SINGAPORE VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,581	2	5,189	+ 392
Tuberculosis	2	5,018	40	26	+ 4,992
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,997	39	28	+ 4,969
HIV/AIDS	4	4,003	45	18	+ 3,985
Stroke	5	3,503	3	1,559	+ 1,945
Malaria	6	3,498	75	0	+ 3,498
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,094	1	5,292	- 2,198
Low Birth Weight	8	2,377	41	25	+ 2,351
Birth Trauma	9	2,338	55	3	+ 2,335
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,909	26	121	+ 1,788
Measles	11	1,734	72	0	+ 1,734
Hypertension	12	1,336	8	732	+ 604
Maternal Conditions	13	1,253	53	3	+ 1,249
Liver Disease	14	1,230	20	209	+ 1,021
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,218	28	108	+ 1,110
Meningitis	16	1,082	48	8	+ 1,074
Violence	17	1,076	46	15	+ 1,061
Lung Disease	18	1,020	14	383	+ 637
Congenital Anomalies	19	827	31	80	+ 748
Asthma	20	812	35	37	+ 775
Kidney Disease	21	758	6	1,028	- 271
Malnutrition	22	737	63	0	+ 737
Other Injuries	23	662	32	79	+ 583
Suicide	24	624	9	650	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	25	451	37	30	+ 421
Breast Cancer	26	367	10	605	- 238
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	338	33	69	+ 269
War	28	334	59	2	+ 332
Tetanus	29	299	73	0	+ 299
Inflammatory/Heart	30	288	19	215	+ 73
Pertussis	31	283	62	0	+ 283
Cervical Cancer	32	245	30	85	+ 160
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	217	36	32	+ 185
Drownings	34	216	38	29	+ 187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	207	43	22	+ 185
Falls	36	193	18	218	- 24
Schistosomiasis	37	181	78	0	+ 181
Prostate Cancer	38	167	16	303	- 136
Fires	39	151	49	7	+ 144
Poisonings	40	143	60	1	+ 142
Syphilis	41	128	65	0	+ 128
Lymphomas	42	127	13	397	- 270
Epilepsy	43	127	42	25	+ 102
Liver Cancer	44	124	7	746	- 621
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	124	5	1,203	- 1,078
Oral Cancer	46	97	15	317	- 220
Leukemia	47	94	17	249	- 155
Parkinson's Disease	48	72	29	90	- 18
Stomach Cancer	49	70	12	405	- 335
Ovary Cancer	50	68	21	204	- 135
Appendicitis	51	66	50	6	+ 60
Alcohol	52	66	47	10	+ 56
Oesophagus Cancer	53	51	24	137	- 85
Skin Disease	54	51	25	136	- 85
Lung Cancers	55	50	4	1,540	- 1,490
Leishmaniasis	56	49	76	0	+ 49
Drug Use	57	47	44	19	+ 28
Skin Cancers	58	46	34	56	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	59	42	77	0	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	60	39	11	537	- 498
Hepatitis B	61	35	52	4	+ 31
Encephalitis	62	30	61	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	63	26	54	3	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	64	25	27	120	- 95
Uterin Cancer	65	21	23	147	- 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	16	58	2	+ 14
Diphtheria	67	11	64	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	7	79	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	6	56	3	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	70	5	22	195	- 190
Ascariasis	71	5	67	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	57	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	2	70	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	66	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Central Africa

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.