TIMOR-LESTE VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,810	3	814	+ 1,996
Stroke	2	935	2	923	+ 12
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	682	4	651	+ 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	665	18	84	+ 581
Lung Cancers	5	632	17	87	+ 544
Diabetes Mellitus	6	522	11	156	+ 366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	472	26	54	+ 418
Lung Disease	8	406	6	283	+ 123
Pancreas Cancer	9	290	45	14	+ 276
Breast Cancer	10	272	30	38	+ 233
Kidney Disease	11	254	8	192	+ 62
Lymphomas	12	170	34	32	+ 138
Prostate Cancer	13	170	47	13	+ 157
Falls	14	166	21	62	+ 104
Stomach Cancer	15	160	35	31	+ 129
Parkinson's Disease	16	159	39	26	+ 133
Ovary Cancer	17	109	41	18	+ 91
Liver Cancer	18	108	28	45	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	19	106	49	12	+ 94
Hypertension	20	106	12	156	- 49
Leukemia	21	89	32	34	+ 55
Suicide	22	86	27	48	+ 38
Oral Cancer	23	80	29	44	+ 36
Liver Disease	24	74	10	162	- 88
Skin Disease	25	73	46	13	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	26	71	60	2	+ 69
Inflammatory/Heart	27	70	33	32	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	28	66	50	9	+ 57
Oesophagus Cancer	29	65	53	5	+ 60
Endocrine Disorders	30	61	38	26	+ 35
Road Traffic Accidents	31	58	13	154	- 96
Congenital Anomalies	32	55	14	144	- 88
Other Injuries	33	52	20	76	- 23
Skin Cancers	34	45	55	5	+ 40
Low Birth Weight	35	36	9	189	- 153
Asthma	36	27	15	123	- 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	23	16	96	- 73
Drug Use	38	22	58	3	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	39	14	37	28	- 13
Violence	40	14	22	60	- 46
HIV/AIDS	41	12	36	30	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	11	85	0	+ 11
Epilepsy	43	11	51	8	+ 3
Birth Trauma	44	9	7	238	- 228
Multiple Sclerosis	45	9	63	1	+ 9
Anemia	46	9	80	0	+ 9
Alcohol	47	9	52	5	+ 4
Drownings	48	7	19	84	- 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	7	40	25	- 18
Osteoarthritis	50	7	86	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	6	61	1	+ 5
Tuberculosis	52	5	1	1,139	- 1,134
Hepatitis C	53	4	65	1	+ 4
War	54	4	67	0	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3	5	285	- 281
Meningitis	56	3	31	38	- 35
Schizophrenia	57	2	83	0	+ 2
Poisonings	58	2	54	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	59	1	62	1	+ 0
Malnutrition	60	1	25	56	- 55
Hepatitis B	61	1	59	2	- 1
Fires	62	1	43	15	- 14
Appendicitis	63	1	57	4	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	1	23	60	- 59
Encephalitis	65	0	42	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	24	59	- 59
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	44	14	- 14
Diphtheria	75	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	56	5	- 5
Ascariasis	79	0	64	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	48	12	- 12
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Malta

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.