SINGAPORE VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,048	2	5,189	- 2,142
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,256	39	28	+ 2,228
Stroke	3	2,002	3	1,559	+ 443
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,858	1	5,292	- 3,434
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,605	26	121	+ 1,484
Birth Trauma	6	1,582	55	3	+ 1,579
Low Birth Weight	7	1,425	41	25	+ 1,400
Liver Disease	8	1,387	20	209	+ 1,178
Tuberculosis	9	1,091	40	26	+ 1,066
Diabetes Mellitus	10	827	28	108	+ 719
Congenital Anomalies	11	795	31	80	+ 716
Hypertension	12	685	8	732	- 47
Kidney Disease	13	615	6	1,028	- 413
Meningitis	14	611	48	8	+ 603
Lung Disease	15	604	14	383	+ 221
Other Injuries	16	597	32	79	+ 518
HIV/AIDS	17	583	45	18	+ 565
Maternal Conditions	18	452	53	3	+ 449
Malnutrition	19	440	63	0	+ 439
Breast Cancer	20	431	10	605	- 174
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	420	36	32	+ 387
Violence	22	411	46	15	+ 396
Pertussis	23	351	62	0	+ 351
Measles	24	322	72	0	+ 322
Suicide	25	307	9	650	- 344
Malaria	26	286	75	0	+ 286
Cervical Cancer	27	255	30	85	+ 170
Falls	28	229	18	218	+ 12
Asthma	29	228	35	37	+ 191
Leukemia	30	215	17	249	- 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	191	5	1,203	- 1,012
Poisonings	32	187	60	1	+ 185
Lymphomas	33	183	13	397	- 214
Fires	34	166	49	7	+ 159
Drownings	35	159	38	29	+ 130
Ovary Cancer	36	123	21	204	- 81
Tetanus	37	112	73	0	+ 112
Lung Cancers	38	112	4	1,540	- 1,428
Inflammatory/Heart	39	110	19	215	- 105
Oesophagus Cancer	40	94	24	137	- 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	89	33	69	+ 20
Liver Cancer	42	88	7	746	- 658
Syphilis	43	86	65	0	+ 86
Epilepsy	44	83	42	25	+ 58
Endocrine Disorders	45	83	37	30	+ 52
Parkinson's Disease	46	80	29	90	- 9
Stomach Cancer	47	77	12	405	- 327
Oral Cancer	48	75	15	317	- 242
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	68	43	22	+ 46
Prostate Cancer	50	63	16	303	- 239
Bladder Cancer	51	55	27	120	- 65
Skin Cancers	52	51	34	56	- 5
Skin Disease	53	46	25	136	- 90
Schistosomiasis	54	43	78	0	+ 43
Alcohol	55	38	47	10	+ 28
Hepatitis B	56	38	52	4	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	57	36	54	3	+ 33
Appendicitis	58	34	50	6	+ 29
Leishmaniasis	59	29	76	0	+ 29
Drug Use	60	26	44	19	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	61	25	11	537	- 512
Uterin Cancer	62	21	23	147	- 126
Encephalitis	63	20	61	0	+ 20
War	64	14	59	2	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	11	58	2	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	66	8	22	195	- 188
Diphtheria	67	7	64	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	68	7	67	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	6	56	3	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	70	3	57	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	66	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	81	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

Ethiopia

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.