PORTUGAL VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	7,716	38	213	+ 7,503
Stroke	2	6,252	2	12,339	- 6,087
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,511	1	12,878	- 7,367
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,407	4	6,851	- 2,444
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,928	36	231	+ 1,697
Lung Disease	6	1,917	7	4,286	- 2,369
Birth Trauma	7	1,611	60	24	+ 1,588
Kidney Disease	8	1,300	9	2,803	- 1,504
Low Birth Weight	9	1,279	52	79	+ 1,200
Liver Disease	10	1,098	22	1,126	- 28
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,057	8	3,601	- 2,545
Hypertension	12	1,054	14	1,880	- 826
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,043	27	838	+ 204
Congenital Anomalies	14	972	40	196	+ 776
Asthma	15	831	43	146	+ 684
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	649	37	229	+ 420
Lung Cancers	17	592	5	4,406	- 3,814
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	570	3	7,191	- 6,621
Drownings	19	567	51	79	+ 487
Other Injuries	20	514	13	1,937	- 1,423
Falls	21	420	23	1,033	- 613
Violence	22	408	48	96	+ 311
Maternal Conditions	23	406	63	7	+ 399
Pertussis	24	396	72	0	+ 396
Malnutrition	25	379	53	79	+ 300
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	366	6	4,389	- 4,023
Suicide	27	324	19	1,172	- 848
Liver Cancer	28	304	18	1,270	- 967
Oral Cancer	29	298	25	912	- 614
Breast Cancer	30	260	12	1,997	- 1,737
Meningitis	31	255	56	43	+ 213
Leukemia	32	230	24	1,015	- 785
Inflammatory/Heart	33	219	26	909	- 690
Lymphomas	34	215	16	1,608	- 1,393
Stomach Cancer	35	208	10	2,532	- 2,324
HIV/AIDS	36	202	35	320	- 118
Cervical Cancer	37	187	34	329	- 142
Endocrine Disorders	38	176	17	1,547	- 1,371
Parkinson's Disease	39	173	21	1,139	- 966
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	167	41	169	- 2
Ovary Cancer	41	122	33	397	- 275
Encephalitis	42	109	67	1	+ 108
Fires	43	100	46	108	- 8
Tetanus	44	92	73	0	+ 92
Pancreas Cancer	45	92	15	1,669	- 1,577
Skin Disease	46	89	39	202	- 113
Prostate Cancer	47	87	11	2,124	- 2,037
Syphilis	48	84	64	3	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	49	81	20	1,171	- 1,090
Uterin Cancer	50	61	32	406	- 344
Epilepsy	51	53	31	415	- 363
Alcohol	52	35	45	111	- 76
Oesophagus Cancer	53	33	29	623	- 590
Poisonings	54	33	57	29	+ 4
Skin Cancers	55	33	30	523	- 491
Dengue	56	32	84	0	+ 32
Appendicitis	57	29	61	21	+ 9
Drug Use	58	20	44	128	- 108
Hepatitis B	59	15	59	26	- 11
Other Neoplasms	60	13	28	652	- 640
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	8	47	99	- 91
Upper Respiratory	62	5	62	15	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	63	5	54	56	- 51
Ascariasis	64	4	83	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	4	49	87	- 83
Diphtheria	66	2	74	0	+ 2
War	67	2	69	1	+ 1
Measles	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	2	- 2
Malaria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	68	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Oral conditions	84	0	65	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	86	0	58	29	- 29
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Timor-Leste

Portugal

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.