ZIMBABWE VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	12,964	16	1,999	+ 10,965
Stroke	2	10,505	5	5,126	+ 5,379
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,259	3	8,493	+ 766
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,406	2	10,779	- 3,374
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,240	6	4,595	- 1,355
Lung Disease	6	3,222	23	1,163	+ 2,059
Birth Trauma	7	2,708	8	3,405	- 698
Kidney Disease	8	2,183	12	2,214	- 30
Low Birth Weight	9	2,149	7	4,038	- 1,888
Liver Disease	10	1,845	17	1,941	- 96
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,775	9	3,344	- 1,569
Hypertension	12	1,771	24	1,146	+ 626
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,752	4	6,037	- 4,286
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,634	11	2,217	- 583
Asthma	15	1,395	21	1,531	- 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	1,090	35	548	+ 542
Lung Cancers	17	994	43	286	+ 709
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	958	31	768	+ 191
Drownings	19	952	27	956	- 4
Other Injuries	20	864	20	1,656	- 792
Falls	21	706	41	465	+ 241
Violence	22	685	18	1,916	- 1,231
Maternal Conditions	23	682	19	1,749	- 1,067
Pertussis	24	666	42	419	+ 247
Malnutrition	25	636	10	2,396	- 1,760
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	616	40	505	+ 110
Suicide	27	544	13	2,069	- 1,525
Liver Cancer	28	510	38	510	+ 1
Oral Cancer	29	500	49	208	+ 293
Breast Cancer	30	438	28	839	- 402
Meningitis	31	429	22	1,325	- 896
Leukemia	32	387	45	244	+ 144
Inflammatory/Heart	33	368	25	1,047	- 680
Lymphomas	34	361	26	960	- 599
Stomach Cancer	35	349	33	559	- 210
HIV/AIDS	36	339	1	19,988	- 19,649
Cervical Cancer	37	314	14	2,023	- 1,709
Endocrine Disorders	38	295	34	553	- 258
Parkinson's Disease	39	291	46	226	+ 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	281	36	542	- 261
Ovary Cancer	41	205	51	173	+ 32
Encephalitis	42	184	56	117	+ 66
Fires	43	168	30	793	- 625
Tetanus	44	155	57	102	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	45	154	47	217	- 63
Skin Disease	46	150	52	173	- 23
Prostate Cancer	47	146	32	628	- 482
Syphilis	48	141	55	124	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	49	136	54	125	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	50	103	50	182	- 79
Epilepsy	51	88	39	508	- 420
Alcohol	52	58	61	48	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	53	56	29	801	- 746
Poisonings	54	55	37	515	- 460
Skin Cancers	55	55	44	264	- 209
Dengue	56	54	73	0	+ 54
Appendicitis	57	49	58	66	- 17
Drug Use	58	34	48	213	- 179
Hepatitis B	59	25	60	57	- 32
Other Neoplasms	60	21	62	37	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	14	64	26	- 12
Upper Respiratory	62	8	59	65	- 57
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	67	14	- 6
Ascariasis	64	7	70	2	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	6	66	14	- 8
Diphtheria	66	4	72	2	+ 2
War	67	3	65	26	- 23
Measles	68	1	63	30	- 29
Chlamydia	69	1	69	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	3	- 3
Malaria	71	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Timor-Leste

Zimbabwe

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.