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

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	TIMOR-LESTE		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	39,369	24	1,950	+ 37,419
Stroke	2	31,902	3	25,596	+ 6,306
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,119	1	28,043	+ 76
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	22,489	2	26,650	- 4,161
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,838	35	929	+ 8,910
Lung Disease	6	9,784	11	8,526	+ 1,257
Birth Trauma	7	8,222	54	88	+ 8,134
Kidney Disease	8	6,631	9	10,107	- 3,476
Low Birth Weight	9	6,527	45	370	+ 6,157
Liver Disease	10	5,603	14	6,348	- 746
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,391	13	6,812	- 1,421
Hypertension	12	5,379	17	3,711	+ 1,668
Road Traffic Accidents	13	5,320	15	4,399	+ 921
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,962	41	518	+ 4,444
Asthma	15	4,238	32	1,150	+ 3,087
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	3,310	38	540	+ 2,770
Lung Cancers	17	3,020	4	20,293	- 17,273
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	2,910	6	12,145	- 9,235
Drownings	19	2,891	42	501	+ 2,390
Other Injuries	20	2,623	18	3,634	- 1,011
Falls	21	2,143	20	2,934	- 791
Violence	22	2,080	44	386	+ 1,694
Maternal Conditions	23	2,070	61	34	+ 2,036
Pertussis	24	2,023	67	6	+ 2,017
Malnutrition	25	1,932	53	88	+ 1,844
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,869	8	10,180	- 8,311
Suicide	27	1,651	5	14,636	- 12,984
Liver Cancer	28	1,549	7	11,589	- 10,040
Oral Cancer	29	1,520	29	1,457	+ 63
Breast Cancer	30	1,329	21	2,880	- 1,551
Meningitis	31	1,303	58	51	+ 1,252
Leukemia	32	1,176	23	2,140	- 964
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,117	31	1,325	- 209
Lymphomas	34	1,095	19	3,477	- 2,382
Stomach Cancer	35	1,060	10	8,625	- 7,565
HIV/AIDS	36	1,030	55	84	+ 946
Cervical Cancer	37	954	34	1,065	- 110
Endocrine Disorders	38	897	25	1,891	- 994
Parkinson's Disease	39	884	16	3,951	- 3,067
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	852	48	224	+ 628
Ovary Cancer	41	624	30	1,330	- 706
Encephalitis	42	557	65	19	+ 538
Fires	43	510	47	263	+ 247
Tetanus	44	469	69	5	+ 465
Pancreas Cancer	45	468	12	6,994	- 6,526
Skin Disease	46	456	36	704	- 249
Prostate Cancer	47	442	22	2,316	- 1,874
Syphilis	48	429	62	27	+ 403
Bladder Cancer	49	413	27	1,768	- 1,355
Uterin Cancer	50	314	43	420	- 106
Epilepsy	51	268	40	524	- 256
Alcohol	52	177	33	1,081	- 904
Oesophagus Cancer	53	169	28	1,733	- 1,563
Poisonings	54	168	52	115	+ 53
Skin Cancers	55	167	37	585	- 418
Dengue	56	165	77	0	+ 165
Appendicitis	57	150	57	54	+ 96
Drug Use	58	102	50	154	- 52
Hepatitis B	59	75	39	526	- 451
Other Neoplasms	60	64	26	1,807	- 1,743
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	42	51	150	- 108
Upper Respiratory	62	26	63	26	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	24	66	11	+ 14
Ascariasis	64	20	74	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	65	19	49	168	- 149
Diphtheria	66	12	73	0	+ 12
War	67	9	68	5	+ 4
Measles	68	4	83	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	1	70	5	- 4
Malaria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Oral conditions	84	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	86	0	60	41	- 41
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Timor-Leste

South Korea

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.