SINGAPORE VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,458	45	18	+ 4,440
Tuberculosis	2	2,749	40	26	+ 2,724
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,547	2	5,189	- 2,642
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,466	1	5,292	- 2,826
Stroke	5	2,241	3	1,559	+ 682
Malaria	6	1,955	75	0	+ 1,955
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,580	26	121	+ 1,459
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,289	39	28	+ 1,262
Low Birth Weight	9	1,268	41	25	+ 1,243
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,038	28	108	+ 930
Birth Trauma	11	986	55	3	+ 983
Hypertension	12	922	8	732	+ 190
Liver Disease	13	920	20	209	+ 711
Congenital Anomalies	14	721	31	80	+ 641
Kidney Disease	15	606	6	1,028	- 422
Maternal Conditions	16	571	53	3	+ 568
Lung Disease	17	535	14	383	+ 152
Violence	18	533	46	15	+ 518
Suicide	19	345	9	650	- 306
Other Injuries	20	329	32	79	+ 250
Pertussis	21	325	62	0	+ 325
Meningitis	22	296	48	8	+ 287
Asthma	23	287	35	37	+ 250
Malnutrition	24	269	63	0	+ 269
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	228	36	32	+ 195
Inflammatory/Heart	26	217	19	215	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	27	205	37	30	+ 175
Prostate Cancer	28	196	16	303	- 107
Cervical Cancer	29	194	30	85	+ 109
Liver Cancer	30	168	7	746	- 578
Measles	31	158	72	0	+ 158
Breast Cancer	32	157	10	605	- 448
Falls	33	147	18	218	- 71
Syphilis	34	105	65	0	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	104	33	69	+ 35
Drownings	36	103	38	29	+ 74
Fires	37	89	49	7	+ 82
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	88	5	1,203	- 1,115
Stomach Cancer	39	87	12	405	- 318
Epilepsy	40	75	42	25	+ 50
Poisonings	41	70	60	1	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	42	68	29	90	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	66	43	22	+ 44
Drug Use	44	65	44	19	+ 46
Lymphomas	45	60	13	397	- 336
Leukemia	46	57	17	249	- 192
Lung Cancers	47	53	4	1,540	- 1,487
Ovary Cancer	48	49	21	204	- 155
Alcohol	49	46	47	10	+ 35
Skin Disease	50	45	25	136	- 91
Schistosomiasis	51	44	78	0	+ 44
Pancreas Cancer	52	41	11	537	- 496
Skin Cancers	53	36	34	56	- 21
Oral Cancer	54	32	15	317	- 285
Tetanus	55	23	73	0	+ 23
Encephalitis	56	20	61	0	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	57	19	24	137	- 118
Appendicitis	58	18	50	6	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	15	58	2	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	60	14	23	147	- 133
Bladder Cancer	61	14	27	120	- 106
Hepatitis B	62	14	52	4	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	63	7	22	195	- 188
Upper Respiratory	64	7	54	3	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	65	7	77	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	57	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	2	56	3	- 0
Diphtheria	68	2	64	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	67	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	79	0	+ 1
War	72	1	59	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	81	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.