SINGAPORE VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,620	1	5,292	- 2,672
Stroke	2	1,569	3	1,559	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	3	926	26	121	+ 805
Diabetes Mellitus	4	908	28	108	+ 801
Hypertension	5	826	8	732	+ 94
Kidney Disease	6	806	6	1,028	- 222
Lung Cancers	7	571	4	1,540	- 969
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	506	2	5,189	- 4,683
Congenital Anomalies	9	504	31	80	+ 425
Low Birth Weight	10	462	41	25	+ 437
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	381	36	32	+ 349
Breast Cancer	12	370	10	605	- 235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	333	5	1,203	- 870
Liver Disease	14	266	20	209	+ 57
Lung Disease	15	240	14	383	- 143
Leukemia	16	199	17	249	- 50
Stomach Cancer	17	197	12	405	- 208
Lymphomas	18	174	13	397	- 222
Other Injuries	19	158	32	79	+ 79
Birth Trauma	20	146	55	3	+ 143
Violence	21	145	46	15	+ 131
Pancreas Cancer	22	132	11	537	- 405
Bladder Cancer	23	115	27	120	- 5
Falls	24	103	18	218	- 115
Liver Cancer	25	100	7	746	- 645
Endocrine Disorders	26	97	37	30	+ 67
Parkinson's Disease	27	91	29	90	+ 2
Suicide	28	89	9	650	- 561
Fires	29	82	49	7	+ 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	82	39	28	+ 54
Oral Cancer	31	77	15	317	- 240
Ovary Cancer	32	75	21	204	- 129
Prostate Cancer	33	71	16	303	- 232
Drug Use	34	62	44	19	+ 43
Asthma	35	62	35	37	+ 25
Drownings	36	58	38	29	+ 29
Meningitis	37	42	48	8	+ 34
Inflammatory/Heart	38	40	19	215	- 175
Uterin Cancer	39	40	23	147	- 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	36	33	69	- 33
Cervical Cancer	41	34	30	85	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	42	34	24	137	- 103
Pertussis	43	29	62	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	44	28	53	3	+ 25
Syphilis	45	28	65	0	+ 28
Epilepsy	46	26	42	25	+ 2
Poisonings	47	25	60	1	+ 24
Skin Disease	48	23	25	136	- 113
Skin Cancers	49	20	34	56	- 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	12	43	22	- 10
Malnutrition	51	8	63	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	52	7	61	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	53	7	40	26	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	54	6	57	3	+ 4
Alcohol	55	6	47	10	- 4
Tetanus	56	6	73	0	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	57	5	22	195	- 190
Appendicitis	58	4	50	6	- 2
War	59	3	59	2	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	2	52	4	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	2	58	2	- 0
Schistosomiasis	62	1	78	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	63	1	45	18	- 17
Hepatitis C	64	1	56	3	- 2
Measles	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	54	3	- 3
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	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

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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.