+ 26
Suicide	27	74	27	48	+ 26
Oral Cancer	28	66	29	44	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	29	59	36	30	+ 30
Pertussis	30	58	24	59	- 1
Leukemia	31	55	32	34	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	32	41	23	60	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	33	41	53	5	+ 36
Lymphomas	34	40	34	32	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	39	40	25	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	36	39	33	32	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	37	35	37	28	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	38	35	38	26	+ 9
Malnutrition	39	31	25	56	- 24
Meningitis	40	29	31	38	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	41	26	39	26	+ 1
Fires	42	21	43	15	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	43	19	41	18	+ 1
Tetanus	44	18	44	14	+ 5
Skin Disease	45	17	46	13	+ 4
Encephalitis	46	13	42	16	- 3
Alcohol	47	12	52	5	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	48	12	45	14	- 2
Skin Cancers	49	11	55	5	+ 6
Epilepsy	50	11	51	8	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	51	9	49	12	- 3
Poisonings	52	8	54	5	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	53	7	47	13	- 6
Drug Use	54	6	58	3	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	55	6	50	9	- 4
Measles	56	6	68	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	57	5	57	4	+ 1
Syphilis	58	5	48	12	- 7
Dengue	59	3	56	5	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	3	59	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	61	2	60	2	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	62	2	73	0	+ 2
Malaria	63	2	71	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	61	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	63	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	62	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	1	65	1	+ 0
War	68	1	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	64	1	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

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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.