TIMOR-LESTE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	960	4	651	+ 310
Tuberculosis	2	571	1	1,139	- 568
Measles	3	552	68	0	+ 552
Malaria	4	546	71	0	+ 546
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	539	5	285	+ 255
Stroke	6	478	2	923	- 445
Coronary Heart Disease	7	453	3	814	- 360
Low Birth Weight	8	453	9	189	+ 264
Birth Trauma	9	432	7	238	+ 194
Road Traffic Accidents	10	395	13	154	+ 241
Congenital Anomalies	11	212	14	144	+ 69
Hypertension	12	206	12	156	+ 50
Liver Disease	13	196	10	162	+ 34
Lung Disease	14	177	6	283	- 106
HIV/AIDS	15	173	36	30	+ 144
Diabetes Mellitus	16	168	11	156	+ 12
Meningitis	17	151	31	38	+ 113
Violence	18	145	22	60	+ 85
Maternal Conditions	19	137	23	60	+ 77
Kidney Disease	20	119	8	192	- 73
Malnutrition	21	116	25	56	+ 60
Other Injuries	22	108	20	76	+ 32
Pertussis	23	103	24	59	+ 45
Asthma	24	101	15	123	- 22
Endocrine Disorders	25	96	38	26	+ 70
Suicide	26	76	27	48	+ 28
Cervical Cancer	27	63	37	28	+ 35
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	59	18	84	- 25
Inflammatory/Heart	29	53	33	32	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	30	52	47	13	+ 39
Liver Cancer	31	50	28	45	+ 5
Syphilis	32	49	48	12	+ 37
Falls	33	45	21	62	- 17
Drownings	34	45	19	84	- 39
Breast Cancer	35	45	30	38	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	39	26	54	- 15
Stomach Cancer	37	34	35	31	+ 3
Lymphomas	38	27	34	32	- 5
Fires	39	26	43	15	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	25	16	96	- 71
Leukemia	41	24	32	34	- 10
Poisonings	42	23	54	5	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	23	40	25	- 2
Epilepsy	44	23	51	8	+ 15
War	45	22	67	0	+ 21
Tetanus	46	15	44	14	+ 2
Lung Cancers	47	15	17	87	- 72
Schistosomiasis	48	14	73	0	+ 14
Parkinson's Disease	49	14	39	26	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	50	13	45	14	- 0
Oral Cancer	51	13	29	44	- 31
Leishmaniasis	52	11	72	0	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	53	10	53	5	+ 5
Skin Disease	54	10	46	13	- 3
Skin Cancers	55	10	55	5	+ 5
Appendicitis	56	9	57	4	+ 5
Encephalitis	57	9	42	16	- 7
Ovary Cancer	58	9	41	18	- 9
Drug Use	59	8	58	3	+ 5
Alcohol	60	8	52	5	+ 3
Hepatitis B	61	6	59	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	5	62	1	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	63	5	50	9	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	64	5	75	0	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	65	4	49	12	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	61	1	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	1	60	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	1	64	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	66	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	63	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	56	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	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

DR Congo

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.