TIMOR-LESTE VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,647	3	814	+ 834
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,349	18	84	+ 1,265
Stroke	3	924	2	923	+ 1
Lung Cancers	4	705	17	87	+ 618
Lung Disease	5	603	6	283	+ 320
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	540	26	54	+ 486
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	437	4	651	- 214
Kidney Disease	8	310	8	192	+ 118
Hypertension	9	290	12	156	+ 135
Diabetes Mellitus	10	248	11	156	+ 92
Breast Cancer	11	225	30	38	+ 187
Pancreas Cancer	12	215	45	14	+ 202
Prostate Cancer	13	205	47	13	+ 192
Stomach Cancer	14	185	35	31	+ 154
Other Injuries	15	176	20	76	+ 101
Lymphomas	16	170	34	32	+ 138
Bladder Cancer	17	166	49	12	+ 154
Liver Cancer	18	162	28	45	+ 118
Inflammatory/Heart	19	159	33	32	+ 127
Parkinson's Disease	20	158	39	26	+ 132
Endocrine Disorders	21	155	38	26	+ 129
Other Neoplasms	22	151	60	2	+ 149
Liver Disease	23	135	10	162	- 27
Leukemia	24	120	32	34	+ 86
Suicide	25	115	27	48	+ 67
Falls	26	103	21	62	+ 41
Oral Cancer	27	82	29	44	+ 38
Ovary Cancer	28	65	41	18	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	29	64	53	5	+ 59
Skin Disease	30	59	46	13	+ 45
Road Traffic Accidents	31	58	13	154	- 96
Skin Cancers	32	57	55	5	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	51	40	25	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	34	51	50	9	+ 42
Asthma	35	36	15	123	- 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	34	5	285	- 251
Anemia	37	29	80	0	+ 29
Congenital Anomalies	38	28	14	144	- 116
Cervical Cancer	39	27	37	28	- 0
Epilepsy	40	26	51	8	+ 19
Drug Use	41	25	58	3	+ 22
Hepatitis C	42	21	65	1	+ 20
HIV/AIDS	43	17	36	30	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	15	16	96	- 81
Drownings	45	14	19	84	- 69
Alcohol	46	11	52	5	+ 6
Malnutrition	47	10	25	56	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	9	61	1	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	49	9	63	1	+ 8
Tuberculosis	50	9	1	1,139	- 1,130
Violence	51	8	22	60	- 52
Low Birth Weight	52	8	9	189	- 181
Osteoarthritis	53	7	86	0	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	7	85	0	+ 7
Fires	55	6	43	15	- 9
Schizophrenia	56	6	83	0	+ 6
Poisonings	57	5	54	5	+ 1
Hepatitis B	58	5	59	2	+ 3
Meningitis	59	4	31	38	- 34
Birth Trauma	60	4	7	238	- 234
Appendicitis	61	3	57	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	1	62	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	84	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	23	60	- 59
Leishmaniasis	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	48	12	- 12
War	68	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	42	16	- 16
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	44	14	- 14
Pertussis	73	0	24	59	- 58
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	56	5	- 5
Ascariasis	78	0	64	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

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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.