SINGAPORE VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,171	45	18	+ 6,153
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,064	2	5,189	- 2,125
Malaria	3	2,241	75	0	+ 2,241
Low Birth Weight	4	1,534	41	25	+ 1,508
Birth Trauma	5	1,480	55	3	+ 1,477
Stroke	6	1,467	3	1,559	- 91
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,406	1	5,292	- 3,886
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,237	26	121	+ 1,116
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,171	39	28	+ 1,143
Tuberculosis	10	1,077	40	26	+ 1,052
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,004	28	108	+ 897
Congenital Anomalies	12	837	31	80	+ 757
Liver Disease	13	669	20	209	+ 460
Kidney Disease	14	666	6	1,028	- 362
Measles	15	608	72	0	+ 608
Hypertension	16	554	8	732	- 178
Maternal Conditions	17	466	53	3	+ 462
Syphilis	18	449	65	0	+ 449
Meningitis	19	426	48	8	+ 418
Lung Disease	20	404	14	383	+ 21
Pertussis	21	366	62	0	+ 366
Suicide	22	360	9	650	- 291
Other Injuries	23	353	32	79	+ 274
Breast Cancer	24	283	10	605	- 322
Endocrine Disorders	25	245	37	30	+ 215
Asthma	26	219	35	37	+ 182
Inflammatory/Heart	27	212	19	215	- 4
Cervical Cancer	28	188	30	85	+ 103
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	186	36	32	+ 154
Drug Use	30	169	44	19	+ 150
Malnutrition	31	161	63	0	+ 161
Falls	32	153	18	218	- 64
Violence	33	150	46	15	+ 135
Liver Cancer	34	144	7	746	- 601
Prostate Cancer	35	144	16	303	- 159
Drownings	36	133	38	29	+ 104
Oral Cancer	37	116	15	317	- 201
Epilepsy	38	108	42	25	+ 84
Fires	39	101	49	7	+ 94
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	96	5	1,203	- 1,106
Lung Cancers	41	90	4	1,540	- 1,451
Tetanus	42	78	73	0	+ 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	73	33	69	+ 4
Poisonings	44	71	60	1	+ 70
Lymphomas	45	65	13	397	- 332
Parkinson's Disease	46	59	29	90	- 31
Trypanosomiasis	47	55	77	0	+ 55
Skin Cancers	48	54	34	56	- 2
Stomach Cancer	49	52	12	405	- 352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	48	43	22	+ 26
Skin Disease	51	44	25	136	- 92
Ovary Cancer	52	43	21	204	- 161
Alcohol	53	40	47	10	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	54	40	24	137	- 97
Pancreas Cancer	55	38	11	537	- 499
Bladder Cancer	56	29	27	120	- 92
Encephalitis	57	26	61	0	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	58	26	23	147	- 121
Appendicitis	59	19	50	6	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	60	14	78	0	+ 14
Leukemia	61	13	17	249	- 237
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	12	58	2	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	63	11	22	195	- 185
Diphtheria	64	10	64	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	65	10	52	4	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	6	54	3	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	57	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	56	3	- 2
Ascariasis	70	1	67	0	+ 1
War	71	1	59	2	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	51	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Equ. Guinea

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.