GUINEA-BISSAU VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	1,612	3	1,387	+ 225
Stroke	2	1,306	6	829	+ 477
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,151	5	907	+ 244
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	921	2	1,390	- 469
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	403	4	913	- 510
Lung Disease	6	401	20	191	+ 210
Birth Trauma	7	337	7	790	- 453
Kidney Disease	8	271	15	268	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	9	267	8	705	- 437
Liver Disease	10	229	11	405	- 176
Diabetes Mellitus	11	221	14	313	- 93
Hypertension	12	220	21	177	+ 43
Road Traffic Accidents	13	218	10	619	- 401
Congenital Anomalies	14	203	12	373	- 170
Asthma	15	174	24	150	+ 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	136	32	77	+ 58
Lung Cancers	17	124	50	18	+ 105
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	119	34	69	+ 50
Drownings	19	118	30	89	+ 29
Other Injuries	20	107	17	234	- 127
Falls	21	88	33	71	+ 17
Violence	22	85	22	173	- 88
Maternal Conditions	23	85	13	333	- 248
Pertussis	24	83	19	212	- 129
Malnutrition	25	79	27	121	- 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	77	38	50	+ 27
Suicide	27	68	26	134	- 66
Liver Cancer	28	63	28	116	- 53
Oral Cancer	29	62	56	13	+ 49
Breast Cancer	30	54	29	93	- 38
Meningitis	31	53	16	258	- 205
Leukemia	32	48	61	6	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	33	46	37	53	- 7
Lymphomas	34	45	45	28	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	35	43	36	55	- 12
HIV/AIDS	36	42	1	1,445	- 1,403
Cervical Cancer	37	39	23	154	- 115
Endocrine Disorders	38	37	18	221	- 185
Parkinson's Disease	39	36	46	27	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	35	43	33	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	41	26	48	19	+ 7
Encephalitis	42	23	58	10	+ 12
Fires	43	21	35	64	- 43
Tetanus	44	19	40	48	- 29
Pancreas Cancer	45	19	54	14	+ 5
Skin Disease	46	19	53	16	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	47	18	42	41	- 23
Syphilis	48	18	31	85	- 67
Bladder Cancer	49	17	51	17	- 0
Uterin Cancer	50	13	59	8	+ 5
Epilepsy	51	11	39	48	- 37
Alcohol	52	7	57	12	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	53	7	49	19	- 12
Poisonings	54	7	41	45	- 38
Skin Cancers	55	7	52	17	- 10
Dengue	56	7	72	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	57	6	60	7	- 1
Drug Use	58	4	55	13	- 9
Hepatitis B	59	3	47	20	- 17
Other Neoplasms	60	3	65	2	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	2	67	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	1	66	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	64	2	- 1
Ascariasis	64	1	62	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	1	63	3	- 2
Diphtheria	66	0	68	1	- 1
War	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	25	147	- 147
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	71	0	9	684	- 684
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	44	30	- 30
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	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 GUINEA-BISSAU

Timor-Leste

Guinea-Bissau

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.