CUBA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	8,289	60	45	+ 8,245
Stroke	2	6,717	2	10,725	- 4,008
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,920	1	22,079	- 16,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,735	3	8,564	- 3,829
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,071	43	206	+ 1,865
Lung Disease	6	2,060	6	5,492	- 3,432
Birth Trauma	7	1,731	59	49	+ 1,683
Kidney Disease	8	1,396	14	1,700	- 304
Low Birth Weight	9	1,374	48	98	+ 1,276
Liver Disease	10	1,180	11	1,873	- 694
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,135	13	1,791	- 656
Hypertension	12	1,133	7	3,469	- 2,336
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,120	19	1,007	+ 113
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,045	37	368	+ 677
Asthma	15	892	40	301	+ 591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	697	35	420	+ 277
Lung Cancers	17	636	4	5,985	- 5,349
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	613	5	5,841	- 5,229
Drownings	19	609	42	231	+ 378
Other Injuries	20	552	12	1,869	- 1,317
Falls	21	451	10	2,810	- 2,359
Violence	22	438	32	584	- 146
Maternal Conditions	23	436	61	43	+ 392
Pertussis	24	426	73	0	+ 426
Malnutrition	25	407	55	64	+ 343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	394	9	2,958	- 2,564
Suicide	27	348	16	1,638	- 1,290
Liver Cancer	28	326	24	815	- 489
Oral Cancer	29	320	23	876	- 556
Breast Cancer	30	280	15	1,673	- 1,393
Meningitis	31	274	50	83	+ 192
Leukemia	32	248	30	633	- 386
Inflammatory/Heart	33	235	17	1,156	- 921
Lymphomas	34	231	18	1,089	- 859
Stomach Cancer	35	223	20	991	- 768
HIV/AIDS	36	217	34	471	- 255
Cervical Cancer	37	201	29	666	- 465
Endocrine Disorders	38	189	36	412	- 224
Parkinson's Disease	39	186	27	691	- 505
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	179	44	162	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	41	131	39	323	- 192
Encephalitis	42	117	66	6	+ 112
Fires	43	107	58	55	+ 52
Tetanus	44	99	71	1	+ 98
Pancreas Cancer	45	99	21	905	- 806
Skin Disease	46	96	41	258	- 162
Prostate Cancer	47	93	8	3,365	- 3,272
Syphilis	48	90	69	1	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	49	87	26	734	- 647
Uterin Cancer	50	66	31	602	- 536
Epilepsy	51	56	46	108	- 52
Alcohol	52	37	28	675	- 638
Oesophagus Cancer	53	36	22	879	- 844
Poisonings	54	35	62	17	+ 18
Skin Cancers	55	35	33	514	- 479
Dengue	56	35	74	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	57	32	47	104	- 72
Drug Use	58	22	51	82	- 60
Hepatitis B	59	16	56	59	- 43
Other Neoplasms	60	13	25	769	- 755
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	9	49	87	- 78
Upper Respiratory	62	5	65	6	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	5	57	55	- 50
Ascariasis	64	4	70	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	4	45	112	- 108
Diphtheria	66	2	75	0	+ 2
War	67	2	68	1	+ 1
Measles	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	63	11	- 11
Malaria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	2	- 2
Anemia	80	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Oral conditions	84	0	64	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	86	0	38	326	- 326
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Timor-Leste

Cuba

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.