SOUTH AFRICA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	45,689	6	21,965	+ 23,723
Stroke	2	37,023	4	30,693	+ 6,330
Coronary Heart Disease	3	32,632	3	32,739	- 106
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	26,099	2	39,341	- 13,242
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,417	8	15,843	- 4,426
Lung Disease	6	11,355	13	11,895	- 540
Birth Trauma	7	9,542	30	3,004	+ 6,539
Kidney Disease	8	7,695	9	15,302	- 7,607
Low Birth Weight	9	7,575	16	6,250	+ 1,325
Liver Disease	10	6,502	14	9,013	- 2,511
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,257	5	30,188	- 23,931
Hypertension	12	6,243	12	12,789	- 6,546
Road Traffic Accidents	13	6,174	11	13,014	- 6,840
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,758	25	4,351	+ 1,408
Asthma	15	4,918	18	5,966	- 1,048
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	3,841	36	1,894	+ 1,947
Lung Cancers	17	3,505	15	7,705	- 4,201
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	3,377	22	4,676	- 1,299
Drownings	19	3,355	32	2,403	+ 952
Other Injuries	20	3,044	17	6,014	- 2,970
Falls	21	2,487	42	1,399	+ 1,088
Violence	22	2,414	7	21,000	- 18,586
Maternal Conditions	23	2,403	38	1,700	+ 703
Pertussis	24	2,347	43	1,142	+ 1,205
Malnutrition	25	2,242	34	2,381	- 138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,169	28	3,587	- 1,417
Suicide	27	1,916	10	13,774	- 11,858
Liver Cancer	28	1,798	33	2,383	- 585
Oral Cancer	29	1,764	41	1,406	+ 358
Breast Cancer	30	1,542	23	4,533	- 2,991
Meningitis	31	1,512	26	3,660	- 2,149
Leukemia	32	1,365	40	1,464	- 99
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,296	21	5,408	- 4,112
Lymphomas	34	1,271	31	2,818	- 1,547
Stomach Cancer	35	1,230	39	1,535	- 305
HIV/AIDS	36	1,195	1	71,996	- 70,800
Cervical Cancer	37	1,108	20	5,555	- 4,448
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,041	19	5,890	- 4,849
Parkinson's Disease	39	1,026	46	1,077	- 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	989	47	1,015	- 26
Ovary Cancer	41	724	51	951	- 227
Encephalitis	42	647	59	234	+ 413
Fires	43	592	27	3,618	- 3,025
Tetanus	44	545	65	38	+ 507
Pancreas Cancer	45	543	35	2,007	- 1,464
Skin Disease	46	529	45	1,101	- 573
Prostate Cancer	47	513	24	4,374	- 3,861
Syphilis	48	498	44	1,130	- 631
Bladder Cancer	49	479	52	829	- 350
Uterin Cancer	50	364	54	512	- 148
Epilepsy	51	311	37	1,870	- 1,559
Alcohol	52	205	49	987	- 782
Oesophagus Cancer	53	196	29	3,486	- 3,289
Poisonings	54	196	50	975	- 780
Skin Cancers	55	194	48	993	- 799
Dengue	56	192	73	0	+ 192
Appendicitis	57	174	56	274	- 100
Drug Use	58	119	53	770	- 651
Hepatitis B	59	87	61	139	- 52
Other Neoplasms	60	74	58	267	- 193
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	48	55	376	- 327
Upper Respiratory	62	30	60	223	- 193
Multiple Sclerosis	63	28	62	113	- 85
Ascariasis	64	23	71	3	+ 20
Hepatitis C	65	22	70	8	+ 14
Diphtheria	66	14	69	16	- 3
War	67	10	64	66	- 55
Measles	68	4	57	270	- 266
Chlamydia	69	2	68	18	- 16
Otitis Media	70	1	67	19	- 18
Malaria	71	1	63	83	- 82
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Timor-Leste

South Africa

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.