SINGAPORE VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,854	1	5,292	+ 18,562
Stroke	2	16,512	3	1,559	+ 14,953
Hypertension	3	3,656	8	732	+ 2,924
Lung Cancers	4	3,359	4	1,540	+ 1,819
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,108	2	5,189	- 2,081
Liver Disease	6	2,963	20	209	+ 2,754
Lung Disease	7	2,445	14	383	+ 2,062
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,271	5	1,203	+ 1,068
Kidney Disease	9	1,719	6	1,028	+ 691
Inflammatory/Heart	10	1,473	19	215	+ 1,257
Breast Cancer	11	1,279	10	605	+ 674
Stomach Cancer	12	1,148	12	405	+ 744
Liver Cancer	13	1,034	7	746	+ 289
Pancreas Cancer	14	975	11	537	+ 438
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	943	36	32	+ 911
Prostate Cancer	16	813	16	303	+ 511
Oral Cancer	17	761	15	317	+ 444
Diabetes Mellitus	18	741	28	108	+ 633
Other Injuries	19	711	32	79	+ 632
Road Traffic Accidents	20	662	26	121	+ 541
Suicide	21	627	9	650	- 24
Cervical Cancer	22	621	30	85	+ 536
Bladder Cancer	23	570	27	120	+ 450
Falls	24	500	18	218	+ 282
Lymphomas	25	460	13	397	+ 63
Leukemia	26	446	17	249	+ 197
Ovary Cancer	27	368	21	204	+ 165
Tuberculosis	28	337	40	26	+ 312
Skin Cancers	29	333	34	56	+ 277
Oesophagus Cancer	30	251	24	137	+ 114
Parkinson's Disease	31	246	29	90	+ 156
Drownings	32	198	38	29	+ 169
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	176	33	69	+ 107
Uterin Cancer	34	173	23	147	+ 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	146	43	22	+ 124
Fires	36	140	49	7	+ 133
Alcohol	37	136	47	10	+ 126
Congenital Anomalies	38	122	31	80	+ 42
Poisonings	39	122	60	1	+ 121
Drug Use	40	115	44	19	+ 96
Low Birth Weight	41	105	41	25	+ 80
Epilepsy	42	104	42	25	+ 80
Other Neoplasms	43	96	22	195	- 99
Violence	44	85	46	15	+ 70
Asthma	45	75	35	37	+ 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	74	39	28	+ 47
HIV/AIDS	47	73	45	18	+ 55
Endocrine Disorders	48	64	37	30	+ 34
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	48	51	6	+ 42
Malnutrition	50	47	63	0	+ 47
Schizophrenia	51	34	84	0	+ 34
Hepatitis C	52	33	56	3	+ 30
Skin Disease	53	32	25	136	- 104
Meningitis	54	25	48	8	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	55	22	57	3	+ 19
Anemia	56	20	85	0	+ 20
Birth Trauma	57	13	55	3	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	58	12	53	3	+ 8
Hepatitis B	59	10	52	4	+ 6
Appendicitis	60	7	50	6	+ 1
Measles	61	2	72	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	62	2	61	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	1	54	3	- 2
Oral conditions	64	1	81	0	+ 1
War	65	1	59	2	- 1
Syphilis	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	58	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Romania

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.