SWITZERLAND VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	6,698	56	21	+ 6,676
Stroke	2	5,427	3	3,918	+ 1,510
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,784	1	10,713	- 5,929
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,826	8	1,949	+ 1,877
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,674	35	186	+ 1,488
Lung Disease	6	1,665	5	2,902	- 1,238
Birth Trauma	7	1,399	52	32	+ 1,367
Kidney Disease	8	1,128	13	1,261	- 133
Low Birth Weight	9	1,110	43	105	+ 1,006
Liver Disease	10	953	21	677	+ 276
Diabetes Mellitus	11	917	17	1,022	- 105
Hypertension	12	915	6	2,471	- 1,556
Road Traffic Accidents	13	905	34	193	+ 712
Congenital Anomalies	14	844	31	305	+ 539
Asthma	15	721	46	95	+ 626
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	563	41	122	+ 441
Lung Cancers	17	514	4	3,520	- 3,006
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	495	2	7,192	- 6,697
Drownings	19	492	50	49	+ 443
Other Injuries	20	446	30	410	+ 37
Falls	21	365	9	1,919	- 1,555
Violence	22	354	51	42	+ 312
Maternal Conditions	23	352	64	4	+ 348
Pertussis	24	344	73	0	+ 344
Malnutrition	25	329	47	84	+ 245
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	318	7	1,995	- 1,677
Suicide	27	281	14	1,249	- 968
Liver Cancer	28	264	19	805	- 541
Oral Cancer	29	259	26	500	- 242
Breast Cancer	30	226	11	1,577	- 1,351
Meningitis	31	222	57	20	+ 202
Leukemia	32	200	22	671	- 471
Inflammatory/Heart	33	190	16	1,027	- 837
Lymphomas	34	186	15	1,131	- 945
Stomach Cancer	35	180	24	614	- 433
HIV/AIDS	36	175	54	29	+ 146
Cervical Cancer	37	162	42	105	+ 57
Endocrine Disorders	38	153	25	593	- 440
Parkinson's Disease	39	150	18	857	- 707
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	145	48	78	+ 67
Ovary Cancer	41	106	29	457	- 351
Encephalitis	42	95	68	1	+ 94
Fires	43	87	55	21	+ 65
Tetanus	44	80	70	0	+ 79
Pancreas Cancer	45	80	12	1,486	- 1,406
Skin Disease	46	78	40	129	- 52
Prostate Cancer	47	75	10	1,579	- 1,504
Syphilis	48	73	65	2	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	49	70	23	669	- 599
Uterin Cancer	50	53	33	224	- 170
Epilepsy	51	46	39	159	- 113
Alcohol	52	30	32	229	- 199
Oesophagus Cancer	53	29	28	491	- 462
Poisonings	54	29	60	13	+ 16
Skin Cancers	55	28	27	493	- 465
Dengue	56	28	81	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	57	26	59	15	+ 11
Drug Use	58	17	36	176	- 159
Hepatitis B	59	13	63	5	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	60	11	20	681	- 670
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	7	49	68	- 61
Upper Respiratory	62	4	61	11	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	63	4	38	160	- 156
Ascariasis	64	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	3	58	15	- 12
Diphtheria	66	2	74	0	+ 2
War	67	2	67	1	+ 1
Measles	68	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Oral conditions	84	0	62	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	86	0	37	170	- 170
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Timor-Leste

Switzerland

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.