TIMOR-LESTE VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,319	4	651	+ 669
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	921	5	285	+ 637
Tuberculosis	3	810	1	1,139	- 329
Malaria	4	643	71	0	+ 643
Birth Trauma	5	638	7	238	+ 400
Low Birth Weight	6	611	9	189	+ 422
Coronary Heart Disease	7	391	3	814	- 423
Stroke	8	368	2	923	- 555
Congenital Anomalies	9	316	14	144	+ 173
HIV/AIDS	10	281	36	30	+ 251
Meningitis	11	278	31	38	+ 240
Road Traffic Accidents	12	265	13	154	+ 111
Liver Disease	13	244	10	162	+ 82
Measles	14	187	68	0	+ 187
Maternal Conditions	15	150	23	60	+ 90
Pertussis	16	148	24	59	+ 90
Other Injuries	17	144	20	76	+ 69
Diabetes Mellitus	18	143	11	156	- 13
Violence	19	117	22	60	+ 57
Kidney Disease	20	116	8	192	- 76
Endocrine Disorders	21	101	38	26	+ 75
Lung Disease	22	80	6	283	- 203
Breast Cancer	23	76	30	38	+ 37
Hypertension	24	68	12	156	- 88
Cervical Cancer	25	67	37	28	+ 40
Tetanus	26	53	44	14	+ 40
Asthma	27	52	15	123	- 70
Falls	28	48	21	62	- 14
Fires	29	45	43	15	+ 31
Suicide	30	45	27	48	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	43	18	84	- 41
Drownings	32	42	19	84	- 42
Poisonings	33	42	54	5	+ 37
Drug Use	34	40	58	3	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	35	38	47	13	+ 25
Malnutrition	36	38	25	56	- 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	37	16	96	- 59
Syphilis	38	35	48	12	+ 22
Liver Cancer	39	34	28	45	- 11
Lymphomas	40	33	34	32	+ 1
Epilepsy	41	32	51	8	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	42	31	33	32	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	26	26	54	- 28
Diphtheria	44	24	66	0	+ 24
War	45	21	67	0	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	46	16	39	26	- 10
Leukemia	47	14	32	34	- 20
Oral Cancer	48	14	29	44	- 30
Ovary Cancer	49	14	41	18	- 4
Stomach Cancer	50	14	35	31	- 17
Pancreas Cancer	51	13	45	14	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	12	40	25	- 12
Skin Cancers	53	12	55	5	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	54	10	73	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	55	9	59	2	+ 7
Skin Disease	56	9	46	13	- 4
Lung Cancers	57	8	17	87	- 79
Alcohol	58	7	52	5	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	6	42	16	- 10
Appendicitis	60	5	57	4	+ 0
Ascariasis	61	4	64	1	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	62	4	50	9	- 5
Bladder Cancer	63	4	49	12	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	64	4	53	5	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	2	65	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	2	60	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	2	62	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	63	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	1	61	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	56	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Nigeria

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.