NICARAGUA VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	5,047	37	115	+ 4,932
Stroke	2	4,090	3	2,225	+ 1,865
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,605	1	5,843	- 2,239
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,883	7	1,152	+ 1,732
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,261	36	122	+ 1,139
Lung Disease	6	1,254	5	1,570	- 315
Birth Trauma	7	1,054	25	198	+ 856
Kidney Disease	8	850	2	3,533	- 2,683
Low Birth Weight	9	837	13	490	+ 347
Liver Disease	10	718	6	1,203	- 485
Diabetes Mellitus	11	691	4	2,068	- 1,376
Hypertension	12	690	9	1,103	- 414
Road Traffic Accidents	13	682	8	1,109	- 427
Congenital Anomalies	14	636	11	571	+ 65
Asthma	15	543	38	105	+ 438
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	424	40	85	+ 339
Lung Cancers	17	387	23	274	+ 113
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	373	33	149	+ 224
Drownings	19	371	32	157	+ 214
Other Injuries	20	336	17	358	- 21
Falls	21	275	22	276	- 1
Violence	22	267	10	619	- 352
Maternal Conditions	23	265	39	88	+ 177
Pertussis	24	259	67	3	+ 256
Malnutrition	25	248	30	163	+ 85
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	240	18	315	- 76
Suicide	27	212	19	285	- 73
Liver Cancer	28	199	12	509	- 310
Oral Cancer	29	195	43	64	+ 131
Breast Cancer	30	170	20	283	- 113
Meningitis	31	167	51	29	+ 138
Leukemia	32	151	24	227	- 76
Inflammatory/Heart	33	143	34	139	+ 4
Lymphomas	34	140	29	164	- 23
Stomach Cancer	35	136	14	478	- 342
HIV/AIDS	36	132	35	139	- 7
Cervical Cancer	37	122	16	374	- 252
Endocrine Disorders	38	115	28	164	- 49
Parkinson's Disease	39	113	42	67	+ 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	109	54	20	+ 89
Ovary Cancer	41	80	44	61	+ 19
Encephalitis	42	71	58	10	+ 61
Fires	43	65	57	16	+ 49
Tetanus	44	60	79	0	+ 60
Pancreas Cancer	45	60	27	178	- 118
Skin Disease	46	58	31	162	- 103
Prostate Cancer	47	57	15	386	- 329
Syphilis	48	55	60	9	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	49	53	52	28	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	50	40	48	39	+ 1
Epilepsy	51	34	41	74	- 40
Alcohol	52	23	21	279	- 256
Oesophagus Cancer	53	22	47	42	- 20
Poisonings	54	22	55	18	+ 4
Skin Cancers	55	21	45	59	- 37
Dengue	56	21	64	4	+ 17
Appendicitis	57	19	49	32	- 12
Drug Use	58	13	46	50	- 37
Hepatitis B	59	10	62	5	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	60	8	26	192	- 184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	5	50	31	- 25
Upper Respiratory	62	3	72	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3	61	7	- 4
Ascariasis	64	3	69	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	66	1	77	0	+ 1
War	67	1	70	1	+ 0
Measles	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	1	- 1
Anemia	80	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Oral conditions	84	0	63	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	86	0	59	10	- 10
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Timor-Leste

Nicaragua

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.