AUSTRALIA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	20,235	56	53	+ 20,182
Stroke	2	16,397	3	10,331	+ 6,066
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,452	1	21,548	- 7,096
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,559	8	4,446	+ 7,113
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,057	40	296	+ 4,761
Lung Disease	6	5,029	5	8,487	- 3,459
Birth Trauma	7	4,226	50	140	+ 4,086
Kidney Disease	8	3,408	12	3,139	+ 269
Low Birth Weight	9	3,355	43	248	+ 3,107
Liver Disease	10	2,880	26	1,421	+ 1,458
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,771	7	4,471	- 1,700
Hypertension	12	2,765	23	1,631	+ 1,133
Road Traffic Accidents	13	2,734	29	1,245	+ 1,490
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,550	33	711	+ 1,840
Asthma	15	2,178	36	455	+ 1,723
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	1,701	42	276	+ 1,425
Lung Cancers	17	1,552	4	8,769	- 7,216
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,495	2	15,588	- 14,093
Drownings	19	1,486	47	177	+ 1,309
Other Injuries	20	1,348	22	1,642	- 294
Falls	21	1,101	14	3,116	- 2,014
Violence	22	1,069	44	243	+ 826
Maternal Conditions	23	1,064	63	20	+ 1,044
Pertussis	24	1,040	69	1	+ 1,038
Malnutrition	25	993	51	117	+ 876
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	961	6	6,209	- 5,248
Suicide	27	849	11	3,150	- 2,301
Liver Cancer	28	796	20	2,036	- 1,240
Oral Cancer	29	781	32	972	- 191
Breast Cancer	30	683	10	3,405	- 2,722
Meningitis	31	670	60	37	+ 632
Leukemia	32	604	18	2,126	- 1,522
Inflammatory/Heart	33	574	24	1,571	- 997
Lymphomas	34	563	15	3,039	- 2,476
Stomach Cancer	35	545	27	1,288	- 743
HIV/AIDS	36	529	57	50	+ 479
Cervical Cancer	37	491	39	342	+ 149
Endocrine Disorders	38	461	16	2,328	- 1,867
Parkinson's Disease	39	454	19	2,036	- 1,582
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	438	38	379	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	41	321	31	1,003	- 682
Encephalitis	42	286	68	3	+ 284
Fires	43	262	55	55	+ 208
Tetanus	44	241	70	1	+ 240
Pancreas Cancer	45	241	13	3,118	- 2,877
Skin Disease	46	234	34	594	- 360
Prostate Cancer	47	227	9	3,766	- 3,539
Syphilis	48	221	67	3	+ 218
Bladder Cancer	49	212	30	1,187	- 975
Uterin Cancer	50	161	35	524	- 363
Epilepsy	51	138	41	285	- 147
Alcohol	52	91	37	380	- 289
Oesophagus Cancer	53	87	25	1,494	- 1,407
Poisonings	54	87	61	35	+ 52
Skin Cancers	55	86	17	2,319	- 2,233
Dengue	56	85	72	0	+ 85
Appendicitis	57	77	62	26	+ 51
Drug Use	58	53	21	1,783	- 1,730
Hepatitis B	59	39	58	41	- 2
Other Neoplasms	60	33	28	1,252	- 1,219
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	21	45	229	- 207
Upper Respiratory	62	13	64	17	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	63	12	46	188	- 175
Ascariasis	64	10	75	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	10	48	173	- 163
Diphtheria	66	6	71	0	+ 6
War	67	5	65	8	- 3
Measles	68	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	6	- 6
Malaria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Oral conditions	84	0	59	40	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	86	0	52	114	- 114
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Timor-Leste

Australia

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.