TIMOR-LESTE VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,803	3	814	+ 990
Diabetes Mellitus	2	854	11	156	+ 698
Lung Disease	3	648	6	283	+ 365
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	476	18	84	+ 391
Kidney Disease	5	470	8	192	+ 278
Stroke	6	466	2	923	- 457
Asthma	7	444	15	123	+ 321
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	351	4	651	- 300
Road Traffic Accidents	9	288	13	154	+ 134
Suicide	10	204	27	48	+ 156
Oral Cancer	11	198	29	44	+ 154
Lung Cancers	12	122	17	87	+ 34
Oesophagus Cancer	13	106	53	5	+ 101
Other Injuries	14	105	20	76	+ 29
Breast Cancer	15	95	30	38	+ 56
Stomach Cancer	16	91	35	31	+ 60
Liver Disease	17	89	10	162	- 73
Leukemia	18	79	32	34	+ 45
Liver Cancer	19	75	28	45	+ 30
Hypertension	20	72	12	156	- 83
Lymphomas	21	70	34	32	+ 39
Congenital Anomalies	22	68	14	144	- 76
Falls	23	66	21	62	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	62	26	54	+ 8
Tuberculosis	25	53	1	1,139	- 1,086
Cervical Cancer	26	52	37	28	+ 25
Drownings	27	50	19	84	- 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	41	5	285	- 243
Low Birth Weight	29	37	9	189	- 152
Prostate Cancer	30	35	47	13	+ 22
Violence	31	34	22	60	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	32	32	38	26	+ 6
Anemia	33	31	80	0	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	34	30	49	12	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	35	29	33	32	- 3
Skin Disease	36	20	46	13	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	37	19	41	18	+ 1
War	38	19	67	0	+ 19
Epilepsy	39	18	51	8	+ 11
Drug Use	40	18	58	3	+ 15
Fires	41	16	43	15	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	42	15	50	9	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	43	15	45	14	+ 1
Birth Trauma	44	13	7	238	- 225
Parkinson's Disease	45	11	39	26	- 14
Meningitis	46	10	31	38	- 28
Dengue	47	9	56	5	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	48	7	23	60	- 53
Poisonings	49	6	54	5	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	50	6	60	2	+ 4
Alcohol	51	6	52	5	+ 1
Skin Cancers	52	4	55	5	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	3	40	25	- 21
Malnutrition	54	3	25	56	- 53
HIV/AIDS	55	3	36	30	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	3	16	96	- 93
Tetanus	57	2	44	14	- 12
Syphilis	58	1	48	12	- 11
Pertussis	59	1	24	59	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	61	1	- 0
Encephalitis	61	1	42	16	- 15
Hepatitis B	62	0	59	2	- 2
Leprosy	63	0	79	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	0	57	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	65	0	83	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	67	0	86	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	63	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	85	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	66	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	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

Sri Lanka

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.