CUBA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,626	1	22,079	- 12,453
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,439	3	8,564	+ 875
Stroke	3	2,835	2	10,725	- 7,890
Lung Cancers	4	2,802	4	5,985	- 3,183
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,187	9	2,958	- 770
Kidney Disease	6	1,871	14	1,700	+ 171
Liver Cancer	7	1,356	24	815	+ 541
Hypertension	8	1,331	7	3,469	- 2,137
Suicide	9	1,183	16	1,638	- 455
Breast Cancer	10	1,101	15	1,673	- 572
Pancreas Cancer	11	977	21	905	+ 72
Stomach Cancer	12	736	20	991	- 255
Lymphomas	13	722	18	1,089	- 368
Lung Disease	14	697	6	5,492	- 4,796
Oral Cancer	15	577	23	876	- 300
Prostate Cancer	16	551	8	3,365	- 2,815
Leukemia	17	453	30	633	- 180
Falls	18	396	10	2,810	- 2,414
Inflammatory/Heart	19	392	17	1,156	- 765
Liver Disease	20	381	11	1,873	- 1,493
Ovary Cancer	21	371	39	323	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	22	355	25	769	- 413
Uterin Cancer	23	268	31	602	- 334
Oesophagus Cancer	24	249	22	879	- 630
Skin Disease	25	247	41	258	- 11
Road Traffic Accidents	26	220	19	1,007	- 787
Bladder Cancer	27	219	26	734	- 516
Diabetes Mellitus	28	196	13	1,791	- 1,595
Parkinson's Disease	29	163	27	691	- 528
Cervical Cancer	30	155	29	666	- 511
Congenital Anomalies	31	145	37	368	- 223
Other Injuries	32	144	12	1,869	- 1,726
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	126	35	420	- 294
Skin Cancers	34	102	33	514	- 412
Asthma	35	67	40	301	- 234
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	59	5	5,841	- 5,782
Endocrine Disorders	37	55	36	412	- 357
Drownings	38	53	42	231	- 178
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	50	43	206	- 156
Tuberculosis	40	46	60	45	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	41	46	48	98	- 52
Epilepsy	42	45	46	108	- 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	40	44	162	- 122
Drug Use	44	35	51	82	- 47
HIV/AIDS	45	33	34	471	- 438
Violence	46	27	32	584	- 557
Alcohol	47	19	28	675	- 657
Meningitis	48	15	50	83	- 68
Fires	49	13	58	55	- 42
Appendicitis	50	11	47	104	- 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	10	53	75	- 65
Hepatitis B	52	7	56	59	- 52
Maternal Conditions	53	6	61	43	- 37
Upper Respiratory	54	6	65	6	+ 0
Birth Trauma	55	6	59	49	- 43
Hepatitis C	56	5	45	112	- 107
Multiple Sclerosis	57	5	57	55	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	4	49	87	- 83
War	59	4	68	1	+ 3
Poisonings	60	2	62	17	- 15
Encephalitis	61	0	66	6	- 6
Pertussis	62	0	73	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	55	64	- 63
Diphtheria	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	66	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	80	0	67	2	- 2
Oral conditions	81	0	64	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	82	0	38	326	- 326
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.