AFGHANISTAN VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	30,328	7	9,839	+ 20,489
Stroke	2	24,576	3	19,060	+ 5,515
Coronary Heart Disease	3	21,661	1	40,195	- 18,533
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,325	4	14,649	+ 2,675
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,579	13	5,555	+ 2,024
Lung Disease	6	7,537	15	4,650	+ 2,887
Birth Trauma	7	6,334	6	10,723	- 4,389
Kidney Disease	8	5,108	10	6,590	- 1,482
Low Birth Weight	9	5,028	5	12,631	- 7,602
Liver Disease	10	4,316	16	4,600	- 284
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,153	12	5,750	- 1,596
Hypertension	12	4,144	8	7,995	- 3,851
Road Traffic Accidents	13	4,098	11	6,033	- 1,935
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,822	14	5,001	- 1,178
Asthma	15	3,265	17	3,403	- 138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	2,550	25	1,505	+ 1,045
Lung Cancers	17	2,326	32	1,076	+ 1,250
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	2,241	23	1,765	+ 477
Drownings	19	2,227	34	996	+ 1,231
Other Injuries	20	2,021	18	3,241	- 1,221
Falls	21	1,651	37	905	+ 746
Violence	22	1,602	19	3,217	- 1,614
Maternal Conditions	23	1,595	9	7,807	- 6,212
Pertussis	24	1,558	21	2,107	- 549
Malnutrition	25	1,489	43	589	+ 899
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,440	39	741	+ 699
Suicide	27	1,272	24	1,573	- 300
Liver Cancer	28	1,194	40	657	+ 536
Oral Cancer	29	1,171	27	1,467	- 297
Breast Cancer	30	1,024	22	1,822	- 798
Meningitis	31	1,003	20	2,626	- 1,622
Leukemia	32	906	42	610	+ 296
Inflammatory/Heart	33	860	45	527	+ 333
Lymphomas	34	844	36	946	- 102
Stomach Cancer	35	816	26	1,501	- 684
HIV/AIDS	36	793	46	464	+ 329
Cervical Cancer	37	735	44	541	+ 195
Endocrine Disorders	38	691	28	1,364	- 673
Parkinson's Disease	39	681	41	628	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	657	33	1,041	- 384
Ovary Cancer	41	481	48	369	+ 111
Encephalitis	42	429	31	1,190	- 761
Fires	43	393	50	348	+ 45
Tetanus	44	362	30	1,254	- 893
Pancreas Cancer	45	360	56	229	+ 131
Skin Disease	46	351	61	94	+ 257
Prostate Cancer	47	340	55	258	+ 82
Syphilis	48	331	60	94	+ 237
Bladder Cancer	49	318	54	272	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	50	242	53	289	- 47
Epilepsy	51	206	35	993	- 786
Alcohol	52	136	58	150	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	53	130	29	1,314	- 1,184
Poisonings	54	130	47	384	- 254
Skin Cancers	55	129	59	145	- 16
Dengue	56	127	72	0	+ 127
Appendicitis	57	116	52	298	- 183
Drug Use	58	79	51	328	- 249
Hepatitis B	59	58	38	863	- 805
Other Neoplasms	60	49	63	29	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	32	65	25	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	20	68	9	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	63	19	62	84	- 65
Ascariasis	64	15	66	17	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	15	64	28	- 13
Diphtheria	66	9	67	16	- 7
War	67	7	2	25,620	- 25,613
Measles	68	3	49	350	- 347
Chlamydia	69	1	69	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	71	1	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Timor-Leste

Afghanistan

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.