COSTA RICA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	3,980	50	32	+ 3,949
Stroke	2	3,225	2	1,624	+ 1,601
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,843	1	2,639	+ 204
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,274	7	836	+ 1,438
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	995	39	87	+ 907
Lung Disease	6	989	4	1,046	- 57
Birth Trauma	7	831	47	48	+ 783
Kidney Disease	8	670	3	1,482	- 812
Low Birth Weight	9	660	28	178	+ 482
Liver Disease	10	566	18	370	+ 197
Diabetes Mellitus	11	545	5	953	- 408
Hypertension	12	544	6	863	- 319
Road Traffic Accidents	13	538	9	746	- 208
Congenital Anomalies	14	502	21	315	+ 186
Asthma	15	428	45	60	+ 368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	335	42	74	+ 261
Lung Cancers	17	305	20	343	- 38
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	294	8	818	- 524
Drownings	19	292	37	97	+ 196
Other Injuries	20	265	13	571	- 306
Falls	21	217	35	116	+ 101
Violence	22	210	11	635	- 425
Maternal Conditions	23	209	55	17	+ 192
Pertussis	24	204	69	0	+ 204
Malnutrition	25	195	48	37	+ 159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	189	12	621	- 432
Suicide	27	167	15	407	- 240
Liver Cancer	28	157	17	382	- 225
Oral Cancer	29	154	38	96	+ 58
Breast Cancer	30	134	16	384	- 250
Meningitis	31	132	54	18	+ 114
Leukemia	32	119	24	262	- 143
Inflammatory/Heart	33	113	26	191	- 78
Lymphomas	34	111	19	356	- 245
Stomach Cancer	35	107	10	661	- 553
HIV/AIDS	36	104	25	192	- 88
Cervical Cancer	37	97	29	159	- 62
Endocrine Disorders	38	91	27	183	- 93
Parkinson's Disease	39	89	30	138	- 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	86	49	32	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	41	63	40	80	- 17
Encephalitis	42	56	63	3	+ 54
Fires	43	52	58	10	+ 41
Tetanus	44	47	74	0	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	45	47	22	294	- 246
Skin Disease	46	46	32	126	- 80
Prostate Cancer	47	45	14	448	- 403
Syphilis	48	43	65	1	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	49	42	36	100	- 58
Uterin Cancer	50	32	41	80	- 49
Epilepsy	51	27	34	116	- 89
Alcohol	52	18	33	126	- 108
Oesophagus Cancer	53	17	44	61	- 44
Poisonings	54	17	60	5	+ 12
Skin Cancers	55	17	31	137	- 120
Dengue	56	17	70	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	57	15	52	22	- 6
Drug Use	58	10	43	63	- 53
Hepatitis B	59	8	59	7	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	60	6	23	266	- 259
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	4	46	55	- 51
Upper Respiratory	62	3	62	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	2	57	11	- 8
Ascariasis	64	2	71	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	64	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	66	1	73	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Measles	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	1	- 1
Anemia	80	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	21	- 21
Oral conditions	84	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Timor-Leste

Costa Rica

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.