CONGO VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	4,609	2	2,781	+ 1,828
Stroke	2	3,735	5	2,267	+ 1,468
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,292	4	2,494	+ 798
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,633	3	2,576	+ 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,152	8	1,304	- 152
Lung Disease	6	1,145	17	541	+ 605
Birth Trauma	7	963	11	997	- 35
Kidney Disease	8	776	15	613	+ 163
Low Birth Weight	9	764	9	1,283	- 519
Liver Disease	10	656	13	931	- 275
Diabetes Mellitus	11	631	10	1,050	- 418
Hypertension	12	630	12	933	- 303
Road Traffic Accidents	13	623	7	1,598	- 975
Congenital Anomalies	14	581	14	729	- 148
Asthma	15	496	23	291	+ 205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	388	35	105	+ 282
Lung Cancers	17	354	47	54	+ 300
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	341	25	230	+ 110
Drownings	19	338	36	104	+ 235
Other Injuries	20	307	20	333	- 26
Falls	21	251	33	149	+ 102
Violence	22	244	18	539	- 295
Maternal Conditions	23	242	16	578	- 335
Pertussis	24	237	21	329	- 92
Malnutrition	25	226	24	272	- 46
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	219	38	89	+ 130
Suicide	27	193	19	349	- 155
Liver Cancer	28	181	30	169	+ 12
Oral Cancer	29	178	54	33	+ 145
Breast Cancer	30	156	32	159	- 3
Meningitis	31	153	22	299	- 147
Leukemia	32	138	46	57	+ 80
Inflammatory/Heart	33	131	26	220	- 89
Lymphomas	34	128	45	61	+ 67
Stomach Cancer	35	124	39	88	+ 36
HIV/AIDS	36	121	1	4,509	- 4,389
Cervical Cancer	37	112	29	196	- 84
Endocrine Disorders	38	105	27	208	- 103
Parkinson's Disease	39	103	42	69	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	100	43	67	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	41	73	48	49	+ 24
Encephalitis	42	65	56	20	+ 45
Fires	43	60	37	90	- 31
Tetanus	44	55	55	23	+ 32
Pancreas Cancer	45	55	52	42	+ 13
Skin Disease	46	53	50	46	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	47	52	28	198	- 146
Syphilis	48	50	34	107	- 56
Bladder Cancer	49	48	61	15	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	50	37	60	15	+ 22
Epilepsy	51	31	40	76	- 45
Alcohol	52	21	49	46	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	53	20	57	19	+ 0
Poisonings	54	20	41	71	- 51
Skin Cancers	55	20	53	36	- 16
Dengue	56	19	73	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	57	18	58	18	- 1
Drug Use	58	12	44	65	- 53
Hepatitis B	59	9	62	14	- 6
Other Neoplasms	60	7	63	8	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	5	59	15	- 10
Upper Respiratory	62	3	64	7	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3	66	4	- 1
Ascariasis	64	2	69	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	2	67	2	- 0
Diphtheria	66	1	68	2	- 1
War	67	1	72	1	+ 1
Measles	68	0	31	159	- 159
Chlamydia	69	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	71	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	45	- 45
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Timor-Leste

Congo

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.