TIMOR-LESTE VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,513	4	651	+ 1,863
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,778	5	285	+ 1,494
Measles	3	1,340	68	0	+ 1,340
Tuberculosis	4	1,188	1	1,139	+ 49
Birth Trauma	5	1,108	7	238	+ 870
Stroke	6	995	2	923	+ 72
Coronary Heart Disease	7	837	3	814	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	8	724	9	189	+ 535
Meningitis	9	623	31	38	+ 585
Malnutrition	10	559	25	56	+ 503
Road Traffic Accidents	11	490	13	154	+ 336
Maternal Conditions	12	478	23	60	+ 418
Liver Disease	13	453	10	162	+ 291
Other Injuries	14	417	20	76	+ 341
Congenital Anomalies	15	395	14	144	+ 251
Diabetes Mellitus	16	334	11	156	+ 178
Tetanus	17	307	44	14	+ 293
Hypertension	18	306	12	156	+ 150
Lung Disease	19	283	6	283	- 0
Pertussis	20	238	24	59	+ 179
Kidney Disease	21	237	8	192	+ 46
Malaria	22	225	71	0	+ 225
Asthma	23	217	15	123	+ 95
War	24	153	67	0	+ 152
Drownings	25	147	19	84	+ 64
Breast Cancer	26	143	30	38	+ 104
Suicide	27	141	27	48	+ 93
Cervical Cancer	28	102	37	28	+ 75
Violence	29	96	22	60	+ 36
Fires	30	94	43	15	+ 79
Poisonings	31	88	54	5	+ 83
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	75	18	84	- 9
HIV/AIDS	33	71	36	30	+ 41
Lymphomas	34	70	34	32	+ 38
Leukemia	35	65	32	34	+ 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	65	16	96	- 31
Falls	37	63	21	62	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	63	26	54	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	39	60	33	32	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	40	60	53	5	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	52	40	25	+ 27
Schistosomiasis	42	50	73	0	+ 50
Epilepsy	43	48	51	8	+ 41
Endocrine Disorders	44	47	38	26	+ 21
Syphilis	45	44	48	12	+ 31
Oral Cancer	46	38	29	44	- 6
Upper Respiratory	47	38	62	1	+ 37
Hepatitis B	48	36	59	2	+ 34
Stomach Cancer	49	36	35	31	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	50	34	41	18	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	51	34	72	0	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	52	33	47	13	+ 20
Liver Cancer	53	30	28	45	- 15
Lung Cancers	54	27	17	87	- 60
Appendicitis	55	22	57	4	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	56	21	39	26	- 4
Skin Cancers	57	19	55	5	+ 14
Skin Disease	58	17	46	13	+ 4
Alcohol	59	17	52	5	+ 12
Diphtheria	60	17	66	0	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	61	17	49	12	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	62	12	45	14	- 1
Encephalitis	63	11	42	16	- 6
Uterin Cancer	64	9	50	9	- 0
Drug Use	65	6	58	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	4	61	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	4	65	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	4	70	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	3	64	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	70	1	60	2	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	63	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	56	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	80	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

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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.