SINGAPORE VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	4,557	40	26	+ 4,531
Stroke	2	3,693	3	1,559	+ 2,134
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,255	1	5,292	- 2,037
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,603	2	5,189	- 2,586
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,139	39	28	+ 1,111
Lung Disease	6	1,132	14	383	+ 750
Birth Trauma	7	952	55	3	+ 949
Kidney Disease	8	768	6	1,028	- 261
Low Birth Weight	9	756	41	25	+ 730
Liver Disease	10	649	20	209	+ 439
Diabetes Mellitus	11	624	28	108	+ 516
Hypertension	12	623	8	732	- 109
Road Traffic Accidents	13	616	26	121	+ 495
Congenital Anomalies	14	574	31	80	+ 495
Asthma	15	491	35	37	+ 453
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	383	33	69	+ 314
Lung Cancers	17	350	4	1,540	- 1,191
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	337	36	32	+ 304
Drownings	19	335	38	29	+ 306
Other Injuries	20	304	32	79	+ 225
Falls	21	248	18	218	+ 30
Violence	22	241	46	15	+ 226
Maternal Conditions	23	240	53	3	+ 236
Pertussis	24	234	62	0	+ 234
Malnutrition	25	224	63	0	+ 224
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	216	5	1,203	- 986
Suicide	27	191	9	650	- 459
Liver Cancer	28	179	7	746	- 566
Oral Cancer	29	176	15	317	- 141
Breast Cancer	30	154	10	605	- 452
Meningitis	31	151	48	8	+ 143
Leukemia	32	136	17	249	- 113
Inflammatory/Heart	33	129	19	215	- 86
Lymphomas	34	127	13	397	- 270
Stomach Cancer	35	123	12	405	- 282
HIV/AIDS	36	119	45	18	+ 101
Cervical Cancer	37	110	30	85	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	38	104	37	30	+ 73
Parkinson's Disease	39	102	29	90	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	99	43	22	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	41	72	21	204	- 132
Encephalitis	42	65	61	0	+ 64
Fires	43	59	49	7	+ 52
Tetanus	44	54	73	0	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	45	54	11	537	- 483
Skin Disease	46	53	25	136	- 83
Prostate Cancer	47	51	16	303	- 251
Syphilis	48	50	65	0	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	49	48	27	120	- 72
Uterin Cancer	50	36	23	147	- 111
Epilepsy	51	31	42	25	+ 6
Alcohol	52	20	47	10	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	53	20	24	137	- 117
Poisonings	54	20	60	1	+ 18
Skin Cancers	55	19	34	56	- 37
Dengue	56	19	66	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	57	17	50	6	+ 11
Drug Use	58	12	44	19	- 7
Hepatitis B	59	9	52	4	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	60	7	22	195	- 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	5	58	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	3	54	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3	57	3	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	2	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	56	3	- 1
Diphtheria	66	1	64	0	+ 1
War	67	1	59	2	- 1
Measles	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	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	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Timor-Leste

Singapore

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.