ESTONIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,048	1	3,009	- 1,961
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,028	6	349	+ 679
Stroke	3	309	3	1,116	- 807
Lung Cancers	4	305	4	657	- 352
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	238	5	527	- 289
Kidney Disease	6	204	17	176	+ 27
Liver Cancer	7	148	26	107	+ 40
Hypertension	8	145	2	2,700	- 2,555
Suicide	9	129	16	197	- 69
Breast Cancer	10	120	11	260	- 140
Pancreas Cancer	11	106	10	268	- 162
Stomach Cancer	12	80	9	290	- 210
Lymphomas	13	79	15	213	- 134
Lung Disease	14	76	13	229	- 153
Oral Cancer	15	63	25	110	- 48
Prostate Cancer	16	60	8	298	- 239
Leukemia	17	49	22	126	- 76
Falls	18	43	24	119	- 75
Inflammatory/Heart	19	43	14	217	- 174
Liver Disease	20	41	7	328	- 287
Ovary Cancer	21	40	28	87	- 47
Other Neoplasms	22	39	23	123	- 85
Uterin Cancer	23	29	34	60	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	24	27	27	99	- 71
Skin Disease	25	27	41	29	- 2
Road Traffic Accidents	26	24	35	59	- 35
Bladder Cancer	27	24	21	126	- 102
Diabetes Mellitus	28	21	19	146	- 125
Parkinson's Disease	29	18	29	82	- 64
Cervical Cancer	30	17	32	68	- 51
Congenital Anomalies	31	16	43	25	- 9
Other Injuries	32	16	20	141	- 126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	14	36	55	- 41
Skin Cancers	34	11	30	79	- 68
Asthma	35	7	44	24	- 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	6	12	229	- 223
Endocrine Disorders	37	6	33	66	- 60
Drownings	38	6	40	30	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	5	53	8	- 3
Tuberculosis	40	5	47	16	- 11
Low Birth Weight	41	5	55	7	- 2
Epilepsy	42	5	37	45	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	4	45	22	- 17
Drug Use	44	4	31	75	- 71
HIV/AIDS	45	4	39	40	- 37
Violence	46	3	42	28	- 26
Alcohol	47	2	18	148	- 146
Meningitis	48	2	54	7	- 6
Fires	49	1	38	41	- 40
Appendicitis	50	1	59	2	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1	49	12	- 11
Hepatitis B	52	1	65	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	53	1	61	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	54	1	66	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	55	1	57	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	56	1	58	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	48	16	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	0	46	17	- 17
War	59	0	64	0	+ 0
Poisonings	60	0	52	8	- 8
Encephalitis	61	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	83	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	62	1	- 1
Dengue	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	84	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	68	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	60	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	82	0	50	10	- 10
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	6	- 6
Anemia	85	0	51	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.