SINGAPORE VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,621	3	1,559	+ 6,062
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,090	1	5,292	+ 1,799
Diabetes Mellitus	3	5,153	28	108	+ 5,046
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,384	2	5,189	- 805
Prostate Cancer	5	3,271	16	303	+ 2,969
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,279	5	1,203	+ 1,077
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,261	36	32	+ 2,229
Breast Cancer	8	1,884	10	605	+ 1,279
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,850	37	30	+ 1,820
Kidney Disease	10	1,829	6	1,028	+ 801
Other Injuries	11	1,556	32	79	+ 1,477
Lung Disease	12	1,463	14	383	+ 1,080
Hypertension	13	1,427	8	732	+ 695
Skin Disease	14	1,237	25	136	+ 1,101
Lymphomas	15	1,006	13	397	+ 609
Lung Cancers	16	846	4	1,540	- 695
Inflammatory/Heart	17	773	19	215	+ 558
Pancreas Cancer	18	768	11	537	+ 231
Violence	19	641	46	15	+ 626
Leukemia	20	576	17	249	+ 327
HIV/AIDS	21	558	45	18	+ 540
Stomach Cancer	22	549	12	405	+ 145
Cervical Cancer	23	546	30	85	+ 461
Other Neoplasms	24	512	22	195	+ 317
Road Traffic Accidents	25	465	26	121	+ 344
Liver Disease	26	453	20	209	+ 243
Uterin Cancer	27	420	23	147	+ 273
Oral Cancer	28	354	15	317	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	29	354	31	80	+ 274
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	343	51	6	+ 338
Parkinson's Disease	31	325	29	90	+ 235
Ovary Cancer	32	308	21	204	+ 104
Liver Cancer	33	285	7	746	- 460
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	281	33	69	+ 212
Asthma	35	257	35	37	+ 220
Oesophagus Cancer	36	228	24	137	+ 91
Anemia	37	221	85	0	+ 221
Epilepsy	38	186	42	25	+ 162
Bladder Cancer	39	186	27	120	+ 66
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	135	39	28	+ 108
Falls	41	131	18	218	- 87
Low Birth Weight	42	105	41	25	+ 79
Birth Trauma	43	103	55	3	+ 100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	92	58	2	+ 90
Meningitis	45	86	48	8	+ 77
Alcohol	46	80	47	10	+ 70
Skin Cancers	47	78	34	56	+ 22
Poisonings	48	41	60	1	+ 40
Malnutrition	49	39	63	0	+ 39
Osteoarthritis	50	39	82	0	+ 39
Suicide	51	35	9	650	- 615
Hepatitis B	52	32	52	4	+ 28
Drug Use	53	29	44	19	+ 10
Dengue	54	27	66	0	+ 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	23	43	22	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	56	23	53	3	+ 19
Drownings	57	22	38	29	- 7
Upper Respiratory	58	21	54	3	+ 17
Schizophrenia	59	20	84	0	+ 20
Tuberculosis	60	20	40	26	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	61	15	57	3	+ 12
Fires	62	11	49	7	+ 4
Oral conditions	63	11	81	0	+ 11
Syphilis	64	8	65	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	65	6	50	6	+ 1
War	66	1	59	2	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	61	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	83	0	56	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Barbados

Singapore

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.