TIMOR-LESTE VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,249	36	30	+ 1,219
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	690	4	651	+ 39
Stroke	3	576	2	923	- 347
Malaria	4	571	71	0	+ 571
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	455	5	285	+ 170
Tuberculosis	6	430	1	1,139	- 709
Birth Trauma	7	367	7	238	+ 129
Low Birth Weight	8	352	9	189	+ 163
Liver Disease	9	326	10	162	+ 164
Coronary Heart Disease	10	321	3	814	- 492
Road Traffic Accidents	11	265	13	154	+ 111
Congenital Anomalies	12	228	14	144	+ 84
Hypertension	13	190	12	156	+ 34
Diabetes Mellitus	14	174	11	156	+ 18
Malnutrition	15	167	25	56	+ 111
Meningitis	16	143	31	38	+ 105
Cervical Cancer	17	130	37	28	+ 103
Kidney Disease	18	128	8	192	- 64
Other Injuries	19	125	20	76	+ 49
Suicide	20	94	27	48	+ 47
Lung Disease	21	92	6	283	- 191
Maternal Conditions	22	86	23	60	+ 26
Violence	23	84	22	60	+ 23
Syphilis	24	64	48	12	+ 52
Pertussis	25	54	24	59	- 5
Asthma	26	54	15	123	- 69
Drownings	27	50	19	84	- 34
Falls	28	43	21	62	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	43	18	84	- 41
Prostate Cancer	30	41	47	13	+ 28
Lymphomas	31	40	34	32	+ 8
Fires	32	40	43	15	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	33	36	33	32	+ 4
Poisonings	34	33	54	5	+ 28
Breast Cancer	35	27	30	38	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	36	26	53	5	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	37	26	38	26	- 0
Epilepsy	38	24	51	8	+ 16
Leukemia	39	19	32	34	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	18	16	96	- 78
Lung Cancers	41	16	17	87	- 71
Stomach Cancer	42	15	35	31	- 16
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	15	26	54	- 39
Tetanus	44	14	44	14	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	14	40	25	- 11
Liver Cancer	46	13	28	45	- 32
Parkinson's Disease	47	12	39	26	- 14
Oral Cancer	48	11	29	44	- 33
Alcohol	49	10	52	5	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	50	10	49	12	- 2
Schistosomiasis	51	9	73	0	+ 9
Skin Disease	52	9	46	13	- 4
Drug Use	53	9	58	3	+ 6
Skin Cancers	54	8	55	5	+ 3
Hepatitis B	55	8	59	2	+ 5
Appendicitis	56	6	57	4	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	57	6	41	18	- 12
Leishmaniasis	58	5	72	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	59	5	42	16	- 11
Upper Respiratory	60	5	62	1	+ 4
Measles	61	3	68	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	62	3	45	14	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	2	61	1	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	64	2	50	9	- 7
Other Neoplasms	65	1	60	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	1	65	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	63	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	1	64	1	+ 0
War	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	56	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Zambia

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.