NIGER VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	19,913	13	3,703	+ 16,210
Stroke	2	16,136	5	8,717	+ 7,419
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,222	6	8,229	+ 5,993
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,375	1	21,093	- 9,719
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,976	3	16,030	- 11,054
Lung Disease	6	4,949	20	2,172	+ 2,777
Birth Trauma	7	4,159	7	8,030	- 3,872
Kidney Disease	8	3,354	16	2,732	+ 621
Low Birth Weight	9	3,301	4	9,560	- 6,258
Liver Disease	10	2,834	11	4,116	- 1,282
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,727	17	2,630	+ 97
Hypertension	12	2,721	25	1,356	+ 1,365
Road Traffic Accidents	13	2,691	8	5,946	- 3,255
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,510	10	4,346	- 1,836
Asthma	15	2,143	22	1,902	+ 241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	1,674	31	1,044	+ 630
Lung Cancers	17	1,527	67	42	+ 1,485
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,472	32	858	+ 614
Drownings	19	1,462	24	1,581	- 119
Other Injuries	20	1,327	12	3,826	- 2,499
Falls	21	1,084	26	1,297	- 214
Violence	22	1,052	19	2,244	- 1,192
Maternal Conditions	23	1,047	14	3,317	- 2,270
Pertussis	24	1,023	15	2,858	- 1,835
Malnutrition	25	977	21	2,170	- 1,193
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	945	37	522	+ 424
Suicide	27	835	27	1,227	- 392
Liver Cancer	28	784	35	745	+ 39
Oral Cancer	29	769	49	242	+ 527
Breast Cancer	30	672	29	1,075	- 403
Meningitis	31	659	9	5,237	- 4,578
Leukemia	32	595	48	258	+ 337
Inflammatory/Heart	33	565	34	769	- 204
Lymphomas	34	554	43	350	+ 204
Stomach Cancer	35	536	44	300	+ 235
HIV/AIDS	36	521	30	1,048	- 527
Cervical Cancer	37	483	38	487	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	38	454	23	1,806	- 1,353
Parkinson's Disease	39	447	47	275	+ 172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	431	39	467	- 36
Ovary Cancer	41	316	40	425	- 109
Encephalitis	42	282	61	112	+ 170
Fires	43	258	28	1,120	- 862
Tetanus	44	237	42	372	- 135
Pancreas Cancer	45	237	54	138	+ 99
Skin Disease	46	231	52	213	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	47	223	57	128	+ 96
Syphilis	48	217	62	110	+ 108
Bladder Cancer	49	209	53	161	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	50	159	64	86	+ 72
Epilepsy	51	135	36	676	- 541
Alcohol	52	89	60	120	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	53	86	55	132	- 46
Poisonings	54	85	33	771	- 686
Skin Cancers	55	84	45	287	- 202
Dengue	56	84	73	0	+ 83
Appendicitis	57	76	56	128	- 52
Drug Use	58	52	58	126	- 75
Hepatitis B	59	38	46	279	- 241
Other Neoplasms	60	32	68	24	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	21	70	18	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	13	63	94	- 81
Multiple Sclerosis	63	12	69	22	- 10
Ascariasis	64	10	59	125	- 115
Hepatitis C	65	10	66	46	- 36
Diphtheria	66	6	65	60	- 55
War	67	5	41	409	- 405
Measles	68	2	18	2,414	- 2,412
Chlamydia	69	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	72	1	- 0
Malaria	71	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Leishmaniasis	72	0	51	237	- 237
Schistosomiasis	73	0	50	237	- 237
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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 NIGER

Timor-Leste

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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.