CANADA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,053	1	40,063	- 6,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	33,394	7	7,431	+ 25,962
Stroke	3	10,030	5	14,159	- 4,129
Lung Cancers	4	9,913	3	20,937	- 11,024
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,738	6	9,651	- 1,912
Kidney Disease	6	6,618	14	4,578	+ 2,040
Liver Cancer	7	4,798	20	3,113	+ 1,685
Hypertension	8	4,710	22	2,563	+ 2,148
Suicide	9	4,186	15	4,417	- 231
Breast Cancer	10	3,895	8	5,910	- 2,015
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,456	11	5,057	- 1,602
Stomach Cancer	12	2,604	26	2,177	+ 426
Lymphomas	13	2,554	10	5,146	- 2,593
Lung Disease	14	2,464	4	14,212	- 11,748
Oral Cancer	15	2,040	32	1,592	+ 448
Prostate Cancer	16	1,948	13	4,711	- 2,763
Leukemia	17	1,604	21	3,098	- 1,494
Falls	18	1,400	12	4,829	- 3,429
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,386	27	2,060	- 674
Liver Disease	20	1,346	17	3,624	- 2,277
Ovary Cancer	21	1,311	29	1,902	- 591
Other Neoplasms	22	1,257	31	1,679	- 422
Uterin Cancer	23	947	34	1,183	- 236
Oesophagus Cancer	24	881	25	2,230	- 1,349
Skin Disease	25	875	38	679	+ 196
Road Traffic Accidents	26	779	28	1,998	- 1,219
Bladder Cancer	27	773	23	2,521	- 1,747
Diabetes Mellitus	28	692	9	5,718	- 5,025
Parkinson's Disease	29	577	18	3,359	- 2,782
Cervical Cancer	30	547	41	578	- 31
Congenital Anomalies	31	512	35	1,081	- 569
Other Injuries	32	509	24	2,392	- 1,884
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	445	43	442	+ 3
Skin Cancers	34	361	30	1,756	- 1,395
Asthma	35	238	49	262	- 24
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	209	2	30,970	- 30,761
Endocrine Disorders	37	196	19	3,233	- 3,037
Drownings	38	187	48	283	- 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	178	36	840	- 662
Tuberculosis	40	164	58	97	+ 67
Low Birth Weight	41	163	42	553	- 391
Epilepsy	42	160	44	384	- 224
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	142	39	636	- 493
Drug Use	44	123	16	3,686	- 3,563
HIV/AIDS	45	117	53	163	- 46
Violence	46	94	40	605	- 511
Alcohol	47	66	33	1,491	- 1,425
Meningitis	48	53	59	68	- 15
Fires	49	45	52	192	- 148
Appendicitis	50	38	62	49	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	36	54	143	- 106
Hepatitis B	52	26	60	66	- 40
Maternal Conditions	53	22	64	45	- 24
Upper Respiratory	54	21	63	47	- 26
Birth Trauma	55	20	50	193	- 173
Hepatitis C	56	19	45	363	- 345
Multiple Sclerosis	57	17	37	692	- 676
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	14	47	322	- 308
War	59	14	65	21	- 7
Poisonings	60	7	56	121	- 114
Encephalitis	61	0	68	3	- 3
Pertussis	62	0	69	1	- 0
Malnutrition	63	0	51	192	- 192
Diphtheria	64	0	73	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	67	5	- 5
Dengue	66	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	66	8	- 8
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	61	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	82	0	55	139	- 139
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	118	- 118
Anemia	85	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.