TIMOR-LESTE VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,822	3	814	+ 1,008
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,223	18	84	+ 1,139
Stroke	3	666	2	923	- 257
Lung Cancers	4	599	17	87	+ 511
Lung Disease	5	494	6	283	+ 210
Hypertension	6	420	12	156	+ 265
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	339	26	54	+ 285
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	332	4	651	- 319
Falls	9	326	21	62	+ 264
Prostate Cancer	10	269	47	13	+ 256
Breast Cancer	11	268	30	38	+ 230
Pancreas Cancer	12	253	45	14	+ 239
Kidney Disease	13	214	8	192	+ 23
Suicide	14	212	27	48	+ 165
Lymphomas	15	192	34	32	+ 161
Inflammatory/Heart	16	175	33	32	+ 142
Diabetes Mellitus	17	174	11	156	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	18	146	39	26	+ 120
Liver Cancer	19	137	28	45	+ 92
Other Neoplasms	20	116	60	2	+ 114
Liver Disease	21	115	10	162	- 47
Leukemia	22	114	32	34	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	23	114	49	12	+ 102
Stomach Cancer	24	104	35	31	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	25	101	38	26	+ 75
Oral Cancer	26	85	29	44	+ 41
Skin Cancers	27	84	55	5	+ 79
Oesophagus Cancer	28	83	53	5	+ 79
Ovary Cancer	29	78	41	18	+ 60
Other Injuries	30	70	20	76	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	31	52	14	144	- 92
Alcohol	32	39	52	5	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	33	38	50	9	+ 29
Road Traffic Accidents	34	33	13	154	- 121
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	32	5	285	- 253
Drug Use	36	30	58	3	+ 27
Osteoarthritis	37	29	86	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	38	27	63	1	+ 26
Epilepsy	39	27	51	8	+ 19
Skin Disease	40	22	46	13	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	21	16	96	- 75
Cervical Cancer	42	18	37	28	- 10
Low Birth Weight	43	18	9	189	- 171
Anemia	44	17	80	0	+ 17
Schizophrenia	45	16	83	0	+ 16
Asthma	46	16	15	123	- 107
Malnutrition	47	14	25	56	- 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	13	40	25	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	12	61	1	+ 10
Drownings	50	8	19	84	- 75
Violence	51	7	22	60	- 53
Birth Trauma	52	5	7	238	- 232
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	85	0	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	54	5	36	30	- 25
Fires	55	4	43	15	- 11
Tuberculosis	56	4	1	1,139	- 1,135
Meningitis	57	3	31	38	- 34
Hepatitis C	58	3	65	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	2	57	4	- 2
Poisonings	60	2	54	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	2	62	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	59	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	23	60	- 59
Syphilis	65	0	48	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	76	0	+ 0
War	67	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	42	16	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	44	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	24	59	- 59
Diphtheria	74	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	56	5	- 5
Ascariasis	82	0	64	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Switzerland

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.