ERITREA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,569	4	2,154	+ 3,415
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,461	1	3,277	+ 2,184
Stroke	3	1,640	2	2,564	- 924
Lung Cancers	4	1,621	46	62	+ 1,559
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,265	35	113	+ 1,152
Kidney Disease	6	1,082	12	578	+ 505
Liver Cancer	7	785	45	69	+ 715
Hypertension	8	770	8	926	- 155
Suicide	9	684	21	382	+ 303
Breast Cancer	10	637	23	311	+ 326
Pancreas Cancer	11	565	58	20	+ 546
Stomach Cancer	12	426	48	48	+ 377
Lymphomas	13	418	28	147	+ 271
Lung Disease	14	403	9	662	- 259
Oral Cancer	15	334	44	71	+ 263
Prostate Cancer	16	318	47	54	+ 264
Leukemia	17	262	29	144	+ 118
Falls	18	229	26	168	+ 61
Inflammatory/Heart	19	227	32	123	+ 104
Liver Disease	20	220	6	1,215	- 995
Ovary Cancer	21	214	40	79	+ 135
Other Neoplasms	22	205	66	6	+ 199
Uterin Cancer	23	155	61	18	+ 137
Oesophagus Cancer	24	144	39	81	+ 63
Skin Disease	25	143	50	45	+ 98
Road Traffic Accidents	26	127	5	1,326	- 1,199
Bladder Cancer	27	126	51	42	+ 84
Diabetes Mellitus	28	113	7	944	- 831
Parkinson's Disease	29	94	37	85	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	30	89	30	132	- 43
Congenital Anomalies	31	84	18	432	- 348
Other Injuries	32	83	15	540	- 457
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	73	27	147	- 74
Skin Cancers	34	59	56	30	+ 29
Asthma	35	39	22	326	- 287
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	34	24	310	- 276
Endocrine Disorders	37	32	43	71	- 39
Drownings	38	30	33	118	- 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	29	3	2,292	- 2,263
Tuberculosis	40	27	14	543	- 517
Low Birth Weight	41	27	16	531	- 504
Epilepsy	42	26	38	81	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	23	41	77	- 53
Drug Use	44	20	53	36	- 16
HIV/AIDS	45	19	25	308	- 288
Violence	46	15	20	384	- 369
Alcohol	47	11	49	45	- 35
Meningitis	48	9	19	404	- 396
Fires	49	7	31	132	- 125
Appendicitis	50	6	55	31	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	6	84	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	52	4	57	28	- 23
Maternal Conditions	53	4	13	544	- 540
Upper Respiratory	54	3	60	18	- 14
Birth Trauma	55	3	11	616	- 613
Hepatitis C	56	3	65	6	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	57	3	67	4	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	2	64	12	- 10
War	59	2	71	0	+ 2
Poisonings	60	1	34	114	- 113
Encephalitis	61	0	62	16	- 15
Pertussis	62	0	36	90	- 90
Malnutrition	63	0	10	660	- 660
Diphtheria	64	0	72	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	54	35	- 35
Dengue	66	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	63	13	- 13
Tetanus	73	0	52	37	- 37
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	17	437	- 437
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	73	- 73
Otitis Media	79	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

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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.