TIMOR-LESTE VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,795	36	30	+ 1,765
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	981	4	651	+ 330
Coronary Heart Disease	3	816	3	814	+ 3
Stroke	4	765	2	923	- 158
Diabetes Mellitus	5	753	11	156	+ 597
Tuberculosis	6	548	1	1,139	- 591
Violence	7	524	22	60	+ 463
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	395	5	285	+ 110
Kidney Disease	9	381	8	192	+ 190
Suicide	10	343	27	48	+ 296
Road Traffic Accidents	11	324	13	154	+ 171
Hypertension	12	319	12	156	+ 163
Lung Disease	13	297	6	283	+ 13
Liver Disease	14	225	10	162	+ 63
Lung Cancers	15	192	17	87	+ 105
Low Birth Weight	16	156	9	189	- 33
Other Injuries	17	150	20	76	+ 74
Asthma	18	149	15	123	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	19	147	38	26	+ 121
Cervical Cancer	20	139	37	28	+ 111
Inflammatory/Heart	21	135	33	32	+ 103
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	117	18	84	+ 32
Breast Cancer	23	113	30	38	+ 75
Prostate Cancer	24	109	47	13	+ 96
Congenital Anomalies	25	108	14	144	- 35
Meningitis	26	91	31	38	+ 54
Fires	27	90	43	15	+ 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	89	26	54	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	29	87	53	5	+ 82
Birth Trauma	30	75	7	238	- 163
Lymphomas	31	70	34	32	+ 39
Drownings	32	60	19	84	- 24
Liver Cancer	33	59	28	45	+ 15
Malnutrition	34	59	25	56	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	35	50	45	14	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	47	16	96	- 49
Epilepsy	37	47	51	8	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	38	42	23	60	- 18
Stomach Cancer	39	38	35	31	+ 8
Leukemia	40	36	32	34	+ 2
Oral Cancer	41	35	29	44	- 9
Falls	42	35	21	62	- 27
Pertussis	43	28	24	59	- 30
Syphilis	44	28	48	12	+ 16
Skin Disease	45	27	46	13	+ 14
Parkinson's Disease	46	27	39	26	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	25	40	25	+ 1
Skin Cancers	48	25	55	5	+ 20
Alcohol	49	25	52	5	+ 19
Poisonings	50	24	54	5	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	51	24	41	18	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	52	21	49	12	+ 9
Drug Use	53	19	58	3	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	54	13	50	9	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	9	61	1	+ 8
Appendicitis	56	7	57	4	+ 2
Measles	57	7	68	0	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	58	7	60	2	+ 5
Encephalitis	59	6	42	16	- 10
Upper Respiratory	60	6	62	1	+ 5
Hepatitis B	61	3	59	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	3	63	1	+ 2
Malaria	63	2	71	0	+ 2
War	64	2	67	0	+ 1
Tetanus	65	1	44	14	- 13
Schistosomiasis	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	1	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	64	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	56	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

South Africa

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.