MALAWI VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	16,451	11	2,992	+ 13,459
Stroke	2	13,331	5	5,939	+ 7,392
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,750	7	4,929	+ 6,821
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,397	2	7,739	+ 1,659
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,111	6	5,782	- 1,671
Lung Disease	6	4,088	21	1,340	+ 2,748
Birth Trauma	7	3,436	9	3,563	- 127
Kidney Disease	8	2,771	19	1,567	+ 1,203
Low Birth Weight	9	2,727	8	4,339	- 1,611
Liver Disease	10	2,341	10	3,259	- 918
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,253	14	2,267	- 14
Hypertension	12	2,248	17	1,797	+ 451
Road Traffic Accidents	13	2,223	4	6,221	- 3,998
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,073	13	2,509	- 436
Asthma	15	1,771	26	705	+ 1,066
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	1,383	39	280	+ 1,104
Lung Cancers	17	1,262	51	131	+ 1,131
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,216	25	782	+ 434
Drownings	19	1,208	30	458	+ 750
Other Injuries	20	1,096	22	1,266	- 170
Falls	21	895	28	562	+ 334
Violence	22	869	32	406	+ 463
Maternal Conditions	23	865	15	1,854	- 989
Pertussis	24	845	31	436	+ 409
Malnutrition	25	807	20	1,499	- 692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	781	44	234	+ 547
Suicide	27	690	23	1,007	- 317
Liver Cancer	28	647	38	317	+ 331
Oral Cancer	29	635	43	251	+ 384
Breast Cancer	30	555	27	600	- 45
Meningitis	31	544	18	1,792	- 1,248
Leukemia	32	491	56	82	+ 410
Inflammatory/Heart	33	467	35	370	+ 96
Lymphomas	34	458	24	839	- 381
Stomach Cancer	35	443	45	206	+ 237
HIV/AIDS	36	430	1	12,839	- 12,408
Cervical Cancer	37	399	12	2,876	- 2,477
Endocrine Disorders	38	375	42	257	+ 118
Parkinson's Disease	39	369	46	200	+ 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	356	49	154	+ 202
Ovary Cancer	41	261	48	158	+ 103
Encephalitis	42	233	58	48	+ 185
Fires	43	213	34	380	- 166
Tetanus	44	196	47	178	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	45	196	60	38	+ 158
Skin Disease	46	190	53	101	+ 89
Prostate Cancer	47	185	40	271	- 86
Syphilis	48	179	29	480	- 301
Bladder Cancer	49	172	33	388	- 215
Uterin Cancer	50	131	62	23	+ 108
Epilepsy	51	112	41	260	- 148
Alcohol	52	74	52	114	- 40
Oesophagus Cancer	53	71	16	1,842	- 1,771
Poisonings	54	70	37	325	- 254
Skin Cancers	55	70	36	331	- 261
Dengue	56	69	65	9	+ 60
Appendicitis	57	63	54	94	- 31
Drug Use	58	43	59	48	- 5
Hepatitis B	59	31	55	88	- 56
Other Neoplasms	60	27	63	17	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	17	61	29	- 11
Upper Respiratory	62	11	57	60	- 49
Multiple Sclerosis	63	10	66	9	+ 1
Ascariasis	64	8	69	4	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	8	64	15	- 7
Diphtheria	66	5	72	2	+ 3
War	67	4	71	2	+ 1
Measles	68	2	67	6	- 5
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	5	- 5
Malaria	71	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 MALAWI

Timor-Leste

Malawi

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.