TIMOR-LESTE VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	748	4	651	+ 97
Coronary Heart Disease	2	726	3	814	- 88
Stroke	3	619	2	923	- 304
Road Traffic Accidents	4	404	13	154	+ 251
Kidney Disease	5	295	8	192	+ 103
Tuberculosis	6	278	1	1,139	- 861
Lung Disease	7	276	6	283	- 7
Liver Disease	8	273	10	162	+ 111
Low Birth Weight	9	206	9	189	+ 17
Birth Trauma	10	188	7	238	- 50
Congenital Anomalies	11	182	14	144	+ 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	161	5	285	- 124
Asthma	13	150	15	123	+ 27
Falls	14	103	21	62	+ 41
Lung Cancers	15	98	17	87	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	16	92	35	31	+ 61
Diabetes Mellitus	17	88	11	156	- 68
Other Injuries	18	87	20	76	+ 11
Violence	19	82	22	60	+ 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	81	18	84	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	21	64	38	26	+ 38
Liver Cancer	22	64	28	45	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	23	60	37	28	+ 33
Malnutrition	24	60	25	56	+ 4
Hypertension	25	47	12	156	- 109
Breast Cancer	26	40	30	38	+ 2
Pertussis	27	39	24	59	- 19
Prostate Cancer	28	39	47	13	+ 27
Inflammatory/Heart	29	38	33	32	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	30	36	23	60	- 24
Meningitis	31	34	31	38	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	29	26	54	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	28	40	25	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	34	27	39	26	+ 1
Drownings	35	27	19	84	- 57
Bladder Cancer	36	26	49	12	+ 14
Syphilis	37	23	48	12	+ 11
Epilepsy	38	22	51	8	+ 15
Suicide	39	21	27	48	- 26
Encephalitis	40	21	42	16	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	41	20	41	18	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	17	16	96	- 78
Drug Use	43	12	58	3	+ 9
Skin Disease	44	11	46	13	- 2
Tetanus	45	11	44	14	- 3
Alcohol	46	10	52	5	+ 5
Poisonings	47	10	54	5	+ 5
Hepatitis B	48	9	59	2	+ 7
Leukemia	49	9	32	34	- 25
Measles	50	9	68	0	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	51	7	53	5	+ 3
Fires	52	5	43	15	- 10
Malaria	53	3	71	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	54	2	60	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	55	2	57	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	63	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	61	1	+ 0
Lymphomas	58	1	34	32	- 31
Schistosomiasis	59	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	65	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	1	62	1	- 0
Ascariasis	62	0	64	1	- 0
War	63	0	67	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	0	45	14	- 13
Oral Cancer	65	0	29	44	- 44
Diphtheria	66	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	56	5	- 5
Skin Cancers	69	0	55	5	- 5
Uterin Cancer	70	0	50	9	- 9
Anemia	71	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	36	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	72	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.