MALAYSIA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	26,128	26	1,227	+ 24,901
Stroke	2	21,172	3	21,592	- 420
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,661	1	36,729	- 18,068
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,925	2	23,477	- 8,552
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,529	20	1,773	+ 4,757
Lung Disease	6	6,493	5	6,633	- 139
Birth Trauma	7	5,457	42	359	+ 5,098
Kidney Disease	8	4,401	6	6,629	- 2,229
Low Birth Weight	9	4,332	29	1,020	+ 3,311
Liver Disease	10	3,718	7	5,125	- 1,407
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,578	9	4,107	- 529
Hypertension	12	3,570	38	649	+ 2,921
Road Traffic Accidents	13	3,531	4	7,181	- 3,651
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,293	24	1,403	+ 1,890
Asthma	15	2,812	30	1,013	+ 1,799
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	2,197	22	1,424	+ 772
Lung Cancers	17	2,004	8	4,319	- 2,315
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,931	10	3,996	- 2,065
Drownings	19	1,919	36	820	+ 1,099
Other Injuries	20	1,741	14	2,222	- 481
Falls	21	1,422	18	1,855	- 433
Violence	22	1,380	34	869	+ 512
Maternal Conditions	23	1,374	56	167	+ 1,207
Pertussis	24	1,342	57	80	+ 1,262
Malnutrition	25	1,282	49	249	+ 1,033
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,240	11	3,832	- 2,592
Suicide	27	1,096	19	1,823	- 727
Liver Cancer	28	1,028	16	1,984	- 956
Oral Cancer	29	1,009	17	1,865	- 856
Breast Cancer	30	882	12	3,071	- 2,190
Meningitis	31	864	46	301	+ 564
Leukemia	32	781	23	1,412	- 632
Inflammatory/Heart	33	741	27	1,214	- 473
Lymphomas	34	727	25	1,321	- 594
Stomach Cancer	35	703	21	1,441	- 738
HIV/AIDS	36	684	13	2,679	- 1,995
Cervical Cancer	37	633	31	1,010	- 377
Endocrine Disorders	38	595	37	809	- 214
Parkinson's Disease	39	587	28	1,106	- 519
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	566	51	246	+ 320
Ovary Cancer	41	414	35	827	- 413
Encephalitis	42	370	40	452	- 82
Fires	43	339	44	336	+ 3
Tetanus	44	311	61	21	+ 290
Pancreas Cancer	45	311	32	994	- 684
Skin Disease	46	302	15	2,066	- 1,763
Prostate Cancer	47	293	33	903	- 610
Syphilis	48	285	62	19	+ 266
Bladder Cancer	49	274	39	467	- 193
Uterin Cancer	50	208	43	352	- 144
Epilepsy	51	178	52	226	- 48
Alcohol	52	117	55	181	- 63
Oesophagus Cancer	53	112	41	435	- 322
Poisonings	54	112	53	211	- 99
Skin Cancers	55	111	50	247	- 136
Dengue	56	110	47	280	- 170
Appendicitis	57	100	58	71	+ 28
Drug Use	58	68	45	322	- 254
Hepatitis B	59	50	54	206	- 156
Other Neoplasms	60	42	48	265	- 222
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	28	60	27	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	17	65	5	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	63	16	59	30	- 14
Ascariasis	64	13	67	2	+ 11
Hepatitis C	65	13	64	6	+ 7
Diphtheria	66	8	69	0	+ 7
War	67	6	63	11	- 5
Measles	68	3	70	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	1	68	2	- 0
Otitis Media	70	1	66	3	- 3
Malaria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

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.