SINGAPORE VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,353	1	5,292	+ 3,061
Stroke	2	4,393	3	1,559	+ 2,835
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,866	26	121	+ 3,745
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,540	28	108	+ 1,432
Liver Disease	5	1,494	20	209	+ 1,285
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,257	2	5,189	- 3,933
Kidney Disease	7	1,182	6	1,028	+ 154
HIV/AIDS	8	1,076	45	18	+ 1,058
Violence	9	1,068	46	15	+ 1,054
Hypertension	10	1,056	8	732	+ 324
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,008	36	32	+ 975
Prostate Cancer	12	922	16	303	+ 620
Low Birth Weight	13	854	41	25	+ 829
Breast Cancer	14	814	10	605	+ 209
Lung Disease	15	758	14	383	+ 375
Lung Cancers	16	693	4	1,540	- 847
Congenital Anomalies	17	579	31	80	+ 499
Birth Trauma	18	510	55	3	+ 507
Other Injuries	19	496	32	79	+ 417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	474	5	1,203	- 728
Liver Cancer	21	370	7	746	- 375
Endocrine Disorders	22	336	37	30	+ 305
Cervical Cancer	23	312	30	85	+ 227
Stomach Cancer	24	305	12	405	- 99
Suicide	25	295	9	650	- 355
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	281	39	28	+ 253
Pancreas Cancer	27	254	11	537	- 283
Parkinson's Disease	28	249	29	90	+ 159
Asthma	29	246	35	37	+ 209
Falls	30	242	18	218	+ 25
Oral Cancer	31	242	15	317	- 75
Leukemia	32	228	17	249	- 21
Lymphomas	33	209	13	397	- 188
Malnutrition	34	207	63	0	+ 207
Inflammatory/Heart	35	174	19	215	- 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	164	33	69	+ 95
Drownings	37	138	38	29	+ 109
Tuberculosis	38	135	40	26	+ 109
Maternal Conditions	39	113	53	3	+ 109
Oesophagus Cancer	40	112	24	137	- 25
Skin Cancers	41	96	34	56	+ 40
Epilepsy	42	88	42	25	+ 63
Drug Use	43	87	44	19	+ 68
Fires	44	78	49	7	+ 71
Meningitis	45	75	48	8	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	68	43	22	+ 46
Pertussis	47	67	62	0	+ 67
Alcohol	48	67	47	10	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	49	51	27	120	- 69
Ovary Cancer	50	49	21	204	- 154
Syphilis	51	39	65	0	+ 39
Appendicitis	52	37	50	6	+ 31
Skin Disease	53	28	25	136	- 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	27	58	2	+ 25
Poisonings	55	26	60	1	+ 25
Encephalitis	56	25	61	0	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	57	24	23	147	- 123
Other Neoplasms	58	20	22	195	- 176
Schistosomiasis	59	12	78	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	60	10	56	3	+ 7
Tetanus	61	10	73	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	62	7	57	3	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	6	52	4	+ 2
Dengue	64	3	66	0	+ 3
Malaria	65	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	70	0	+ 1
War	67	1	59	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	54	3	- 3
Diphtheria	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Dominican Rep.

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.