COLOMBIA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	37,484	32	1,272	+ 36,212
Stroke	2	30,374	3	16,573	+ 13,802
Coronary Heart Disease	3	26,772	1	43,066	- 16,294
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	21,412	5	10,773	+ 10,639
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,367	38	747	+ 8,620
Lung Disease	6	9,315	4	15,928	- 6,613
Birth Trauma	7	7,829	41	648	+ 7,180
Kidney Disease	8	6,313	7	6,834	- 521
Low Birth Weight	9	6,215	23	2,095	+ 4,119
Liver Disease	10	5,335	19	2,426	+ 2,908
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,133	11	5,028	+ 105
Hypertension	12	5,122	8	6,400	- 1,278
Road Traffic Accidents	13	5,065	6	7,765	- 2,699
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,724	16	2,963	+ 1,762
Asthma	15	4,035	54	191	+ 3,844
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	3,152	39	698	+ 2,453
Lung Cancers	17	2,875	10	5,250	- 2,375
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	2,770	22	2,157	+ 613
Drownings	19	2,752	40	689	+ 2,063
Other Injuries	20	2,497	28	1,592	+ 905
Falls	21	2,040	29	1,518	+ 523
Violence	22	1,980	2	19,268	- 17,288
Maternal Conditions	23	1,971	46	394	+ 1,577
Pertussis	24	1,926	69	18	+ 1,908
Malnutrition	25	1,840	27	1,878	- 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,780	12	4,371	- 2,591
Suicide	27	1,572	26	1,965	- 393
Liver Cancer	28	1,475	24	2,065	- 590
Oral Cancer	29	1,447	37	807	+ 640
Breast Cancer	30	1,265	13	3,669	- 2,404
Meningitis	31	1,240	50	244	+ 996
Leukemia	32	1,120	21	2,208	- 1,088
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,063	31	1,329	- 266
Lymphomas	34	1,043	18	2,603	- 1,560
Stomach Cancer	35	1,009	9	6,112	- 5,103
HIV/AIDS	36	981	17	2,683	- 1,703
Cervical Cancer	37	909	20	2,266	- 1,357
Endocrine Disorders	38	854	30	1,367	- 513
Parkinson's Disease	39	842	47	383	+ 459
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	812	63	38	+ 774
Ovary Cancer	41	594	33	1,122	- 528
Encephalitis	42	531	64	38	+ 493
Fires	43	486	56	127	+ 359
Tetanus	44	447	71	14	+ 433
Pancreas Cancer	45	446	25	2,022	- 1,577
Skin Disease	46	434	34	1,102	- 668
Prostate Cancer	47	421	14	3,584	- 3,164
Syphilis	48	409	65	30	+ 379
Bladder Cancer	49	393	42	609	- 216
Uterin Cancer	50	299	45	423	- 124
Epilepsy	51	255	43	597	- 342
Alcohol	52	168	68	23	+ 146
Oesophagus Cancer	53	161	36	835	- 674
Poisonings	54	160	61	61	+ 100
Skin Cancers	55	159	35	1,028	- 869
Dengue	56	157	55	133	+ 24
Appendicitis	57	143	52	213	- 70
Drug Use	58	97	44	492	- 394
Hepatitis B	59	72	62	50	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	60	61	15	3,205	- 3,144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	40	51	242	- 202
Upper Respiratory	62	24	66	27	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	23	60	62	- 39
Ascariasis	64	19	76	5	+ 14
Hepatitis C	65	18	59	65	- 47
Diphtheria	66	11	80	0	+ 11
War	67	8	49	260	- 251
Measles	68	4	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	81	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	1	73	7	- 7
Malaria	71	0	67	26	- 25
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Anemia	80	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Oral conditions	84	0	75	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	86	0	58	67	- 67
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Timor-Leste

Colombia

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.