JAPAN VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	93,129	34	3,459	+ 89,670
Stroke	2	75,465	2	121,823	- 46,358
Coronary Heart Disease	3	66,516	1	163,905	- 97,389
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	53,199	3	107,899	- 54,700
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	23,273	37	2,731	+ 20,541
Lung Disease	6	23,144	5	78,169	- 55,025
Birth Trauma	7	19,450	61	104	+ 19,345
Kidney Disease	8	15,685	9	44,779	- 29,094
Low Birth Weight	9	15,440	55	202	+ 15,238
Liver Disease	10	13,254	17	14,195	- 941
Diabetes Mellitus	11	12,753	29	5,433	+ 7,320
Hypertension	12	12,725	28	6,673	+ 6,052
Road Traffic Accidents	13	12,585	31	4,566	+ 8,019
Congenital Anomalies	14	11,737	40	2,473	+ 9,265
Asthma	15	10,025	42	1,922	+ 8,102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	7,830	35	2,922	+ 4,908
Lung Cancers	17	7,143	4	79,688	- 72,545
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	6,883	7	56,937	- 50,054
Drownings	19	6,838	25	8,409	- 1,571
Other Injuries	20	6,205	12	22,068	- 15,864
Falls	21	5,069	23	9,736	- 4,667
Violence	22	4,920	53	266	+ 4,654
Maternal Conditions	23	4,897	64	39	+ 4,859
Pertussis	24	4,785	71	1	+ 4,783
Malnutrition	25	4,571	43	1,910	+ 2,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	4,422	6	57,340	- 52,919
Suicide	27	3,906	13	19,466	- 15,560
Liver Cancer	28	3,665	11	29,384	- 25,719
Oral Cancer	29	3,595	26	8,333	- 4,738
Breast Cancer	30	3,143	15	15,805	- 12,661
Meningitis	31	3,081	52	308	+ 2,773
Leukemia	32	2,782	24	9,607	- 6,825
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,641	27	8,232	- 5,591
Lymphomas	34	2,591	14	19,273	- 16,682
Stomach Cancer	35	2,506	8	50,433	- 47,926
HIV/AIDS	36	2,436	63	48	+ 2,389
Cervical Cancer	37	2,258	32	3,799	- 1,541
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,121	21	11,486	- 9,365
Parkinson's Disease	39	2,091	18	14,007	- 11,917
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	2,016	39	2,555	- 539
Ovary Cancer	41	1,476	30	5,061	- 3,586
Encephalitis	42	1,319	69	5	+ 1,314
Fires	43	1,207	48	1,007	+ 200
Tetanus	44	1,110	67	9	+ 1,101
Pancreas Cancer	45	1,107	10	37,027	- 35,920
Skin Disease	46	1,078	36	2,806	- 1,728
Prostate Cancer	47	1,045	19	13,515	- 12,470
Syphilis	48	1,016	65	16	+ 1,000
Bladder Cancer	49	977	22	9,936	- 8,960
Uterin Cancer	50	742	33	3,461	- 2,719
Epilepsy	51	634	45	1,558	- 925
Alcohol	52	418	51	576	- 157
Oesophagus Cancer	53	400	20	12,316	- 11,916
Poisonings	54	399	54	255	+ 144
Skin Cancers	55	395	44	1,843	- 1,448
Dengue	56	391	83	0	+ 391
Appendicitis	57	355	58	126	+ 229
Drug Use	58	242	50	732	- 490
Hepatitis B	59	178	46	1,423	- 1,245
Other Neoplasms	60	151	16	15,120	- 14,968
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	99	38	2,618	- 2,519
Upper Respiratory	62	61	57	159	- 98
Multiple Sclerosis	63	57	59	108	- 51
Ascariasis	64	47	82	0	+ 47
Hepatitis C	65	45	41	2,220	- 2,175
Diphtheria	66	28	74	0	+ 28
War	67	21	66	15	+ 7
Measles	68	9	75	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	69	5	80	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	2	68	8	- 6
Malaria	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Oral conditions	84	0	60	106	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	86	0	62	86	- 86
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Timor-Leste

Japan

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.