SINGAPORE VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,698	3	1,559	+ 7,140
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,542	1	5,292	+ 2,250
Lung Disease	3	4,124	14	383	+ 3,741
Lung Cancers	4	3,041	4	1,540	+ 1,501
Stomach Cancer	5	1,696	12	405	+ 1,292
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,296	36	32	+ 1,264
Hypertension	7	1,282	8	732	+ 550
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,065	26	121	+ 944
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,057	5	1,203	- 145
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,034	24	137	+ 897
Kidney Disease	11	819	6	1,028	- 210
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	781	2	5,189	- 4,409
Liver Cancer	13	770	7	746	+ 25
Diabetes Mellitus	14	688	28	108	+ 581
Liver Disease	15	620	20	209	+ 411
Falls	16	591	18	218	+ 374
Suicide	17	495	9	650	- 155
Pancreas Cancer	18	475	11	537	- 62
Breast Cancer	19	395	10	605	- 210
Parkinson's Disease	20	301	29	90	+ 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	278	43	22	+ 256
Leukemia	22	248	17	249	- 2
Lymphomas	23	246	13	397	- 151
Oral Cancer	24	233	15	317	- 84
Other Injuries	25	230	32	79	+ 151
Drownings	26	225	38	29	+ 196
Cervical Cancer	27	220	30	85	+ 135
Prostate Cancer	28	217	16	303	- 85
Bladder Cancer	29	161	27	120	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	161	33	69	+ 91
Congenital Anomalies	31	156	31	80	+ 76
Tuberculosis	32	148	40	26	+ 123
Inflammatory/Heart	33	128	19	215	- 88
HIV/AIDS	34	122	45	18	+ 104
Ovary Cancer	35	120	21	204	- 84
Poisonings	36	110	60	1	+ 109
Endocrine Disorders	37	109	37	30	+ 79
Drug Use	38	103	44	19	+ 84
Asthma	39	99	35	37	+ 62
Low Birth Weight	40	92	41	25	+ 67
Skin Cancers	41	84	34	56	+ 28
Alcohol	42	81	47	10	+ 71
Birth Trauma	43	75	55	3	+ 72
Malnutrition	44	55	63	0	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	45	50	23	147	- 97
Epilepsy	46	48	42	25	+ 24
Violence	47	47	46	15	+ 33
Fires	48	45	49	7	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	43	58	2	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	37	39	28	+ 9
Meningitis	51	24	48	8	+ 16
Skin Disease	52	22	25	136	- 114
Other Neoplasms	53	19	22	195	- 177
Maternal Conditions	54	15	53	3	+ 12
Encephalitis	55	12	61	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	56	12	52	4	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	57	11	54	3	+ 8
Syphilis	58	8	65	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	59	7	57	3	+ 5
Appendicitis	60	6	50	6	+ 0
War	61	4	59	2	+ 2
Measles	62	2	72	0	+ 2
Tetanus	63	2	73	0	+ 2
Pertussis	64	2	62	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	65	2	78	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	0	56	3	- 3
Chlamydia	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	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.