SINGAPORE VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,603	1	5,292	+ 4,312
Stroke	2	6,193	3	1,559	+ 4,635
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	4,098	36	32	+ 4,066
Lung Cancers	4	3,377	4	1,540	+ 1,837
Lung Disease	5	3,202	14	383	+ 2,819
Hypertension	6	2,960	8	732	+ 2,228
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,102	5	1,203	+ 899
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,961	28	108	+ 1,854
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,616	2	5,189	- 3,574
Breast Cancer	10	1,371	10	605	+ 766
Kidney Disease	11	1,258	6	1,028	+ 230
Other Injuries	12	1,198	32	79	+ 1,119
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,196	11	537	+ 659
Stomach Cancer	14	1,014	12	405	+ 609
Other Neoplasms	15	987	22	195	+ 792
Lymphomas	16	956	13	397	+ 559
Liver Cancer	17	951	7	746	+ 206
Endocrine Disorders	18	834	37	30	+ 803
Parkinson's Disease	19	833	29	90	+ 744
Prostate Cancer	20	832	16	303	+ 529
Leukemia	21	665	17	249	+ 416
Bladder Cancer	22	664	27	120	+ 543
Liver Disease	23	550	20	209	+ 341
Inflammatory/Heart	24	547	19	215	+ 332
Falls	25	418	18	218	+ 200
Suicide	26	400	9	650	- 251
Oral Cancer	27	331	15	317	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	28	324	21	204	+ 121
Skin Cancers	29	320	34	56	+ 264
Road Traffic Accidents	30	318	26	121	+ 197
Hepatitis C	31	242	56	3	+ 239
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	219	43	22	+ 197
Uterin Cancer	33	217	23	147	+ 70
Oesophagus Cancer	34	202	24	137	+ 65
Anemia	35	165	85	0	+ 165
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	160	39	28	+ 133
Congenital Anomalies	37	143	31	80	+ 63
Skin Disease	38	142	25	136	+ 6
Epilepsy	39	132	42	25	+ 107
Cervical Cancer	40	114	30	85	+ 29
Malnutrition	41	77	63	0	+ 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	69	58	2	+ 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	68	33	69	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	44	67	57	3	+ 64
Drug Use	45	65	44	19	+ 46
HIV/AIDS	46	51	45	18	+ 33
Asthma	47	49	35	37	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	48	48	82	0	+ 48
Schizophrenia	49	42	84	0	+ 42
Violence	50	40	46	15	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	51	35	41	25	+ 10
Drownings	52	34	38	29	+ 5
Tuberculosis	53	33	40	26	+ 8
Hepatitis B	54	33	52	4	+ 29
Alcohol	55	27	47	10	+ 17
Fires	56	27	49	7	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	24	51	6	+ 18
Poisonings	58	15	60	1	+ 14
Birth Trauma	59	14	55	3	+ 11
Meningitis	60	13	48	8	+ 4
Appendicitis	61	5	50	6	- 1
Oral conditions	62	5	81	0	+ 5
Tetanus	63	2	73	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	2	54	3	- 1
Otitis Media	65	2	79	0	+ 2
War	66	1	59	2	- 2
Maternal Conditions	67	1	53	3	- 3
Encephalitis	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	62	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Italy

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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.