GHANA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	26,146	6	10,214	+ 15,932
Stroke	2	21,187	2	15,163	+ 6,024
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,674	3	14,103	+ 4,572
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,936	1	16,262	- 1,326
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,534	9	6,538	- 4
Lung Disease	6	6,498	15	3,120	+ 3,378
Birth Trauma	7	5,461	10	6,194	- 733
Kidney Disease	8	4,404	13	4,161	+ 242
Low Birth Weight	9	4,335	8	6,662	- 2,327
Liver Disease	10	3,721	11	6,053	- 2,332
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,580	12	5,929	- 2,349
Hypertension	12	3,572	19	2,231	+ 1,342
Road Traffic Accidents	13	3,533	7	7,808	- 4,274
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,295	14	3,935	- 640
Asthma	15	2,814	23	1,979	+ 835
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	2,198	48	321	+ 1,878
Lung Cancers	17	2,006	55	237	+ 1,768
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,932	29	1,294	+ 638
Drownings	19	1,920	36	740	+ 1,179
Other Injuries	20	1,742	18	2,433	- 691
Falls	21	1,423	30	1,168	+ 256
Violence	22	1,381	27	1,857	- 476
Maternal Conditions	23	1,375	22	1,991	- 616
Pertussis	24	1,343	35	744	+ 599
Malnutrition	25	1,283	26	1,868	- 585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,241	34	803	+ 439
Suicide	27	1,097	21	1,993	- 896
Liver Cancer	28	1,029	17	2,851	- 1,822
Oral Cancer	29	1,009	42	483	+ 527
Breast Cancer	30	882	25	1,937	- 1,055
Meningitis	31	865	16	2,983	- 2,118
Leukemia	32	781	45	340	+ 441
Inflammatory/Heart	33	742	28	1,615	- 873
Lymphomas	34	727	32	875	- 148
Stomach Cancer	35	704	33	870	- 167
HIV/AIDS	36	684	4	13,565	- 12,881
Cervical Cancer	37	634	20	2,161	- 1,527
Endocrine Disorders	38	596	24	1,965	- 1,369
Parkinson's Disease	39	587	43	387	+ 200
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	566	52	256	+ 310
Ovary Cancer	41	414	38	698	- 284
Encephalitis	42	370	44	357	+ 13
Fires	43	339	37	729	- 390
Tetanus	44	312	56	220	+ 92
Pancreas Cancer	45	311	46	334	- 23
Skin Disease	46	303	50	264	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	47	293	31	1,031	- 737
Syphilis	48	285	41	483	- 198
Bladder Cancer	49	274	53	245	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	50	208	57	219	- 11
Epilepsy	51	178	47	329	- 151
Alcohol	52	117	54	244	- 127
Oesophagus Cancer	53	112	49	285	- 173
Poisonings	54	112	40	522	- 410
Skin Cancers	55	111	58	214	- 103
Dengue	56	110	71	0	+ 110
Appendicitis	57	100	59	146	- 46
Drug Use	58	68	39	630	- 562
Hepatitis B	59	50	62	101	- 51
Other Neoplasms	60	42	63	48	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	28	67	16	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	17	66	16	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	16	61	113	- 96
Ascariasis	64	13	68	12	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	13	65	28	- 15
Diphtheria	66	8	69	4	+ 4
War	67	6	64	29	- 23
Measles	68	3	60	135	- 133
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	74	0	76	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	73	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	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	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Timor-Leste

Ghana

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.