TIMOR-LESTE VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,543	36	30	+ 1,513
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	766	4	651	+ 115
Malaria	3	560	71	0	+ 560
Low Birth Weight	4	383	9	189	+ 195
Birth Trauma	5	370	7	238	+ 132
Stroke	6	367	2	923	- 556
Coronary Heart Disease	7	351	3	814	- 462
Road Traffic Accidents	8	309	13	154	+ 155
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	293	5	285	+ 8
Tuberculosis	10	269	1	1,139	- 870
Diabetes Mellitus	11	251	11	156	+ 95
Congenital Anomalies	12	209	14	144	+ 66
Liver Disease	13	167	10	162	+ 5
Kidney Disease	14	166	8	192	- 25
Measles	15	152	68	0	+ 152
Hypertension	16	139	12	156	- 17
Maternal Conditions	17	116	23	60	+ 56
Syphilis	18	112	48	12	+ 100
Meningitis	19	107	31	38	+ 69
Lung Disease	20	101	6	283	- 182
Pertussis	21	91	24	59	+ 33
Suicide	22	90	27	48	+ 42
Other Injuries	23	88	20	76	+ 12
Breast Cancer	24	71	30	38	+ 32
Endocrine Disorders	25	61	38	26	+ 35
Asthma	26	55	15	123	- 68
Inflammatory/Heart	27	53	33	32	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	28	47	37	28	+ 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	47	18	84	- 38
Drug Use	30	42	58	3	+ 39
Malnutrition	31	40	25	56	- 16
Falls	32	38	21	62	- 24
Violence	33	38	22	60	- 23
Liver Cancer	34	36	28	45	- 9
Prostate Cancer	35	36	47	13	+ 23
Drownings	36	33	19	84	- 51
Oral Cancer	37	29	29	44	- 15
Epilepsy	38	27	51	8	+ 19
Fires	39	25	43	15	+ 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	24	26	54	- 30
Lung Cancers	41	22	17	87	- 65
Tetanus	42	20	44	14	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	18	16	96	- 77
Poisonings	44	18	54	5	+ 13
Lymphomas	45	16	34	32	- 15
Parkinson's Disease	46	15	39	26	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	47	14	75	0	+ 14
Skin Cancers	48	14	55	5	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	49	13	35	31	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	12	40	25	- 13
Skin Disease	51	11	46	13	- 2
Ovary Cancer	52	11	41	18	- 7
Alcohol	53	10	52	5	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	54	10	53	5	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	55	10	45	14	- 4
Bladder Cancer	56	7	49	12	- 5
Encephalitis	57	7	42	16	- 10
Uterin Cancer	58	6	50	9	- 3
Appendicitis	59	5	57	4	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	60	4	73	0	+ 4
Leukemia	61	3	32	34	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	3	61	1	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	63	3	60	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	64	3	66	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	65	3	59	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	1	62	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	63	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	65	1	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	64	1	- 0
War	71	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	56	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

Equ. Guinea

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.