TIMOR-LESTE VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,099	4	651	+ 448
Malaria	2	955	71	0	+ 955
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	777	5	285	+ 493
Coronary Heart Disease	4	531	3	814	- 283
Low Birth Weight	5	445	9	189	+ 256
Birth Trauma	6	420	7	238	+ 182
Stroke	7	414	2	923	- 509
Road Traffic Accidents	8	412	13	154	+ 258
Endocrine Disorders	9	314	38	26	+ 288
Congenital Anomalies	10	230	14	144	+ 86
Meningitis	11	221	31	38	+ 183
HIV/AIDS	12	203	36	30	+ 173
Malnutrition	13	188	25	56	+ 132
Liver Disease	14	178	10	162	+ 16
Other Injuries	15	172	20	76	+ 97
Diabetes Mellitus	16	171	11	156	+ 15
Kidney Disease	17	157	8	192	- 35
Cervical Cancer	18	139	37	28	+ 111
Hypertension	19	132	12	156	- 24
Tuberculosis	20	129	1	1,139	- 1,010
Violence	21	127	22	60	+ 67
Suicide	22	99	27	48	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	23	90	23	60	+ 30
Liver Cancer	24	86	28	45	+ 41
Measles	25	78	68	0	+ 78
Lung Disease	26	76	6	283	- 207
Asthma	27	62	15	123	- 61
Drownings	28	59	19	84	- 24
War	29	58	67	0	+ 58
Breast Cancer	30	56	30	38	+ 18
Falls	31	54	21	62	- 8
Stomach Cancer	32	51	35	31	+ 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	50	18	84	- 34
Pertussis	34	49	24	59	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	35	49	33	32	+ 16
Fires	36	46	43	15	+ 31
Poisonings	37	41	54	5	+ 36
Prostate Cancer	38	34	47	13	+ 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	31	26	54	- 23
Epilepsy	40	31	51	8	+ 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	27	16	96	- 69
Syphilis	42	19	48	12	+ 7
Lymphomas	43	18	34	32	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	18	40	25	- 7
Bladder Cancer	45	17	49	12	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	46	16	39	26	- 9
Schistosomiasis	47	16	73	0	+ 16
Lung Cancers	48	16	17	87	- 72
Oral Cancer	49	15	29	44	- 29
Skin Cancers	50	14	55	5	+ 10
Tetanus	51	12	44	14	- 2
Ovary Cancer	52	11	41	18	- 7
Skin Disease	53	11	46	13	- 2
Drug Use	54	11	58	3	+ 8
Hepatitis B	55	11	59	2	+ 9
Alcohol	56	10	52	5	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	57	10	45	14	- 4
Leukemia	58	7	32	34	- 27
Oesophagus Cancer	59	7	53	5	+ 2
Appendicitis	60	6	57	4	+ 2
Encephalitis	61	5	42	16	- 11
Uterin Cancer	62	5	50	9	- 4
Ascariasis	63	5	64	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	4	65	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	3	62	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	63	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	60	2	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	61	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	56	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Burkina Faso

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.