SINGAPORE VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,503	1	5,292	+ 1,211
Lung Disease	2	3,764	14	383	+ 3,381
Stroke	3	2,982	3	1,559	+ 1,423
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	2,868	39	28	+ 2,840
Tuberculosis	5	1,865	40	26	+ 1,839
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,679	2	5,189	- 3,510
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,161	28	108	+ 1,054
Liver Disease	8	1,149	20	209	+ 940
Low Birth Weight	9	1,021	41	25	+ 996
Falls	10	966	18	218	+ 748
Kidney Disease	11	954	6	1,028	- 75
Road Traffic Accidents	12	910	26	121	+ 788
Asthma	13	839	35	37	+ 802
Suicide	14	742	9	650	+ 91
Other Injuries	15	640	32	79	+ 561
Oral Cancer	16	574	15	317	+ 257
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	542	36	32	+ 509
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	539	43	22	+ 517
Hypertension	19	462	8	732	- 270
Birth Trauma	20	440	55	3	+ 437
Lung Cancers	21	378	4	1,540	- 1,163
Breast Cancer	22	354	10	605	- 251
Congenital Anomalies	23	354	31	80	+ 275
Stomach Cancer	24	347	12	405	- 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	331	5	1,203	- 872
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	291	33	69	+ 222
Violence	27	221	46	15	+ 207
Drownings	28	209	38	29	+ 180
Encephalitis	29	206	61	0	+ 206
Cervical Cancer	30	194	30	85	+ 109
HIV/AIDS	31	190	45	18	+ 172
Parkinson's Disease	32	186	29	90	+ 96
Lymphomas	33	172	13	397	- 225
Oesophagus Cancer	34	166	24	137	+ 30
Leukemia	35	143	17	249	- 106
Meningitis	36	143	48	8	+ 134
Pancreas Cancer	37	140	11	537	- 397
Prostate Cancer	38	132	16	303	- 170
Liver Cancer	39	130	7	746	- 616
Epilepsy	40	130	42	25	+ 105
Maternal Conditions	41	111	53	3	+ 108
Fires	42	100	49	7	+ 93
Alcohol	43	99	47	10	+ 89
Ovary Cancer	44	94	21	204	- 110
Skin Disease	45	76	25	136	- 60
Dengue	46	75	66	0	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	47	65	37	30	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	48	60	27	120	- 60
Inflammatory/Heart	49	54	19	215	- 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	51	58	2	+ 49
Measles	51	51	72	0	+ 51
Drug Use	52	50	44	19	+ 31
Appendicitis	53	48	50	6	+ 42
Pertussis	54	43	62	0	+ 43
Malnutrition	55	37	63	0	+ 37
Hepatitis B	56	35	52	4	+ 31
Malaria	57	33	75	0	+ 33
Tetanus	58	30	73	0	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	59	29	23	147	- 118
Skin Cancers	60	22	34	56	- 34
Poisonings	61	15	60	1	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	62	13	22	195	- 183
Multiple Sclerosis	63	10	57	3	+ 7
Syphilis	64	9	65	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	6	56	3	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	66	4	76	0	+ 4
War	67	4	59	2	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	54	3	- 1
Chlamydia	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	64	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	51	6	- 6
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.