TIMOR-LESTE VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,021	36	30	+ 992
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	982	4	651	+ 331
Tuberculosis	3	980	1	1,139	- 159
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	645	5	285	+ 360
Coronary Heart Disease	5	641	3	814	- 173
Stroke	6	586	2	923	- 337
Birth Trauma	7	558	7	238	+ 320
Low Birth Weight	8	498	9	189	+ 309
Malaria	9	483	71	0	+ 483
Road Traffic Accidents	10	437	13	154	+ 284
Liver Disease	11	286	10	162	+ 124
Congenital Anomalies	12	264	14	144	+ 120
Maternal Conditions	13	235	23	60	+ 175
Diabetes Mellitus	14	221	11	156	+ 66
Kidney Disease	15	189	8	192	- 3
Meningitis	16	183	31	38	+ 145
Other Injuries	17	166	20	76	+ 90
Endocrine Disorders	18	156	38	26	+ 130
Pertussis	19	150	24	59	+ 91
Lung Disease	20	135	6	283	- 148
Hypertension	21	125	12	156	- 30
Violence	22	122	22	60	+ 62
Cervical Cancer	23	109	37	28	+ 81
Asthma	24	106	15	123	- 17
Measles	25	104	68	0	+ 104
Suicide	26	95	27	48	+ 47
Malnutrition	27	85	25	56	+ 30
Liver Cancer	28	82	28	45	+ 37
Breast Cancer	29	66	30	38	+ 27
Drownings	30	63	19	84	- 20
Syphilis	31	60	48	12	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	54	16	96	- 41
Falls	33	50	21	62	- 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	49	18	84	- 35
Fires	35	45	43	15	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	36	39	35	31	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	37	37	33	32	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	35	26	54	- 19
Epilepsy	39	34	51	8	+ 26
Tetanus	40	34	44	14	+ 21
Poisonings	41	32	54	5	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	42	29	47	13	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	23	40	25	- 1
Schistosomiasis	44	21	73	0	+ 21
Lymphomas	45	19	34	32	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	46	19	39	26	- 6
Hepatitis B	47	14	59	2	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	48	13	41	18	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	49	13	53	5	+ 8
Lung Cancers	50	13	17	87	- 74
Bladder Cancer	51	12	49	12	+ 0
Skin Cancers	52	12	55	5	+ 7
Skin Disease	53	11	46	13	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	54	10	45	14	- 4
Drug Use	55	10	58	3	+ 7
Oral Cancer	56	9	29	44	- 35
Alcohol	57	9	52	5	+ 4
Encephalitis	58	7	42	16	- 9
Uterin Cancer	59	6	50	9	- 3
Appendicitis	60	5	57	4	+ 1
Leukemia	61	4	32	34	- 30
Ascariasis	62	3	64	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	2	65	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2	63	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	2	60	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	2	62	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	61	1	- 0
Diphtheria	68	1	66	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	+ 0
War	70	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	56	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	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

Guinea-Bissau

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.