MICRONESIA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		MICRONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	75	19	13	+ 63
Stroke	2	61	3	119	- 58
Coronary Heart Disease	3	54	1	193	- 139
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	43	5	52	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	19	16	13	+ 5
Lung Disease	6	19	6	41	- 23
Birth Trauma	7	16	21	11	+ 5
Kidney Disease	8	13	4	56	- 44
Low Birth Weight	9	12	14	15	- 2
Liver Disease	10	11	9	24	- 13
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10	2	123	- 112
Hypertension	12	10	8	27	- 17
Road Traffic Accidents	13	10	58	0	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	14	9	18	13	- 4
Asthma	15	8	13	16	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	6	25	7	- 0
Lung Cancers	17	6	10	23	- 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	6	26	7	- 1
Drownings	19	6	11	17	- 12
Other Injuries	20	5	17	13	- 8
Falls	21	4	27	6	- 2
Violence	22	4	31	5	- 1
Maternal Conditions	23	4	34	4	+ 0
Pertussis	24	4	37	4	+ 0
Malnutrition	25	4	44	3	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	4	22	8	- 5
Suicide	27	3	7	32	- 29
Liver Cancer	28	3	24	8	- 5
Oral Cancer	29	3	38	3	- 0
Breast Cancer	30	3	12	17	- 14
Meningitis	31	2	39	3	- 1
Leukemia	32	2	32	5	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2	28	6	- 4
Lymphomas	34	2	36	4	- 2
Stomach Cancer	35	2	20	12	- 10
HIV/AIDS	36	2	74	0	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	37	2	23	8	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	38	2	30	5	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	39	2	33	5	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	2	15	14	- 12
Ovary Cancer	41	1	45	2	- 1
Encephalitis	42	1	53	1	+ 0
Fires	43	1	48	2	- 1
Tetanus	44	1	59	0	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	45	1	35	4	- 3
Skin Disease	46	1	42	3	- 2
Prostate Cancer	47	1	29	6	- 5
Syphilis	48	1	40	3	- 2
Bladder Cancer	49	1	49	2	- 1
Uterin Cancer	50	1	41	3	- 2
Epilepsy	51	1	43	3	- 2
Alcohol	52	0	46	2	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	53	0	47	2	- 2
Poisonings	54	0	50	1	- 1
Skin Cancers	55	0	51	1	- 1
Dengue	56	0	61	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	57	0	54	0	- 0
Drug Use	58	0	52	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	59	0	57	0	- 0
Other Neoplasms	60	0	55	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	0	60	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	68	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	66	0	64	0	- 0
War	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	56	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	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 MICRONESIA

Timor-Leste

Micronesia

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.