DR CONGO VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	87,234	2	43,759	+ 43,474
Stroke	2	70,688	6	36,596	+ 34,092
Coronary Heart Disease	3	62,305	7	34,713	+ 27,592
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	49,831	1	73,546	- 23,715
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	21,799	5	41,301	- 19,502
Lung Disease	6	21,679	14	13,527	+ 8,153
Birth Trauma	7	18,219	9	33,075	- 14,857
Kidney Disease	8	14,692	20	9,077	+ 5,616
Low Birth Weight	9	14,463	8	34,668	- 20,206
Liver Disease	10	12,415	13	15,044	- 2,630
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,946	16	12,902	- 957
Hypertension	12	11,919	12	15,743	- 3,824
Road Traffic Accidents	13	11,788	10	30,256	- 18,468
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,994	11	16,256	- 5,262
Asthma	15	9,390	24	7,733	+ 1,657
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	7,334	40	1,923	+ 5,411
Lung Cancers	17	6,691	47	1,158	+ 5,534
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	6,447	28	4,548	+ 1,900
Drownings	19	6,405	34	3,454	+ 2,952
Other Injuries	20	5,812	22	8,272	- 2,460
Falls	21	4,748	33	3,483	+ 1,266
Violence	22	4,609	18	11,120	- 6,512
Maternal Conditions	23	4,587	19	10,513	- 5,926
Pertussis	24	4,482	23	7,921	- 3,439
Malnutrition	25	4,281	21	8,910	- 4,629
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	4,142	36	2,966	+ 1,175
Suicide	27	3,659	26	5,812	- 2,153
Liver Cancer	28	3,433	31	3,840	- 407
Oral Cancer	29	3,368	51	1,003	+ 2,365
Breast Cancer	30	2,944	35	3,416	- 471
Meningitis	31	2,886	17	11,568	- 8,682
Leukemia	32	2,606	41	1,871	+ 735
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,474	29	4,045	- 1,571
Lymphomas	34	2,427	38	2,061	+ 366
Stomach Cancer	35	2,348	37	2,579	- 231
HIV/AIDS	36	2,282	15	13,286	- 11,004
Cervical Cancer	37	2,115	27	4,823	- 2,708
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,987	25	7,380	- 5,393
Parkinson's Disease	39	1,959	49	1,035	+ 924
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,889	43	1,728	+ 161
Ovary Cancer	41	1,382	58	656	+ 727
Encephalitis	42	1,235	57	680	+ 555
Fires	43	1,131	39	2,007	- 877
Tetanus	44	1,040	46	1,166	- 126
Pancreas Cancer	45	1,037	50	1,017	+ 20
Skin Disease	46	1,010	54	781	+ 229
Prostate Cancer	47	979	30	3,948	- 2,969
Syphilis	48	952	32	3,751	- 2,800
Bladder Cancer	49	915	65	270	+ 645
Uterin Cancer	50	695	63	352	+ 343
Epilepsy	51	594	44	1,727	- 1,133
Alcohol	52	392	60	635	- 243
Oesophagus Cancer	53	375	53	790	- 415
Poisonings	54	373	42	1,729	- 1,355
Skin Cancers	55	370	55	765	- 395
Dengue	56	366	74	1	+ 365
Appendicitis	57	332	56	703	- 371
Drug Use	58	227	59	638	- 412
Hepatitis B	59	167	61	456	- 289
Other Neoplasms	60	142	67	88	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	93	66	217	- 125
Upper Respiratory	62	57	62	370	- 313
Multiple Sclerosis	63	53	71	44	+ 10
Ascariasis	64	44	68	80	- 36
Hepatitis C	65	42	69	69	- 27
Diphtheria	66	26	70	47	- 21
War	67	20	45	1,658	- 1,638
Measles	68	9	3	42,254	- 42,246
Chlamydia	69	4	73	15	- 10
Otitis Media	70	2	72	38	- 36
Malaria	71	1	4	41,813	- 41,812
Leishmaniasis	72	0	52	869	- 869
Schistosomiasis	73	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Timor-Leste

DR 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.