COLOMBIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,527	1	43,066	+ 461
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,685	5	10,773	+ 31,911
Stroke	3	12,821	3	16,573	- 3,752
Lung Cancers	4	12,671	10	5,250	+ 7,421
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,891	12	4,371	+ 5,520
Kidney Disease	6	8,459	7	6,834	+ 1,625
Liver Cancer	7	6,133	24	2,065	+ 4,068
Hypertension	8	6,021	8	6,400	- 379
Suicide	9	5,350	26	1,965	+ 3,385
Breast Cancer	10	4,979	13	3,669	+ 1,310
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,417	25	2,022	+ 2,395
Stomach Cancer	12	3,328	9	6,112	- 2,784
Lymphomas	13	3,264	18	2,603	+ 661
Lung Disease	14	3,150	4	15,928	- 12,778
Oral Cancer	15	2,607	37	807	+ 1,800
Prostate Cancer	16	2,489	14	3,584	- 1,095
Leukemia	17	2,051	21	2,208	- 158
Falls	18	1,790	29	1,518	+ 272
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,771	31	1,329	+ 442
Liver Disease	20	1,721	19	2,426	- 705
Ovary Cancer	21	1,676	33	1,122	+ 554
Other Neoplasms	22	1,606	15	3,205	- 1,598
Uterin Cancer	23	1,210	45	423	+ 787
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,126	36	835	+ 290
Skin Disease	25	1,118	34	1,102	+ 16
Road Traffic Accidents	26	996	6	7,765	- 6,769
Bladder Cancer	27	988	42	609	+ 379
Diabetes Mellitus	28	885	11	5,028	- 4,143
Parkinson's Disease	29	738	47	383	+ 355
Cervical Cancer	30	700	20	2,266	- 1,567
Congenital Anomalies	31	654	16	2,963	- 2,308
Other Injuries	32	650	28	1,592	- 942
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	569	39	698	- 129
Skin Cancers	34	461	35	1,028	- 567
Asthma	35	305	54	191	+ 113
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	267	22	2,157	- 1,890
Endocrine Disorders	37	250	30	1,367	- 1,117
Drownings	38	238	40	689	- 451
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	228	38	747	- 520
Tuberculosis	40	210	32	1,272	- 1,062
Low Birth Weight	41	208	23	2,095	- 1,887
Epilepsy	42	204	43	597	- 393
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	182	63	38	+ 144
Drug Use	44	157	44	492	- 335
HIV/AIDS	45	149	17	2,683	- 2,534
Violence	46	120	2	19,268	- 19,148
Alcohol	47	84	68	23	+ 61
Meningitis	48	68	50	244	- 176
Fires	49	57	56	127	- 69
Appendicitis	50	48	52	213	- 164
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	46	48	333	- 287
Hepatitis B	52	34	62	50	- 17
Maternal Conditions	53	28	46	394	- 366
Upper Respiratory	54	26	66	27	- 0
Birth Trauma	55	26	41	648	- 623
Hepatitis C	56	24	59	65	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	57	21	60	62	- 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	18	51	242	- 224
War	59	18	49	260	- 242
Poisonings	60	9	61	61	- 52
Encephalitis	61	0	64	38	- 37
Pertussis	62	0	69	18	- 18
Malnutrition	63	0	27	1,878	- 1,878
Diphtheria	64	0	80	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	65	30	- 30
Dengue	66	0	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	67	0	76	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	71	14	- 14
Chagas disease	74	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	1	- 1
Otitis Media	79	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	80	0	72	8	- 8
Oral conditions	81	0	75	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	67	- 67
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.