NIGERIA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	178,958	3	127,335	+ 51,623
Stroke	2	145,015	8	57,744	+ 87,271
Coronary Heart Disease	3	127,818	7	61,374	+ 66,444
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	102,228	1	207,281	- 105,053
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	44,721	2	144,724	- 100,003
Lung Disease	6	44,474	22	12,569	+ 31,906
Birth Trauma	7	37,375	5	100,186	- 62,811
Kidney Disease	8	30,141	20	18,189	+ 11,952
Low Birth Weight	9	29,670	6	95,959	- 66,289
Liver Disease	10	25,469	13	38,326	- 12,857
Diabetes Mellitus	11	24,506	18	22,497	+ 2,010
Hypertension	12	24,452	24	10,692	+ 13,760
Road Traffic Accidents	13	24,183	12	41,693	- 17,510
Congenital Anomalies	14	22,555	9	49,696	- 27,141
Asthma	15	19,263	27	8,192	+ 11,072
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	15,046	37	5,846	+ 9,200
Lung Cancers	17	13,727	57	1,295	+ 12,432
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	13,226	31	6,786	+ 6,441
Drownings	19	13,141	32	6,584	+ 6,556
Other Injuries	20	11,923	17	22,696	- 10,773
Falls	21	9,741	28	7,528	+ 2,213
Violence	22	9,455	19	18,407	- 8,953
Maternal Conditions	23	9,410	15	23,540	- 14,129
Pertussis	24	9,194	16	23,282	- 14,088
Malnutrition	25	8,783	36	5,896	+ 2,887
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	8,497	43	4,152	+ 4,345
Suicide	27	7,507	30	7,019	+ 488
Liver Cancer	28	7,043	39	5,289	+ 1,754
Oral Cancer	29	6,909	48	2,238	+ 4,670
Breast Cancer	30	6,040	23	11,884	- 5,844
Meningitis	31	5,921	11	43,651	- 37,730
Leukemia	32	5,346	47	2,257	+ 3,089
Inflammatory/Heart	33	5,075	42	4,826	+ 249
Lymphomas	34	4,978	40	5,202	- 223
Stomach Cancer	35	4,816	50	2,129	+ 2,688
HIV/AIDS	36	4,682	10	44,124	- 39,442
Cervical Cancer	37	4,339	25	10,574	- 6,235
Endocrine Disorders	38	4,076	21	15,799	- 11,723
Parkinson's Disease	39	4,018	46	2,473	+ 1,545
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	3,874	52	1,946	+ 1,929
Ovary Cancer	41	2,836	49	2,133	+ 703
Encephalitis	42	2,534	59	937	+ 1,597
Fires	43	2,320	29	7,132	- 4,812
Tetanus	44	2,133	26	8,355	- 6,222
Pancreas Cancer	45	2,127	51	1,975	+ 152
Skin Disease	46	2,072	56	1,468	+ 603
Prostate Cancer	47	2,009	35	5,914	- 3,906
Syphilis	48	1,952	38	5,449	- 3,497
Bladder Cancer	49	1,876	63	670	+ 1,207
Uterin Cancer	50	1,426	62	679	+ 747
Epilepsy	51	1,218	41	5,001	- 3,783
Alcohol	52	804	58	1,031	- 227
Oesophagus Cancer	53	769	64	560	+ 209
Poisonings	54	766	33	6,570	- 5,804
Skin Cancers	55	759	53	1,933	- 1,174
Dengue	56	751	73	2	+ 749
Appendicitis	57	682	60	760	- 78
Drug Use	58	465	34	6,273	- 5,808
Hepatitis B	59	342	55	1,488	- 1,146
Other Neoplasms	60	291	66	290	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	190	69	165	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	62	117	67	259	- 142
Multiple Sclerosis	63	110	68	179	- 69
Ascariasis	64	90	61	685	- 595
Hepatitis C	65	86	65	304	- 217
Diphtheria	66	53	44	3,800	- 3,746
War	67	41	45	3,245	- 3,204
Measles	68	18	14	29,439	- 29,421
Chlamydia	69	9	71	14	- 5
Otitis Media	70	4	72	3	+ 1
Malaria	71	2	4	100,963	- 100,961
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	73	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Timor-Leste

Nigeria

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.