TIMOR-LESTE VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,154	3	814	+ 1,340
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,553	18	84	+ 1,469
Stroke	3	859	2	923	- 64
Lung Disease	4	618	6	283	+ 335
Lung Cancers	5	530	17	87	+ 442
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	434	26	54	+ 380
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	378	4	651	- 272
Prostate Cancer	8	373	47	13	+ 360
Pancreas Cancer	9	263	45	14	+ 250
Hypertension	10	262	12	156	+ 106
Diabetes Mellitus	11	261	11	156	+ 105
Kidney Disease	12	232	8	192	+ 40
Breast Cancer	13	225	30	38	+ 187
Suicide	14	211	27	48	+ 163
Other Injuries	15	195	20	76	+ 120
Lymphomas	16	193	34	32	+ 161
Falls	17	158	21	62	+ 96
Other Neoplasms	18	147	60	2	+ 146
Parkinson's Disease	19	134	39	26	+ 109
Leukemia	20	117	32	34	+ 83
Bladder Cancer	21	108	49	12	+ 96
Liver Cancer	22	107	28	45	+ 62
Liver Disease	23	103	10	162	- 59
Endocrine Disorders	24	100	38	26	+ 74
Skin Cancers	25	93	55	5	+ 88
Stomach Cancer	26	87	35	31	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	27	79	41	18	+ 61
Inflammatory/Heart	28	78	33	32	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	29	77	53	5	+ 72
Drug Use	30	60	58	3	+ 57
Oral Cancer	31	54	29	44	+ 10
Alcohol	32	51	52	5	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	33	49	50	9	+ 40
Road Traffic Accidents	34	45	13	154	- 109
Congenital Anomalies	35	44	14	144	- 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	41	5	285	- 243
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	39	16	96	- 56
Cervical Cancer	38	32	37	28	+ 5
Skin Disease	39	31	46	13	+ 18
Anemia	40	25	80	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	41	24	63	1	+ 24
Asthma	42	23	15	123	- 100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	18	61	1	+ 17
Epilepsy	44	17	51	8	+ 9
Malnutrition	45	17	25	56	- 39
Drownings	46	16	19	84	- 67
Violence	47	16	22	60	- 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	16	40	25	- 9
Fires	49	9	43	15	- 6
Schizophrenia	50	9	83	0	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	51	7	9	189	- 182
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	7	85	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	53	6	65	1	+ 6
Meningitis	54	5	31	38	- 33
Birth Trauma	55	5	7	238	- 233
Tuberculosis	56	3	1	1,139	- 1,136
Osteoarthritis	57	3	86	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	58	3	62	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	3	57	4	- 2
Poisonings	60	3	54	5	- 2
HIV/AIDS	61	2	36	30	- 28
Hepatitis B	62	1	59	2	- 1
Oral conditions	63	1	84	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	23	60	- 59
War	65	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	24	59	- 58
Tetanus	68	0	44	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	71	0	42	16	- 16
Syphilis	72	0	48	12	- 12
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	56	5	- 5
Ascariasis	81	0	64	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	79	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

Sweden

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.