SRI LANKA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	16,617	25	769	+ 15,848
Stroke	2	13,465	6	6,805	+ 6,660
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,868	1	26,304	- 14,436
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,492	8	5,117	+ 4,375
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,152	28	605	+ 3,548
Lung Disease	6	4,130	3	9,456	- 5,327
Birth Trauma	7	3,470	44	193	+ 3,278
Kidney Disease	8	2,799	5	6,858	- 4,060
Low Birth Weight	9	2,755	29	536	+ 2,219
Liver Disease	10	2,365	17	1,303	+ 1,062
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,275	2	12,460	- 10,185
Hypertension	12	2,270	20	1,055	+ 1,215
Road Traffic Accidents	13	2,245	9	4,200	- 1,954
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,094	22	989	+ 1,105
Asthma	15	1,789	7	6,471	- 4,682
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	1,397	56	38	+ 1,359
Lung Cancers	17	1,275	12	1,775	- 500
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,228	4	6,939	- 5,711
Drownings	19	1,220	27	731	+ 490
Other Injuries	20	1,107	14	1,529	- 422
Falls	21	904	23	964	- 60
Violence	22	878	31	499	+ 379
Maternal Conditions	23	874	48	96	+ 778
Pertussis	24	854	59	15	+ 839
Malnutrition	25	816	54	43	+ 772
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	789	24	911	- 123
Suicide	27	697	10	2,977	- 2,280
Liver Cancer	28	654	19	1,090	- 436
Oral Cancer	29	641	11	2,893	- 2,252
Breast Cancer	30	561	15	1,383	- 822
Meningitis	31	550	46	146	+ 404
Leukemia	32	496	18	1,155	- 658
Inflammatory/Heart	33	471	35	425	+ 46
Lymphomas	34	462	21	1,027	- 565
Stomach Cancer	35	447	16	1,321	- 874
HIV/AIDS	36	435	55	39	+ 395
Cervical Cancer	37	403	26	762	- 359
Endocrine Disorders	38	378	32	462	- 84
Parkinson's Disease	39	373	45	168	+ 205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	360	53	49	+ 310
Ovary Cancer	41	263	37	281	- 18
Encephalitis	42	235	61	10	+ 225
Fires	43	215	41	239	- 23
Tetanus	44	198	57	27	+ 171
Pancreas Cancer	45	198	43	214	- 16
Skin Disease	46	192	36	293	- 100
Prostate Cancer	47	187	30	507	- 320
Syphilis	48	181	58	15	+ 166
Bladder Cancer	49	174	34	432	- 258
Uterin Cancer	50	132	42	218	- 86
Epilepsy	51	113	39	269	- 156
Alcohol	52	75	51	82	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	53	71	13	1,544	- 1,473
Poisonings	54	71	49	93	- 22
Skin Cancers	55	70	52	58	+ 12
Dengue	56	70	47	131	- 61
Appendicitis	57	63	64	5	+ 58
Drug Use	58	43	40	257	- 214
Hepatitis B	59	32	62	6	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	60	27	50	86	- 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	18	60	11	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	11	66	5	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	63	10	69	2	+ 8
Ascariasis	64	8	72	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	8	75	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	66	5	74	0	+ 5
War	67	4	38	280	- 276
Measles	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	63	6	- 6
Anemia	80	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Oral conditions	84	0	68	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	86	0	67	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Timor-Leste

Sri Lanka

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.