BHUTAN VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Singapore SINGAPORE BHUTAN Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 776 1 702 + 74
Influenza and Pneumonia 2 761 4 177 + 584
Stroke 3 229 3 360 - 132
Lung Cancers 4 226 21 44 + 182
Colon-Rectum Cancers 5 176 31 24 + 152
Kidney Disease 6 151 8 149 + 2
Liver Cancer 7 109 27 35 + 74
Hypertension 8 107 16 77 + 31
Suicide 9 95 26 35 + 60
Breast Cancer 10 89 43 8 + 81
Pancreas Cancer 11 79 33 20 + 59
Stomach Cancer 12 59 11 118 - 59
Lymphomas 13 58 52 5 + 53
Lung Disease 14 56 2 524 - 468
Oral Cancer 15 47 23 43 + 3
Prostate Cancer 16 44 55 3 + 41
Leukemia 17 37 34 19 + 18
Falls 18 32 12 111 - 79
Inflammatory/Heart 19 32 45 8 + 24
Liver Disease 20 31 6 166 - 135
Ovary Cancer 21 30 37 14 + 16
Other Neoplasms 22 29 57 2 + 26
Uterin Cancer 23 22 71 0 + 22
Oesophagus Cancer 24 20 22 44 - 24
Skin Disease 25 20 46 7 + 13
Road Traffic Accidents 26 18 10 123 - 106
Bladder Cancer 27 18 48 6 + 11
Diabetes Mellitus 28 16 7 164 - 148
Parkinson's Disease 29 13 28 31 - 18
Cervical Cancer 30 12 29 30 - 18
Congenital Anomalies 31 12 20 50 - 39
Other Injuries 32 12 24 43 - 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease 33 10 25 39 - 28
Skin Cancers 34 8 41 9 - 1
Asthma 35 5 15 78 - 72
Alzheimers & Dementia 36 5 13 105 - 100
Endocrine Disorders 37 4 39 11 - 7
Drownings 38 4 32 20 - 16
Diarrhoeal diseases 39 4 5 169 - 165
Tuberculosis 40 4 9 138 - 134
Low Birth Weight 41 4 14 79 - 76
Epilepsy 42 4 38 14 - 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease 43 3 17 68 - 64
Drug Use 44 3 47 7 - 4
HIV/AIDS 45 3 18 58 - 55
Violence 46 2 35 18 - 16
Alcohol 47 1 49 6 - 4
Meningitis 48 1 36 17 - 16
Fires 49 1 44 8 - 7
Appendicitis 50 1 51 5 - 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy 51 1 77 0 + 1
Hepatitis B 52 1 53 4 - 3
Maternal Conditions 53 0 42 9 - 9
Upper Respiratory 54 0 61 1 - 1
Birth Trauma 55 0 19 51 - 51
Hepatitis C 56 0 64 1 - 0
Multiple Sclerosis 57 0 62 1 - 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis 58 0 50 5 - 5
War 59 0 68 0 + 0
Poisonings 60 0 59 2 - 2
Encephalitis 61 0 30 28 - 28
Pertussis 62 0 63 1 - 1
Malnutrition 63 0 54 3 - 3
Diphtheria 64 0 70 0 - 0
Syphilis 65 0 40 11 - 11
Dengue 66 0 56 3 - 3
Ascariasis 67 0 66 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 68 0 80 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 69 0 79 0 - 0
Chlamydia 70 0 67 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 71 0 86 0 - 0
Measles 72 0 58 2 - 2
Tetanus 73 0 60 1 - 1
Chagas disease 74 0 83 0 - 0
Malaria 75 0 81 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 76 0 65 1 - 1
Trypanosomiasis 77 0 84 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 78 0 82 0 - 0
Otitis Media 79 0 69 0 - 0
Leprosy 80 0 85 0 - 0
Oral conditions 81 0 76 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 82 0 78 0 - 0
Depression 83 0 74 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 84 0 75 0 - 0
Anemia 85 0 72 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 86 0 73 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020