TIMOR-LESTE VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,395	4	651	+ 744
Tuberculosis	2	1,254	1	1,139	+ 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,249	5	285	+ 964
HIV/AIDS	4	1,001	36	30	+ 971
Stroke	5	876	2	923	- 47
Malaria	6	875	71	0	+ 874
Coronary Heart Disease	7	773	3	814	- 40
Low Birth Weight	8	594	9	189	+ 405
Birth Trauma	9	584	7	238	+ 347
Road Traffic Accidents	10	477	13	154	+ 323
Measles	11	433	68	0	+ 433
Hypertension	12	334	12	156	+ 178
Maternal Conditions	13	313	23	60	+ 253
Liver Disease	14	308	10	162	+ 145
Diabetes Mellitus	15	304	11	156	+ 148
Meningitis	16	271	31	38	+ 233
Violence	17	269	22	60	+ 209
Lung Disease	18	255	6	283	- 28
Congenital Anomalies	19	207	14	144	+ 63
Asthma	20	203	15	123	+ 80
Kidney Disease	21	189	8	192	- 2
Malnutrition	22	184	25	56	+ 128
Other Injuries	23	165	20	76	+ 90
Suicide	24	156	27	48	+ 108
Endocrine Disorders	25	113	38	26	+ 87
Breast Cancer	26	92	30	38	+ 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	85	16	96	- 11
War	28	84	67	0	+ 83
Tetanus	29	75	44	14	+ 61
Inflammatory/Heart	30	72	33	32	+ 40
Pertussis	31	71	24	59	+ 12
Cervical Cancer	32	61	37	28	+ 34
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	54	18	84	- 30
Drownings	34	54	19	84	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	52	40	25	+ 27
Falls	36	48	21	62	- 14
Schistosomiasis	37	45	73	0	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	38	42	47	13	+ 29
Fires	39	38	43	15	+ 23
Poisonings	40	36	54	5	+ 31
Syphilis	41	32	48	12	+ 20
Lymphomas	42	32	34	32	+ 0
Epilepsy	43	32	51	8	+ 24
Liver Cancer	44	31	28	45	- 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	31	26	54	- 23
Oral Cancer	46	24	29	44	- 20
Leukemia	47	24	32	34	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	48	18	39	26	- 8
Stomach Cancer	49	17	35	31	- 13
Ovary Cancer	50	17	41	18	- 1
Appendicitis	51	16	57	4	+ 12
Alcohol	52	16	52	5	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	53	13	53	5	+ 8
Skin Disease	54	13	46	13	- 0
Lung Cancers	55	12	17	87	- 75
Leishmaniasis	56	12	72	0	+ 12
Drug Use	57	12	58	3	+ 9
Skin Cancers	58	11	55	5	+ 7
Trypanosomiasis	59	11	75	0	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	60	10	45	14	- 4
Hepatitis B	61	9	59	2	+ 7
Encephalitis	62	7	42	16	- 9
Upper Respiratory	63	7	62	1	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	64	6	49	12	- 6
Uterin Cancer	65	5	50	9	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	4	61	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	3	66	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	1	60	2	- 1
Ascariasis	71	1	64	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	63	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	56	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	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
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Central Africa

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.