CAPE VERDE VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	462	28	23	+ 438
Stroke	2	374	2	272	+ 103
Coronary Heart Disease	3	330	1	457	- 128
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	264	3	236	+ 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	115	18	41	+ 74
Lung Disease	6	115	12	58	+ 57
Birth Trauma	7	96	35	15	+ 81
Kidney Disease	8	78	7	85	- 7
Low Birth Weight	9	77	20	37	+ 40
Liver Disease	10	66	6	101	- 35
Diabetes Mellitus	11	63	5	112	- 49
Hypertension	12	63	15	49	+ 14
Road Traffic Accidents	13	62	4	147	- 85
Congenital Anomalies	14	58	19	38	+ 20
Asthma	15	50	29	23	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	39	40	10	+ 29
Lung Cancers	17	35	16	44	- 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	34	10	68	- 33
Drownings	19	34	25	27	+ 7
Other Injuries	20	31	22	33	- 3
Falls	21	25	26	27	- 1
Violence	22	24	8	73	- 49
Maternal Conditions	23	24	47	5	+ 20
Pertussis	24	24	61	0	+ 23
Malnutrition	25	23	43	8	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	22	30	21	+ 1
Suicide	27	19	9	71	- 52
Liver Cancer	28	18	14	49	- 31
Oral Cancer	29	18	31	20	- 3
Breast Cancer	30	16	27	24	- 8
Meningitis	31	15	36	14	+ 1
Leukemia	32	14	41	10	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	33	13	37	14	- 1
Lymphomas	34	13	33	19	- 6
Stomach Cancer	35	12	11	67	- 55
HIV/AIDS	36	12	21	34	- 22
Cervical Cancer	37	11	23	27	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	38	11	42	9	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	39	10	32	20	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	10	45	5	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	41	7	51	3	+ 4
Encephalitis	42	7	49	4	+ 3
Fires	43	6	39	13	- 7
Tetanus	44	6	59	1	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	45	5	24	27	- 21
Skin Disease	46	5	44	6	- 0
Prostate Cancer	47	5	13	52	- 47
Syphilis	48	5	50	3	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	49	5	46	5	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	50	4	55	2	+ 1
Epilepsy	51	3	34	16	- 13
Alcohol	52	2	48	4	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	53	2	17	42	- 40
Poisonings	54	2	53	2	- 0
Skin Cancers	55	2	54	2	- 0
Dengue	56	2	70	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	2	60	0	+ 1
Drug Use	58	1	38	14	- 12
Hepatitis B	59	1	52	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	60	1	56	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	0	58	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	63	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	57	1	- 1
Ascariasis	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	+ 0
War	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Timor-Leste

Cape Verde

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.