MALDIVES VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE MALDIVES Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Tuberculosis 1 294 27 11 + 283
Stroke 2 238 2 143 + 95
Coronary Heart Disease 3 210 1 279 - 69
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 168 8 33 + 135
Diarrhoeal diseases 5 73 22 14 + 59
Lung Disease 6 73 3 91 - 18
Birth Trauma 7 61 39 5 + 57
Kidney Disease 8 50 4 80 - 31
Low Birth Weight 9 49 20 15 + 34
Liver Disease 10 42 11 24 + 17
Diabetes Mellitus 11 40 6 47 - 7
Hypertension 12 40 17 16 + 24
Road Traffic Accidents 13 40 31 9 + 31
Congenital Anomalies 14 37 15 19 + 18
Asthma 15 32 29 10 + 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease 16 25 42 4 + 21
Lung Cancers 17 23 7 36 - 14
Alzheimers & Dementia 18 22 5 47 - 26
Drownings 19 22 23 14 + 8
Other Injuries 20 20 18 16 + 4
Falls 21 16 16 19 - 3
Violence 22 16 28 10 + 6
Maternal Conditions 23 15 35 5 + 10
Pertussis 24 15 52 0 + 15
Malnutrition 25 14 45 3 + 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers 26 14 14 21 - 7
Suicide 27 12 21 15 - 2
Liver Cancer 28 12 10 27 - 15
Oral Cancer 29 11 19 15 - 4
Breast Cancer 30 10 9 28 - 18
Meningitis 31 10 50 1 + 9
Leukemia 32 9 24 13 - 4
Inflammatory/Heart 33 8 36 5 + 3
Lymphomas 34 8 34 7 + 1
Stomach Cancer 35 8 49 1 + 7
HIV/AIDS 36 8 78 0 + 8
Cervical Cancer 37 7 13 22 - 14
Endocrine Disorders 38 7 12 22 - 15
Parkinson's Disease 39 7 25 12 - 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease 40 6 43 3 + 3
Ovary Cancer 41 5 30 9 - 5
Encephalitis 42 4 44 3 + 1
Fires 43 4 41 4 - 0
Tetanus 44 4 54 0 + 3
Pancreas Cancer 45 3 40 4 - 1
Skin Disease 46 3 32 8 - 5
Prostate Cancer 47 3 26 11 - 8
Syphilis 48 3 58 0 + 3
Bladder Cancer 49 3 37 5 - 2
Uterin Cancer 50 2 47 2 + 0
Epilepsy 51 2 38 5 - 3
Alcohol 52 1 51 1 + 1
Oesophagus Cancer 53 1 59 0 + 1
Poisonings 54 1 55 0 + 1
Skin Cancers 55 1 63 0 + 1
Dengue 56 1 33 8 - 6
Appendicitis 57 1 61 0 + 1
Drug Use 58 1 48 2 - 1
Hepatitis B 59 1 56 0 + 0
Other Neoplasms 60 0 46 2 - 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis 61 0 53 0 - 0
Upper Respiratory 62 0 66 0 + 0
Multiple Sclerosis 63 0 57 0 - 0
Ascariasis 64 0 65 0 + 0
Hepatitis C 65 0 64 0 + 0
Diphtheria 66 0 68 0 + 0
War 67 0 62 0 - 0
Measles 68 0 60 0 - 0
Chlamydia 69 0 67 0 + 0
Otitis Media 70 0 69 0 + 0
Malaria 71 0 75 0 + 0
Leishmaniasis 72 0 72 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 73 0 71 0 - 0
Chagas disease 74 0 73 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 75 0 74 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 76 0 79 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 77 0 76 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 78 0 77 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 70 0 - 0
Anemia 80 0 85 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 81 0 84 0 - 0
Depression 82 0 83 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 83 0 86 0 - 0
Oral conditions 84 0 82 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 85 0 80 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 86 0 81 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020