TIMOR-LESTE VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,539	18	84	+ 1,455
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,492	3	814	+ 679
Lung Cancers	3	931	17	87	+ 844
Stroke	4	823	2	923	- 100
Lung Disease	5	811	6	283	+ 528
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	494	26	54	+ 440
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	419	4	651	- 231
Falls	8	350	21	62	+ 288
Breast Cancer	9	300	30	38	+ 261
Prostate Cancer	10	277	47	13	+ 264
Pancreas Cancer	11	254	45	14	+ 240
Kidney Disease	12	215	8	192	+ 23
Lymphomas	13	213	34	32	+ 181
Diabetes Mellitus	14	202	11	156	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	15	182	53	5	+ 177
Parkinson's Disease	16	180	39	26	+ 154
Suicide	17	172	27	48	+ 124
Other Neoplasms	18	155	60	2	+ 153
Other Injuries	19	140	20	76	+ 64
Leukemia	20	134	32	34	+ 100
Bladder Cancer	21	125	49	12	+ 113
Stomach Cancer	22	115	35	31	+ 85
Inflammatory/Heart	23	102	33	32	+ 70
Liver Cancer	24	99	28	45	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	25	90	41	18	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	26	89	38	26	+ 63
Skin Cancers	27	87	55	5	+ 82
Liver Disease	28	79	10	162	- 83
Hypertension	29	69	12	156	- 86
Oral Cancer	30	65	29	44	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	31	58	13	154	- 96
Alcohol	32	52	52	5	+ 47
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	50	5	285	- 235
Uterin Cancer	34	48	50	9	+ 39
Congenital Anomalies	35	46	14	144	- 97
Skin Disease	36	25	46	13	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	37	25	63	1	+ 24
Epilepsy	38	25	51	8	+ 17
Cervical Cancer	39	23	37	28	- 5
Anemia	40	21	80	0	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	20	40	25	- 5
Drug Use	42	20	58	3	+ 17
Osteoarthritis	43	19	86	0	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	18	61	1	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	45	14	9	189	- 175
Asthma	46	14	15	123	- 109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	11	16	96	- 85
Violence	48	9	22	60	- 51
Drownings	49	8	19	84	- 75
Schizophrenia	50	8	83	0	+ 8
Meningitis	51	7	31	38	- 31
Birth Trauma	52	6	7	238	- 232
Fires	53	4	43	15	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	4	85	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	55	3	36	30	- 27
Tuberculosis	56	2	1	1,139	- 1,137
Upper Respiratory	57	2	62	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	2	57	4	- 2
Oral conditions	59	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	60	2	65	1	+ 1
Poisonings	61	1	54	5	- 3
Hepatitis B	62	1	59	2	- 1
Malnutrition	63	1	25	56	- 55
Otitis Media	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	1	23	60	- 59
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	24	59	- 58
Encephalitis	68	0	42	16	- 16
Syphilis	69	0	48	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	44	14	- 14
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	56	5	- 5
Ascariasis	82	0	64	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	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

Netherlands

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.