GAMBIA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	1,907	10	445	+ 1,462
Stroke	2	1,546	4	802	+ 743
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,362	3	1,007	+ 356
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,090	1	1,340	- 251
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	477	9	626	- 149
Lung Disease	6	474	19	206	+ 268
Birth Trauma	7	398	5	754	- 356
Kidney Disease	8	321	16	266	+ 56
Low Birth Weight	9	316	8	662	- 345
Liver Disease	10	271	14	323	- 52
Diabetes Mellitus	11	261	15	290	- 29
Hypertension	12	261	22	172	+ 88
Road Traffic Accidents	13	258	6	695	- 438
Congenital Anomalies	14	240	11	383	- 143
Asthma	15	205	24	134	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	160	33	56	+ 104
Lung Cancers	17	146	38	34	+ 113
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	141	28	89	+ 52
Drownings	19	140	30	69	+ 71
Other Injuries	20	127	21	194	- 67
Falls	21	104	29	83	+ 21
Violence	22	101	20	195	- 94
Maternal Conditions	23	100	13	345	- 245
Pertussis	24	98	27	99	- 1
Malnutrition	25	94	26	110	- 16
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	91	52	11	+ 80
Suicide	27	80	25	113	- 33
Liver Cancer	28	75	12	377	- 302
Oral Cancer	29	74	71	0	+ 73
Breast Cancer	30	64	40	26	+ 38
Meningitis	31	63	18	229	- 166
Leukemia	32	57	59	2	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	33	54	32	59	- 5
Lymphomas	34	53	51	12	+ 41
Stomach Cancer	35	51	47	14	+ 38
HIV/AIDS	36	50	2	1,125	- 1,075
Cervical Cancer	37	46	23	145	- 99
Endocrine Disorders	38	43	17	230	- 186
Parkinson's Disease	39	43	37	34	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	41	41	24	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	41	30	61	2	+ 28
Encephalitis	42	27	48	14	+ 14
Fires	43	25	31	67	- 42
Tetanus	44	23	45	18	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	45	23	53	6	+ 17
Skin Disease	46	22	44	19	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	47	21	43	21	+ 1
Syphilis	48	21	34	55	- 34
Bladder Cancer	49	20	56	4	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	50	15	66	1	+ 14
Epilepsy	51	13	35	43	- 30
Alcohol	52	9	50	12	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	53	8	54	5	+ 3
Poisonings	54	8	36	42	- 34
Skin Cancers	55	8	68	0	+ 8
Dengue	56	8	73	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	57	7	55	5	+ 3
Drug Use	58	5	39	28	- 23
Hepatitis B	59	4	46	14	- 10
Other Neoplasms	60	3	57	3	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	2	62	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	1	64	2	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	58	3	- 2
Ascariasis	64	1	63	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	1	- 0
Diphtheria	66	1	67	0	+ 0
War	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	49	13	- 13
Chlamydia	69	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	7	674	- 674
Leishmaniasis	72	0	60	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	73	0	42	23	- 23
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Timor-Leste

Gambia

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.