BENIN VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	11,110	23	919	+ 10,191
Stroke	2	9,002	4	5,855	+ 3,148
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,935	5	5,397	+ 2,538
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,346	1	10,205	- 3,858
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,776	3	6,830	- 4,054
Lung Disease	6	2,761	17	1,220	+ 1,541
Birth Trauma	7	2,320	7	3,950	- 1,629
Kidney Disease	8	1,871	13	1,929	- 58
Low Birth Weight	9	1,842	6	4,908	- 3,066
Liver Disease	10	1,581	9	2,447	- 866
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,521	14	1,912	- 390
Hypertension	12	1,518	19	1,088	+ 429
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,501	8	3,162	- 1,661
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,400	10	2,265	- 865
Asthma	15	1,196	24	891	+ 305
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	934	34	442	+ 492
Lung Cancers	17	852	59	66	+ 786
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	821	29	715	+ 106
Drownings	19	816	31	570	+ 246
Other Injuries	20	740	15	1,532	- 792
Falls	21	605	32	543	+ 62
Violence	22	587	28	726	- 139
Maternal Conditions	23	584	20	1,039	- 455
Pertussis	24	571	18	1,168	- 597
Malnutrition	25	545	21	928	- 383
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	527	41	311	+ 216
Suicide	27	466	22	922	- 456
Liver Cancer	28	437	40	322	+ 115
Oral Cancer	29	429	49	156	+ 273
Breast Cancer	30	375	27	784	- 409
Meningitis	31	368	12	1,967	- 1,599
Leukemia	32	332	46	196	+ 136
Inflammatory/Heart	33	315	33	457	- 142
Lymphomas	34	309	36	387	- 78
Stomach Cancer	35	299	38	361	- 62
HIV/AIDS	36	291	11	2,263	- 1,972
Cervical Cancer	37	269	30	669	- 399
Endocrine Disorders	38	253	16	1,454	- 1,201
Parkinson's Disease	39	249	43	212	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	241	45	197	+ 44
Ovary Cancer	41	176	56	86	+ 90
Encephalitis	42	157	57	85	+ 72
Fires	43	144	35	431	- 287
Tetanus	44	132	50	156	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	45	132	48	177	- 45
Skin Disease	46	129	52	144	- 15
Prostate Cancer	47	125	25	867	- 742
Syphilis	48	121	51	150	- 29
Bladder Cancer	49	116	61	43	+ 73
Uterin Cancer	50	89	55	99	- 11
Epilepsy	51	76	37	369	- 293
Alcohol	52	50	58	85	- 35
Oesophagus Cancer	53	48	39	326	- 278
Poisonings	54	48	42	307	- 260
Skin Cancers	55	47	54	102	- 54
Dengue	56	47	72	0	+ 46
Appendicitis	57	42	60	45	- 3
Drug Use	58	29	44	197	- 168
Hepatitis B	59	21	53	143	- 121
Other Neoplasms	60	18	63	20	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	12	67	11	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	7	64	17	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	66	16	- 9
Ascariasis	64	6	62	40	- 35
Hepatitis C	65	5	65	17	- 12
Diphtheria	66	3	68	10	- 7
War	67	3	69	2	+ 0
Measles	68	1	26	788	- 787
Chlamydia	69	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Timor-Leste

Benin

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.