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

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	SOUTH SUDAN		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,176	4	651	+ 526
HIV/AIDS	2	939	36	30	+ 909
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	862	5	285	+ 578
Malaria	4	634	71	0	+ 634
Birth Trauma	5	618	7	238	+ 380
Low Birth Weight	6	515	9	189	+ 326
Road Traffic Accidents	7	482	13	154	+ 328
Tuberculosis	8	447	1	1,139	- 692
Stroke	9	420	2	923	- 503
Coronary Heart Disease	10	348	3	814	- 466
Congenital Anomalies	11	240	14	144	+ 96
Liver Disease	12	216	10	162	+ 54
Meningitis	13	211	31	38	+ 173
Malnutrition	14	197	25	56	+ 141
Violence	15	188	22	60	+ 128
Maternal Conditions	16	180	23	60	+ 121
Diabetes Mellitus	17	156	11	156	- 0
Other Injuries	18	143	20	76	+ 67
Hypertension	19	134	12	156	- 22
Kidney Disease	20	129	8	192	- 63
Leishmaniasis	21	119	72	0	+ 119
Tetanus	22	111	44	14	+ 98
Lung Disease	23	106	6	283	- 177
Pertussis	24	93	24	59	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	25	90	37	28	+ 63
Breast Cancer	26	82	30	38	+ 44
War	27	73	67	0	+ 73
Asthma	28	70	15	123	- 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	64	18	84	- 20
Drownings	30	55	19	84	- 28
Oesophagus Cancer	31	52	53	5	+ 47
Fires	32	51	43	15	+ 37
Suicide	33	50	27	48	+ 3
Lymphomas	34	50	34	32	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	35	48	47	13	+ 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	43	26	54	- 11
Syphilis	37	42	48	12	+ 29
Liver Cancer	38	41	28	45	- 4
Measles	39	40	68	0	+ 40
Leukemia	40	37	32	34	+ 3
Falls	41	32	21	62	- 30
Poisonings	42	31	54	5	+ 26
Oral Cancer	43	31	29	44	- 13
Stomach Cancer	44	29	35	31	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	45	26	33	32	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	46	23	38	26	- 3
Ovary Cancer	47	22	41	18	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	22	16	96	- 74
Lung Cancers	49	19	17	87	- 68
Epilepsy	50	18	51	8	+ 10
Skin Cancers	51	15	55	5	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	52	15	39	26	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	14	40	25	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	54	13	45	14	- 1
Skin Disease	55	12	46	13	- 2
Bladder Cancer	56	10	49	12	- 2
Hepatitis B	57	9	59	2	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	58	8	73	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	59	8	62	1	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	60	8	50	9	- 1
Appendicitis	61	8	57	4	+ 3
Alcohol	62	6	52	5	+ 1
Drug Use	63	4	58	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	64	4	42	16	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	2	61	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	2	60	2	- 0
Diphtheria	67	1	66	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	64	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	63	1	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	56	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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

South Sudan

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.