SINGAPORE VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,226	1	5,292	+ 934
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,812	36	32	+ 4,780
Lung Cancers	3	3,253	4	1,540	+ 1,713
Lung Disease	4	2,208	14	383	+ 1,826
Stroke	5	2,200	3	1,559	+ 642
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,500	5	1,203	+ 297
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,155	2	5,189	- 4,034
Breast Cancer	8	918	10	605	+ 313
Diabetes Mellitus	9	888	28	108	+ 781
Lymphomas	10	800	13	397	+ 403
Pancreas Cancer	11	786	11	537	+ 249
Falls	12	750	18	218	+ 533
Prostate Cancer	13	732	16	303	+ 429
Kidney Disease	14	711	6	1,028	- 317
Suicide	15	686	9	650	+ 36
Drug Use	16	573	44	19	+ 554
Liver Disease	17	563	20	209	+ 354
Parkinson's Disease	18	522	29	90	+ 432
Endocrine Disorders	19	502	37	30	+ 472
Liver Cancer	20	484	7	746	- 262
Leukemia	21	481	17	249	+ 232
Hypertension	22	398	8	732	- 334
Bladder Cancer	23	392	27	120	+ 272
Other Injuries	24	372	32	79	+ 293
Oesophagus Cancer	25	346	24	137	+ 210
Stomach Cancer	26	338	12	405	- 66
Inflammatory/Heart	27	320	19	215	+ 105
Road Traffic Accidents	28	310	26	121	+ 189
Ovary Cancer	29	296	21	204	+ 92
Skin Cancers	30	273	34	56	+ 217
Other Neoplasms	31	261	22	195	+ 66
Oral Cancer	32	247	15	317	- 70
Alcohol	33	232	47	10	+ 221
Uterin Cancer	34	184	23	147	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	35	168	31	80	+ 88
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	131	39	28	+ 103
Multiple Sclerosis	37	108	57	3	+ 105
Skin Disease	38	106	25	136	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	99	43	22	+ 77
Violence	40	94	46	15	+ 79
Cervical Cancer	41	90	30	85	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	42	86	41	25	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	69	33	69	- 1
Epilepsy	44	60	42	25	+ 35
Hepatitis C	45	56	56	3	+ 54
Anemia	46	53	85	0	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	50	58	2	+ 48
Drownings	48	44	38	29	+ 15
Asthma	49	41	35	37	+ 4
Birth Trauma	50	30	55	3	+ 27
Malnutrition	51	30	63	0	+ 30
Fires	52	30	49	7	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	53	25	45	18	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	22	51	6	+ 17
Osteoarthritis	55	22	82	0	+ 22
Poisonings	56	19	60	1	+ 18
Schizophrenia	57	18	84	0	+ 18
Tuberculosis	58	15	40	26	- 10
Meningitis	59	11	48	8	+ 2
Hepatitis B	60	10	52	4	+ 6
Oral conditions	61	8	81	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	8	50	6	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	7	54	3	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	7	53	3	+ 4
War	65	3	59	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	79	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	65	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	70	0	- 0
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

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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.