USA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	258,492	62	546	+ 257,945
Stroke	2	209,463	4	158,520	+ 50,943
Coronary Heart Disease	3	184,623	1	504,904	- 320,281
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	147,660	11	60,317	+ 87,343
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	64,596	37	9,955	+ 54,641
Lung Disease	6	64,240	3	195,387	- 131,147
Birth Trauma	7	53,986	54	1,233	+ 52,753
Kidney Disease	8	43,536	6	85,861	- 42,324
Low Birth Weight	9	42,856	39	6,924	+ 35,932
Liver Disease	10	36,788	16	43,402	- 6,615
Diabetes Mellitus	11	35,397	10	61,418	- 26,021
Hypertension	12	35,319	8	65,960	- 30,641
Road Traffic Accidents	13	34,931	17	41,694	- 6,764
Congenital Anomalies	14	32,579	34	11,762	+ 20,817
Asthma	15	27,825	46	3,818	+ 24,006
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	21,733	48	3,461	+ 18,272
Lung Cancers	17	19,827	5	155,533	- 135,705
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	19,104	2	287,198	- 268,094
Drownings	19	18,981	45	4,070	+ 14,911
Other Injuries	20	17,222	25	25,997	- 8,776
Falls	21	14,070	18	40,418	- 26,348
Violence	22	13,656	27	18,976	- 5,320
Maternal Conditions	23	13,593	56	779	+ 12,814
Pertussis	24	13,281	69	16	+ 13,265
Malnutrition	25	12,687	40	6,762	+ 5,925
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	12,273	9	61,827	- 49,555
Suicide	27	10,843	12	53,099	- 42,256
Liver Cancer	28	10,173	23	27,064	- 16,891
Oral Cancer	29	9,979	35	11,555	- 1,576
Breast Cancer	30	8,725	13	48,671	- 39,946
Meningitis	31	8,553	60	606	+ 7,947
Leukemia	32	7,722	24	26,966	- 19,243
Inflammatory/Heart	33	7,331	22	32,529	- 25,198
Lymphomas	34	7,191	19	40,281	- 33,090
Stomach Cancer	35	6,957	33	13,077	- 6,120
HIV/AIDS	36	6,762	42	5,660	+ 1,102
Cervical Cancer	37	6,267	38	6,984	- 717
Endocrine Disorders	38	5,887	14	46,985	- 41,098
Parkinson's Disease	39	5,804	21	34,491	- 28,688
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	5,596	47	3,646	+ 1,950
Ovary Cancer	41	4,096	31	14,591	- 10,495
Encephalitis	42	3,660	68	25	+ 3,635
Fires	43	3,351	49	3,183	+ 168
Tetanus	44	3,081	71	2	+ 3,079
Pancreas Cancer	45	3,072	15	44,293	- 41,220
Skin Disease	46	2,992	43	5,409	- 2,417
Prostate Cancer	47	2,901	20	35,612	- 32,711
Syphilis	48	2,820	66	49	+ 2,771
Bladder Cancer	49	2,710	26	19,622	- 16,912
Uterin Cancer	50	2,060	36	10,063	- 8,003
Epilepsy	51	1,759	50	3,162	- 1,403
Alcohol	52	1,161	30	14,659	- 13,498
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,111	28	17,829	- 16,718
Poisonings	54	1,106	53	1,674	- 568
Skin Cancers	55	1,097	32	14,311	- 13,214
Dengue	56	1,084	76	0	+ 1,084
Appendicitis	57	985	63	424	+ 561
Drug Use	58	671	7	74,435	- 73,763
Hepatitis B	59	494	59	608	- 114
Other Neoplasms	60	420	29	17,743	- 17,323
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	274	52	2,461	- 2,186
Upper Respiratory	62	169	65	229	- 60
Multiple Sclerosis	63	158	44	5,059	- 4,901
Ascariasis	64	130	82	0	+ 130
Hepatitis C	65	125	41	5,684	- 5,559
Diphtheria	66	77	75	0	+ 76
War	67	59	55	1,198	- 1,139
Measles	68	25	80	0	+ 25
Chlamydia	69	13	84	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	70	5	67	34	- 29
Malaria	71	3	77	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Oral conditions	84	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	579	- 579
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Timor-Leste

United States

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.