TIMOR-LESTE VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,160	18	84	+ 2,076
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,579	3	814	+ 765
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	892	4	651	+ 242
Stroke	4	828	2	923	- 95
Lung Cancers	5	786	17	87	+ 699
Lung Disease	6	724	6	283	+ 441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	406	26	54	+ 352
Prostate Cancer	8	293	47	13	+ 280
Breast Cancer	9	280	30	38	+ 242
Lymphomas	10	206	34	32	+ 174
Pancreas Cancer	11	198	45	14	+ 184
Oesophagus Cancer	12	192	53	5	+ 187
Parkinson's Disease	13	189	39	26	+ 163
Liver Disease	14	169	10	162	+ 7
Falls	15	168	21	62	+ 106
Bladder Cancer	16	135	49	12	+ 123
Diabetes Mellitus	17	129	11	156	- 27
Kidney Disease	18	120	8	192	- 71
Other Injuries	19	120	20	76	+ 44
Suicide	20	117	27	48	+ 69
Liver Cancer	21	115	28	45	+ 70
Leukemia	22	115	32	34	+ 81
Hypertension	23	115	12	156	- 41
Stomach Cancer	24	110	35	31	+ 79
Ovary Cancer	25	88	41	18	+ 70
Other Neoplasms	26	88	60	2	+ 86
Skin Cancers	27	82	55	5	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	28	73	38	26	+ 47
Inflammatory/Heart	29	69	33	32	+ 37
Oral Cancer	30	68	29	44	+ 24
Drug Use	31	62	58	3	+ 59
Uterin Cancer	32	52	50	9	+ 43
Road Traffic Accidents	33	48	13	154	- 106
Skin Disease	34	47	46	13	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	35	47	14	144	- 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	46	16	96	- 50
Multiple Sclerosis	37	41	63	1	+ 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	35	5	285	- 249
Alcohol	39	34	52	5	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	40	29	9	189	- 160
Asthma	41	29	15	123	- 94
Epilepsy	42	26	51	8	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	43	24	37	28	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	22	61	1	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	19	40	25	- 5
Violence	46	19	22	60	- 41
Tuberculosis	47	8	1	1,139	- 1,131
Fires	48	7	43	15	- 7
Drownings	49	7	19	84	- 77
Anemia	50	6	80	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	51	6	65	1	+ 5
Meningitis	52	5	31	38	- 33
Poisonings	53	5	54	5	- 0
Birth Trauma	54	4	7	238	- 234
HIV/AIDS	55	4	36	30	- 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	4	85	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	57	4	86	0	+ 4
Malnutrition	58	3	25	56	- 53
Appendicitis	59	2	57	4	- 2
Schizophrenia	60	2	83	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	48	12	- 11
Upper Respiratory	63	1	62	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	23	60	- 59
Hepatitis B	65	1	59	2	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	+ 0
War	67	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	42	16	- 16
Pertussis	69	0	24	59	- 58
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	44	14	- 14
Dengue	73	0	56	5	- 5
Diphtheria	74	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	64	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

United Kingdom

Timor-Leste

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.