TIMOR-LESTE VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,226	4	651	+ 575
Malaria	2	1,127	71	0	+ 1,127
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	871	5	285	+ 587
Coronary Heart Disease	4	665	3	814	- 148
Stroke	5	623	2	923	- 300
Birth Trauma	6	477	7	238	+ 239
Low Birth Weight	7	461	9	189	+ 272
Road Traffic Accidents	8	426	13	154	+ 273
HIV/AIDS	9	421	36	30	+ 391
Tuberculosis	10	399	1	1,139	- 740
Congenital Anomalies	11	253	14	144	+ 110
Meningitis	12	234	31	38	+ 196
Liver Disease	13	217	10	162	+ 55
Diabetes Mellitus	14	197	11	156	+ 41
Kidney Disease	15	179	8	192	- 13
Other Injuries	16	172	20	76	+ 96
Malnutrition	17	153	25	56	+ 97
Maternal Conditions	18	145	23	60	+ 85
Endocrine Disorders	19	132	38	26	+ 106
Lung Disease	20	131	6	283	- 152
Hypertension	21	103	12	156	- 53
Violence	22	102	22	60	+ 42
Breast Cancer	23	102	30	38	+ 63
Asthma	24	101	15	123	- 21
Suicide	25	86	27	48	+ 38
Pertussis	26	77	24	59	+ 19
Liver Cancer	27	66	28	45	+ 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	62	18	84	- 23
Drownings	29	61	19	84	- 23
Falls	30	53	21	62	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	51	16	96	- 45
Inflammatory/Heart	32	48	33	32	+ 15
Fires	33	45	43	15	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	34	45	47	13	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	35	44	37	28	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	36	38	35	31	+ 8
Epilepsy	37	38	51	8	+ 30
Poisonings	38	36	54	5	+ 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	32	26	54	- 22
Drug Use	40	31	58	3	+ 28
Syphilis	41	30	48	12	+ 17
Lymphomas	42	22	34	32	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	21	40	25	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	44	19	39	26	- 6
Tetanus	45	17	44	14	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	46	17	73	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	47	15	59	2	+ 13
Skin Cancers	48	14	55	5	+ 9
Lung Cancers	49	14	17	87	- 73
Oral Cancer	50	14	29	44	- 30
Skin Disease	51	13	46	13	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	52	13	49	12	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	53	13	41	18	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	54	10	45	14	- 3
Alcohol	55	9	52	5	+ 3
Encephalitis	56	8	42	16	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	57	6	53	5	+ 1
Measles	58	6	68	0	+ 6
Leukemia	59	6	32	34	- 28
Uterin Cancer	60	5	50	9	- 4
Appendicitis	61	4	57	4	+ 0
Ascariasis	62	2	64	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	2	65	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	2	62	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2	63	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	2	60	2	- 0
War	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	61	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	1	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	56	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	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
Anemia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Sierra Leone

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.