CHINA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,242,965	2	1,771,525	- 528,561
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,218,905	12	183,342	+ 1,035,562
Stroke	3	366,104	1	2,043,210	- 1,677,106
Lung Cancers	4	361,830	4	714,311	- 352,481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	282,459	9	248,388	+ 34,071
Kidney Disease	6	241,556	11	192,302	+ 49,254
Liver Cancer	7	175,140	13	180,952	- 5,812
Hypertension	8	171,927	7	301,183	- 129,255
Suicide	9	152,782	17	116,324	+ 36,458
Breast Cancer	10	142,186	19	92,757	+ 49,429
Pancreas Cancer	11	126,137	18	111,537	+ 14,600
Stomach Cancer	12	95,033	5	398,439	- 303,406
Lymphomas	13	93,207	23	57,838	+ 35,368
Lung Disease	14	89,942	3	968,607	- 878,665
Oral Cancer	15	74,445	24	54,695	+ 19,750
Prostate Cancer	16	71,089	28	51,056	+ 20,033
Leukemia	17	58,557	22	58,145	+ 413
Falls	18	51,102	16	138,878	- 87,776
Inflammatory/Heart	19	50,581	33	29,954	+ 20,627
Liver Disease	20	49,145	15	145,603	- 96,458
Ovary Cancer	21	47,860	35	28,078	+ 19,782
Other Neoplasms	22	45,867	53	4,374	+ 41,493
Uterin Cancer	23	34,554	45	11,751	+ 22,802
Oesophagus Cancer	24	32,143	10	242,891	- 210,748
Skin Disease	25	31,926	52	5,222	+ 26,704
Road Traffic Accidents	26	28,442	8	250,272	- 221,830
Bladder Cancer	27	28,221	29	37,873	- 9,652
Diabetes Mellitus	28	25,275	14	161,672	- 136,397
Parkinson's Disease	29	21,069	20	70,699	- 49,630
Cervical Cancer	30	19,976	27	51,650	- 31,674
Congenital Anomalies	31	18,684	31	36,613	- 17,929
Other Injuries	32	18,565	25	54,087	- 35,522
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	16,260	30	37,723	- 21,463
Skin Cancers	34	13,177	41	19,669	- 6,492
Asthma	35	8,699	39	23,147	- 14,448
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	7,617	6	304,455	- 296,838
Endocrine Disorders	37	7,136	37	25,613	- 18,476
Drownings	38	6,808	26	52,807	- 45,999
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	6,504	50	8,719	- 2,215
Tuberculosis	40	5,994	32	34,802	- 28,808
Low Birth Weight	41	5,946	40	21,631	- 15,685
Epilepsy	42	5,829	46	11,365	- 5,536
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5,195	21	65,350	- 60,155
Drug Use	44	4,476	38	24,214	- 19,738
HIV/AIDS	45	4,261	34	28,746	- 24,485
Violence	46	3,428	47	11,115	- 7,687
Alcohol	47	2,391	42	19,071	- 16,680
Meningitis	48	1,938	51	5,704	- 3,765
Fires	49	1,634	48	10,498	- 8,864
Appendicitis	50	1,378	60	1,468	- 89
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1,324	81	0	+ 1,324
Hepatitis B	52	963	56	2,757	- 1,794
Maternal Conditions	53	788	54	3,596	- 2,808
Upper Respiratory	54	756	57	2,663	- 1,907
Birth Trauma	55	730	43	17,644	- 16,914
Hepatitis C	56	676	66	86	+ 590
Multiple Sclerosis	57	605	59	1,734	- 1,129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	528	49	10,108	- 9,580
War	59	515	61	900	- 385
Poisonings	60	261	36	25,762	- 25,501
Encephalitis	61	13	55	2,796	- 2,783
Pertussis	62	12	64	484	- 471
Malnutrition	63	6	44	12,995	- 12,988
Diphtheria	64	0	71	11	- 11
Syphilis	65	0	58	1,824	- 1,824
Dengue	66	0	70	12	- 12
Ascariasis	67	0	68	34	- 34
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	67	55	- 55
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	62	558	- 558
Tetanus	73	0	63	491	- 491
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	65	400	- 400
Otitis Media	79	0	69	15	- 15
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.