AUSTRALIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,497	1	21,548	+ 1,948
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,042	8	4,446	+ 18,596
Stroke	3	6,921	3	10,331	- 3,410
Lung Cancers	4	6,840	4	8,769	- 1,929
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,340	6	6,209	- 869
Kidney Disease	6	4,566	12	3,139	+ 1,427
Liver Cancer	7	3,311	20	2,036	+ 1,275
Hypertension	8	3,250	23	1,631	+ 1,619
Suicide	9	2,888	11	3,150	- 262
Breast Cancer	10	2,688	10	3,405	- 718
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,384	13	3,118	- 733
Stomach Cancer	12	1,796	27	1,288	+ 509
Lymphomas	13	1,762	15	3,039	- 1,277
Lung Disease	14	1,700	5	8,487	- 6,787
Oral Cancer	15	1,407	32	972	+ 435
Prostate Cancer	16	1,344	9	3,766	- 2,422
Leukemia	17	1,107	18	2,126	- 1,019
Falls	18	966	14	3,116	- 2,150
Inflammatory/Heart	19	956	24	1,571	- 615
Liver Disease	20	929	26	1,421	- 492
Ovary Cancer	21	905	31	1,003	- 98
Other Neoplasms	22	867	28	1,252	- 385
Uterin Cancer	23	653	35	524	+ 129
Oesophagus Cancer	24	608	25	1,494	- 886
Skin Disease	25	604	34	594	+ 9
Road Traffic Accidents	26	538	29	1,245	- 707
Bladder Cancer	27	533	30	1,187	- 654
Diabetes Mellitus	28	478	7	4,471	- 3,993
Parkinson's Disease	29	398	19	2,036	- 1,638
Cervical Cancer	30	378	39	342	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	31	353	33	711	- 357
Other Injuries	32	351	22	1,642	- 1,291
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	307	42	276	+ 31
Skin Cancers	34	249	17	2,319	- 2,069
Asthma	35	164	36	455	- 291
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	144	2	15,588	- 15,445
Endocrine Disorders	37	135	16	2,328	- 2,193
Drownings	38	129	47	177	- 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	123	40	296	- 173
Tuberculosis	40	113	56	53	+ 61
Low Birth Weight	41	112	43	248	- 136
Epilepsy	42	110	41	285	- 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	98	38	379	- 281
Drug Use	44	85	21	1,783	- 1,698
HIV/AIDS	45	81	57	50	+ 31
Violence	46	65	44	243	- 179
Alcohol	47	45	37	380	- 335
Meningitis	48	37	60	37	- 1
Fires	49	31	55	55	- 24
Appendicitis	50	26	62	26	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	25	53	71	- 46
Hepatitis B	52	18	58	41	- 23
Maternal Conditions	53	15	63	20	- 5
Upper Respiratory	54	14	64	17	- 3
Birth Trauma	55	14	50	140	- 126
Hepatitis C	56	13	48	173	- 160
Multiple Sclerosis	57	11	46	188	- 176
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	10	45	229	- 219
War	59	10	65	8	+ 2
Poisonings	60	5	61	35	- 30
Encephalitis	61	0	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	62	0	69	1	- 1
Malnutrition	63	0	51	117	- 117
Diphtheria	64	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	59	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	82	0	52	114	- 114
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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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.