AFGHANISTAN VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,218	1	40,195	- 4,977
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,536	4	14,649	+ 19,886
Stroke	3	10,373	3	19,060	- 8,687
Lung Cancers	4	10,252	32	1,076	+ 9,176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,003	39	741	+ 7,262
Kidney Disease	6	6,844	10	6,590	+ 254
Liver Cancer	7	4,962	40	657	+ 4,305
Hypertension	8	4,871	8	7,995	- 3,124
Suicide	9	4,329	24	1,573	+ 2,756
Breast Cancer	10	4,029	22	1,822	+ 2,207
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,574	56	229	+ 3,345
Stomach Cancer	12	2,693	26	1,501	+ 1,192
Lymphomas	13	2,641	36	946	+ 1,695
Lung Disease	14	2,548	15	4,650	- 2,102
Oral Cancer	15	2,109	27	1,467	+ 642
Prostate Cancer	16	2,014	55	258	+ 1,756
Leukemia	17	1,659	42	610	+ 1,049
Falls	18	1,448	37	905	+ 543
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,433	45	527	+ 906
Liver Disease	20	1,392	16	4,600	- 3,207
Ovary Cancer	21	1,356	48	369	+ 987
Other Neoplasms	22	1,300	63	29	+ 1,271
Uterin Cancer	23	979	53	289	+ 691
Oesophagus Cancer	24	911	29	1,314	- 404
Skin Disease	25	905	61	94	+ 811
Road Traffic Accidents	26	806	11	6,033	- 5,227
Bladder Cancer	27	800	54	272	+ 528
Diabetes Mellitus	28	716	12	5,750	- 5,033
Parkinson's Disease	29	597	41	628	- 31
Cervical Cancer	30	566	44	541	+ 25
Congenital Anomalies	31	529	14	5,001	- 4,471
Other Injuries	32	526	18	3,241	- 2,715
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	461	25	1,505	- 1,044
Skin Cancers	34	373	59	145	+ 229
Asthma	35	246	17	3,403	- 3,156
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	216	23	1,765	- 1,549
Endocrine Disorders	37	202	28	1,364	- 1,162
Drownings	38	193	34	996	- 803
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	184	13	5,555	- 5,371
Tuberculosis	40	170	7	9,839	- 9,669
Low Birth Weight	41	168	5	12,631	- 12,462
Epilepsy	42	165	35	993	- 827
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	147	33	1,041	- 894
Drug Use	44	127	51	328	- 201
HIV/AIDS	45	121	46	464	- 343
Violence	46	97	19	3,217	- 3,120
Alcohol	47	68	58	150	- 82
Meningitis	48	55	20	2,626	- 2,571
Fires	49	46	50	348	- 302
Appendicitis	50	39	52	298	- 259
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	38	85	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	52	27	38	863	- 836
Maternal Conditions	53	22	9	7,807	- 7,785
Upper Respiratory	54	21	68	9	+ 12
Birth Trauma	55	21	6	10,723	- 10,702
Hepatitis C	56	19	64	28	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	57	17	62	84	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	15	65	25	- 10
War	59	15	2	25,620	- 25,605
Poisonings	60	7	47	384	- 376
Encephalitis	61	0	31	1,190	- 1,190
Pertussis	62	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Malnutrition	63	0	43	589	- 589
Diphtheria	64	0	67	16	- 16
Syphilis	65	0	60	94	- 94
Dengue	66	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	68	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	49	350	- 350
Tetanus	73	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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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.