SINGAPORE VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,624	1	5,292	+ 1,332
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,781	2	5,189	- 408
Stroke	3	3,780	3	1,559	+ 2,222
Kidney Disease	4	2,007	6	1,028	+ 979
Hypertension	5	1,758	8	732	+ 1,026
Lung Disease	6	1,660	14	383	+ 1,277
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,644	28	108	+ 1,537
Tuberculosis	8	1,379	40	26	+ 1,354
Violence	9	756	46	15	+ 742
Road Traffic Accidents	10	663	26	121	+ 542
Asthma	11	581	35	37	+ 544
Endocrine Disorders	12	533	37	30	+ 503
Lung Cancers	13	525	4	1,540	- 1,016
Low Birth Weight	14	517	41	25	+ 492
Breast Cancer	15	500	10	605	- 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	411	5	1,203	- 792
Congenital Anomalies	17	410	31	80	+ 331
Birth Trauma	18	406	55	3	+ 403
Liver Cancer	19	391	7	746	- 355
Liver Disease	20	361	20	209	+ 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	350	33	69	+ 281
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	315	39	28	+ 288
Other Neoplasms	23	262	22	195	+ 67
Malnutrition	24	220	63	0	+ 220
Skin Disease	25	216	25	136	+ 80
Prostate Cancer	26	211	16	303	- 91
Drownings	27	198	38	29	+ 169
Falls	28	197	18	218	- 21
Leukemia	29	183	17	249	- 66
Inflammatory/Heart	30	181	19	215	- 35
Other Injuries	31	180	32	79	+ 101
Anemia	32	175	85	0	+ 175
Cervical Cancer	33	157	30	85	+ 72
Oral Cancer	34	149	15	317	- 168
Suicide	35	119	9	650	- 532
Lymphomas	36	116	13	397	- 281
Pancreas Cancer	37	108	11	537	- 429
Maternal Conditions	38	104	53	3	+ 101
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	102	36	32	+ 70
Ovary Cancer	40	102	21	204	- 102
Stomach Cancer	41	95	12	405	- 309
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	92	43	22	+ 70
Pertussis	43	90	62	0	+ 90
Syphilis	44	59	65	0	+ 59
Epilepsy	45	57	42	25	+ 32
Dengue	46	54	66	0	+ 54
Meningitis	47	53	48	8	+ 45
Measles	48	46	72	0	+ 46
War	49	42	59	2	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	50	39	23	147	- 108
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	38	51	6	+ 33
Drug Use	52	35	44	19	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	53	34	24	137	- 103
Fires	54	31	49	7	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	55	30	29	90	- 59
Hepatitis B	56	30	52	4	+ 26
Osteoarthritis	57	29	82	0	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	58	29	27	120	- 91
Tetanus	59	27	73	0	+ 27
Alcohol	60	20	47	10	+ 10
Skin Cancers	61	19	34	56	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	16	58	2	+ 14
Appendicitis	63	14	50	6	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	64	12	78	0	+ 12
Poisonings	65	12	60	1	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	66	10	45	18	- 8
Encephalitis	67	9	61	0	+ 9
Schizophrenia	68	6	84	0	+ 6
Malaria	69	5	75	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	70	2	54	3	- 1
Leprosy	71	2	80	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	57	3	- 1
Oral conditions	73	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	64	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	76	1	67	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	56	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.