TIMOR-LESTE VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,022	3	814	+ 1,208
Stroke	2	1,389	2	923	+ 466
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	769	4	651	+ 118
Diabetes Mellitus	4	668	11	156	+ 512
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	453	5	285	+ 168
Lung Disease	6	433	6	283	+ 149
Malaria	7	302	71	0	+ 302
Road Traffic Accidents	8	229	13	154	+ 76
Suicide	9	204	27	48	+ 156
Liver Disease	10	184	10	162	+ 22
Drownings	11	167	19	84	+ 83
Asthma	12	163	15	123	+ 40
Hypertension	13	158	12	156	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	14	134	9	189	- 55
Kidney Disease	15	132	8	192	- 60
Congenital Anomalies	16	131	14	144	- 13
Other Injuries	17	124	20	76	+ 48
Liver Cancer	18	124	28	45	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	122	40	25	+ 97
Falls	20	113	21	62	+ 51
Birth Trauma	21	106	7	238	- 131
Maternal Conditions	22	95	23	60	+ 35
Tuberculosis	23	93	1	1,139	- 1,046
Dengue	24	86	56	5	+ 81
Cervical Cancer	25	86	37	28	+ 58
Breast Cancer	26	70	30	38	+ 32
Lung Cancers	27	69	17	87	- 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	66	18	84	- 18
Syphilis	29	58	48	12	+ 45
Violence	30	54	22	60	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	48	26	54	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	46	16	96	- 50
Ovary Cancer	33	44	41	18	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	34	43	39	26	+ 18
Leukemia	35	42	32	34	+ 8
Malnutrition	36	39	25	56	- 16
Inflammatory/Heart	37	36	33	32	+ 4
Poisonings	38	32	54	5	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	39	31	38	26	+ 5
Fires	40	30	43	15	+ 15
Prostate Cancer	41	27	47	13	+ 14
Lymphomas	42	27	34	32	- 5
Meningitis	43	26	31	38	- 12
Stomach Cancer	44	24	35	31	- 6
Epilepsy	45	22	51	8	+ 14
Skin Disease	46	21	46	13	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	47	18	50	9	+ 9
Alcohol	48	18	52	5	+ 13
Oral Cancer	49	16	29	44	- 28
Pertussis	50	15	24	59	- 43
Pancreas Cancer	51	9	45	14	- 5
Bladder Cancer	52	9	49	12	- 3
Hepatitis B	53	7	59	2	+ 4
Encephalitis	54	3	42	16	- 13
Appendicitis	55	3	57	4	- 1
Other Neoplasms	56	2	60	2	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	2	53	5	- 3
Drug Use	58	2	58	3	- 1
Tetanus	59	1	44	14	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	61	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	63	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	65	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	64	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	62	1	- 1
War	65	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	55	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	70	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	36	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Solomon Isl.

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.