TIMOR-LESTE VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	958	4	651	+ 308
HIV/AIDS	2	676	36	30	+ 646
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	577	5	285	+ 292
Malaria	4	547	71	0	+ 547
Stroke	5	545	2	923	- 378
Coronary Heart Disease	6	520	3	814	- 293
Birth Trauma	7	401	7	238	+ 163
Low Birth Weight	8	387	9	189	+ 198
Road Traffic Accidents	9	380	13	154	+ 226
Tuberculosis	10	361	1	1,139	- 778
Diabetes Mellitus	11	266	11	156	+ 110
Congenital Anomalies	12	256	14	144	+ 112
Kidney Disease	13	250	8	192	+ 58
Liver Disease	14	220	10	162	+ 58
Meningitis	15	167	31	38	+ 130
Other Injuries	16	160	20	76	+ 84
Maternal Conditions	17	127	23	60	+ 67
Endocrine Disorders	18	120	38	26	+ 94
Suicide	19	114	27	48	+ 66
Lung Disease	20	112	6	283	- 171
Pertussis	21	111	24	59	+ 53
Hypertension	22	99	12	156	- 57
Breast Cancer	23	91	30	38	+ 53
Violence	24	81	22	60	+ 21
Asthma	25	79	15	123	- 44
Cervical Cancer	26	77	37	28	+ 49
Falls	27	60	21	62	- 2
Malnutrition	28	59	25	56	+ 3
Drownings	29	57	19	84	- 26
Syphilis	30	57	48	12	+ 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	56	18	84	- 28
Measles	32	50	68	0	+ 50
Inflammatory/Heart	33	48	33	32	+ 16
Prostate Cancer	34	46	47	13	+ 33
Drug Use	35	45	58	3	+ 42
Fires	36	44	43	15	+ 29
Liver Cancer	37	43	28	45	- 2
Epilepsy	38	42	51	8	+ 34
Oral Cancer	39	41	29	44	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	37	16	96	- 59
Poisonings	41	32	54	5	+ 28
War	42	31	67	0	+ 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	28	26	54	- 26
Lymphomas	44	24	34	32	- 8
Stomach Cancer	45	22	35	31	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	46	22	39	26	- 4
Hepatitis B	47	16	59	2	+ 14
Skin Disease	48	16	46	13	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	16	40	25	- 9
Ovary Cancer	50	15	41	18	- 3
Lung Cancers	51	15	17	87	- 73
Pancreas Cancer	52	14	45	14	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	53	14	73	0	+ 14
Leukemia	54	13	32	34	- 21
Tetanus	55	11	44	14	- 3
Skin Cancers	56	10	55	5	+ 5
Alcohol	57	10	52	5	+ 4
Encephalitis	58	9	42	16	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	59	7	53	5	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	60	4	50	9	- 5
Appendicitis	61	4	57	4	- 1
Bladder Cancer	62	3	49	12	- 9
Other Neoplasms	63	2	60	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2	63	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	1	64	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	65	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	66	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	61	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	70	1	62	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	56	5	- 5
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	80	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

Cameroon

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.