BELGIUM VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	9,054	54	46	+ 9,008
Stroke	2	7,337	3	7,408	- 71
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,467	1	15,281	- 8,814
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,172	6	5,677	- 505
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,263	33	418	+ 1,845
Lung Disease	6	2,250	5	6,438	- 4,188
Birth Trauma	7	1,891	53	47	+ 1,844
Kidney Disease	8	1,525	8	2,952	- 1,427
Low Birth Weight	9	1,501	50	70	+ 1,431
Liver Disease	10	1,289	17	1,433	- 144
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,240	20	1,269	- 30
Hypertension	12	1,237	27	740	+ 498
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,223	29	666	+ 557
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,141	40	282	+ 859
Asthma	15	975	46	128	+ 847
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	761	42	213	+ 549
Lung Cancers	17	694	4	6,777	- 6,082
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	669	2	9,416	- 8,747
Drownings	19	665	47	79	+ 586
Other Injuries	20	603	11	2,006	- 1,403
Falls	21	493	15	1,756	- 1,263
Violence	22	478	44	149	+ 329
Maternal Conditions	23	476	64	6	+ 470
Pertussis	24	465	68	1	+ 464
Malnutrition	25	444	38	291	+ 154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	430	7	3,329	- 2,899
Suicide	27	380	10	2,111	- 1,731
Liver Cancer	28	356	24	976	- 619
Oral Cancer	29	350	28	675	- 325
Breast Cancer	30	306	9	2,587	- 2,281
Meningitis	31	300	58	28	+ 271
Leukemia	32	270	21	1,199	- 929
Inflammatory/Heart	33	257	23	1,060	- 804
Lymphomas	34	252	16	1,552	- 1,300
Stomach Cancer	35	244	26	863	- 619
HIV/AIDS	36	237	57	36	+ 201
Cervical Cancer	37	220	41	243	- 23
Endocrine Disorders	38	206	18	1,432	- 1,225
Parkinson's Disease	39	203	19	1,378	- 1,174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	196	37	293	- 97
Ovary Cancer	41	143	30	653	- 509
Encephalitis	42	128	66	1	+ 127
Fires	43	117	48	75	+ 42
Tetanus	44	108	78	0	+ 108
Pancreas Cancer	45	108	14	1,809	- 1,702
Skin Disease	46	105	35	380	- 275
Prostate Cancer	47	102	13	1,824	- 1,723
Syphilis	48	99	70	0	+ 99
Bladder Cancer	49	95	22	1,078	- 984
Uterin Cancer	50	72	34	384	- 312
Epilepsy	51	62	36	348	- 286
Alcohol	52	41	32	500	- 459
Oesophagus Cancer	53	39	25	898	- 859
Poisonings	54	39	55	41	- 2
Skin Cancers	55	38	31	522	- 484
Dengue	56	38	83	0	+ 38
Appendicitis	57	35	62	17	+ 18
Drug Use	58	24	39	287	- 264
Hepatitis B	59	17	63	17	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	60	15	12	1,828	- 1,813
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	10	49	73	- 63
Upper Respiratory	62	6	59	22	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	63	6	45	147	- 141
Ascariasis	64	5	82	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	4	52	53	- 49
Diphtheria	66	3	69	0	+ 3
War	67	2	67	1	+ 1
Measles	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	2	- 2
Malaria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Oral conditions	84	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	59	- 59
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Timor-Leste

Belgium

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.