RWANDA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	10,298	26	625	+ 9,673
Stroke	2	8,345	2	5,060	+ 3,284
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,355	4	3,605	+ 3,750
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,883	1	5,280	+ 603
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,573	6	3,121	- 548
Lung Disease	6	2,559	13	1,555	+ 1,005
Birth Trauma	7	2,151	10	1,888	+ 263
Kidney Disease	8	1,734	15	1,206	+ 529
Low Birth Weight	9	1,707	9	2,193	- 485
Liver Disease	10	1,466	8	2,548	- 1,082
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,410	11	1,858	- 448
Hypertension	12	1,407	14	1,357	+ 50
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,392	3	3,718	- 2,327
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,298	12	1,777	- 479
Asthma	15	1,108	22	717	+ 391
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	866	33	362	+ 504
Lung Cancers	17	790	39	234	+ 556
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	761	25	657	+ 104
Drownings	19	756	36	285	+ 472
Other Injuries	20	686	17	944	- 258
Falls	21	561	31	412	+ 148
Violence	22	544	29	548	- 4
Maternal Conditions	23	542	21	722	- 181
Pertussis	24	529	42	218	+ 311
Malnutrition	25	505	16	1,168	- 662
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	489	28	591	- 102
Suicide	27	432	24	704	- 272
Liver Cancer	28	405	23	706	- 301
Oral Cancer	29	398	37	272	+ 126
Breast Cancer	30	348	27	600	- 252
Meningitis	31	341	19	847	- 507
Leukemia	32	308	35	317	- 9
Inflammatory/Heart	33	292	34	347	- 55
Lymphomas	34	286	30	450	- 163
Stomach Cancer	35	277	20	780	- 503
HIV/AIDS	36	269	7	2,826	- 2,556
Cervical Cancer	37	250	18	941	- 691
Endocrine Disorders	38	235	41	219	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	39	231	47	146	+ 85
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	223	48	136	+ 87
Ovary Cancer	41	163	53	92	+ 71
Encephalitis	42	146	61	39	+ 107
Fires	43	133	38	270	- 136
Tetanus	44	123	58	53	+ 70
Pancreas Cancer	45	122	43	214	- 91
Skin Disease	46	119	52	103	+ 16
Prostate Cancer	47	116	32	396	- 280
Syphilis	48	112	46	173	- 60
Bladder Cancer	49	108	62	35	+ 73
Uterin Cancer	50	82	56	58	+ 24
Epilepsy	51	70	45	191	- 121
Alcohol	52	46	49	125	- 79
Oesophagus Cancer	53	44	44	213	- 169
Poisonings	54	44	40	220	- 176
Skin Cancers	55	44	50	113	- 69
Dengue	56	43	72	0	+ 43
Appendicitis	57	39	54	70	- 31
Drug Use	58	27	60	45	- 18
Hepatitis B	59	20	55	68	- 49
Other Neoplasms	60	17	64	16	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	11	63	23	- 12
Upper Respiratory	62	7	57	58	- 52
Multiple Sclerosis	63	6	66	7	- 1
Ascariasis	64	5	67	5	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	5	65	12	- 7
Diphtheria	66	3	71	1	+ 2
War	67	2	69	3	- 0
Measles	68	1	59	51	- 50
Chlamydia	69	1	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	4	- 3
Malaria	71	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	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 RWANDA

Timor-Leste

Rwanda

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.