BRAZIL VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	193,155	1	165,788	+ 27,368
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	189,416	3	94,705	+ 94,711
Stroke	3	56,892	2	123,207	- 66,315
Lung Cancers	4	56,228	9	31,659	+ 24,569
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	43,894	12	23,161	+ 20,732
Kidney Disease	6	37,538	7	37,690	- 153
Liver Cancer	7	27,216	25	11,514	+ 15,702
Hypertension	8	26,717	11	28,822	- 2,105
Suicide	9	23,742	20	14,540	+ 9,202
Breast Cancer	10	22,096	14	20,759	+ 1,337
Pancreas Cancer	11	19,602	24	11,999	+ 7,603
Stomach Cancer	12	14,768	17	17,992	- 3,224
Lymphomas	13	14,484	27	10,376	+ 4,108
Lung Disease	14	13,977	6	59,373	- 45,396
Oral Cancer	15	11,569	28	9,951	+ 1,617
Prostate Cancer	16	11,047	15	19,001	- 7,954
Leukemia	17	9,100	30	8,531	+ 569
Falls	18	7,941	16	18,847	- 10,906
Inflammatory/Heart	19	7,860	18	17,508	- 9,648
Liver Disease	20	7,637	13	21,422	- 13,785
Ovary Cancer	21	7,437	43	4,355	+ 3,082
Other Neoplasms	22	7,128	42	4,665	+ 2,463
Uterin Cancer	23	5,370	47	2,780	+ 2,589
Oesophagus Cancer	24	4,995	26	10,466	- 5,471
Skin Disease	25	4,961	31	7,179	- 2,218
Road Traffic Accidents	26	4,420	8	33,871	- 29,451
Bladder Cancer	27	4,386	36	5,306	- 920
Diabetes Mellitus	28	3,928	5	59,608	- 55,680
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,274	41	4,770	- 1,496
Cervical Cancer	30	3,104	29	9,511	- 6,406
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,903	23	12,317	- 9,413
Other Injuries	32	2,885	21	13,807	- 10,922
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,527	44	4,258	- 1,731
Skin Cancers	34	2,048	38	5,032	- 2,984
Asthma	35	1,352	48	2,595	- 1,243
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	1,184	10	30,717	- 29,533
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,109	19	16,927	- 15,818
Drownings	38	1,058	39	4,937	- 3,879
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,011	35	5,659	- 4,649
Tuberculosis	40	931	40	4,895	- 3,964
Low Birth Weight	41	924	33	6,881	- 5,957
Epilepsy	42	906	46	3,263	- 2,357
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	807	51	2,193	- 1,385
Drug Use	44	696	49	2,467	- 1,771
HIV/AIDS	45	662	22	12,558	- 11,896
Violence	46	533	4	68,779	- 68,246
Alcohol	47	372	32	7,121	- 6,749
Meningitis	48	301	54	1,359	- 1,057
Fires	49	254	58	1,028	- 774
Appendicitis	50	214	57	1,067	- 853
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	206	55	1,097	- 891
Hepatitis B	52	150	59	775	- 625
Maternal Conditions	53	122	53	1,507	- 1,384
Upper Respiratory	54	117	67	260	- 142
Birth Trauma	55	113	45	3,777	- 3,663
Hepatitis C	56	105	52	1,955	- 1,850
Multiple Sclerosis	57	94	64	356	- 262
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	82	61	596	- 514
War	59	80	56	1,090	- 1,010
Poisonings	60	41	66	317	- 276
Encephalitis	61	2	72	65	- 63
Pertussis	62	2	75	30	- 28
Malnutrition	63	1	34	6,695	- 6,694
Diphtheria	64	0	79	7	- 7
Syphilis	65	0	68	223	- 223
Dengue	66	0	76	14	- 14
Ascariasis	67	0	78	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	68	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	80	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	10	- 10
Measles	72	0	81	4	- 4
Tetanus	73	0	71	88	- 88
Chagas disease	74	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	75	0	74	44	- 44
Leishmaniasis	76	0	63	432	- 432
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	593	- 593
Otitis Media	79	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	80	0	69	173	- 173
Oral conditions	81	0	73	62	- 62
Osteoarthritis	82	0	65	330	- 330
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.