ETHIOPIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,060	4	36,530	+ 67,530
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	102,046	1	59,931	+ 42,115
Stroke	3	30,650	3	39,362	- 8,712
Lung Cancers	4	30,292	38	2,202	+ 28,090
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	23,647	31	3,755	+ 19,893
Kidney Disease	6	20,223	13	12,103	+ 8,120
Liver Cancer	7	14,663	42	1,730	+ 12,933
Hypertension	8	14,394	12	13,470	+ 923
Suicide	9	12,791	25	6,030	+ 6,761
Breast Cancer	10	11,904	20	8,485	+ 3,418
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,560	61	488	+ 10,072
Stomach Cancer	12	7,956	47	1,519	+ 6,438
Lymphomas	13	7,803	33	3,590	+ 4,214
Lung Disease	14	7,530	15	11,870	- 4,340
Oral Cancer	15	6,233	48	1,477	+ 4,756
Prostate Cancer	16	5,952	50	1,244	+ 4,707
Leukemia	17	4,902	30	4,222	+ 680
Falls	18	4,278	28	4,510	- 232
Inflammatory/Heart	19	4,235	39	2,168	+ 2,066
Liver Disease	20	4,114	8	27,270	- 23,156
Ovary Cancer	21	4,007	36	2,424	+ 1,583
Other Neoplasms	22	3,840	66	148	+ 3,692
Uterin Cancer	23	2,893	62	421	+ 2,472
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,691	40	1,839	+ 852
Skin Disease	25	2,673	53	904	+ 1,769
Road Traffic Accidents	26	2,381	5	31,564	- 29,183
Bladder Cancer	27	2,363	51	1,080	+ 1,283
Diabetes Mellitus	28	2,116	10	16,258	- 14,142
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,764	46	1,578	+ 186
Cervical Cancer	30	1,672	27	5,019	- 3,346
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,564	11	15,638	- 14,073
Other Injuries	32	1,554	16	11,735	- 10,180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,361	41	1,758	- 397
Skin Cancers	34	1,103	52	1,006	+ 97
Asthma	35	728	29	4,484	- 3,755
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	638	21	8,258	- 7,620
Endocrine Disorders	37	597	45	1,623	- 1,025
Drownings	38	570	35	3,133	- 2,563
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	545	2	44,361	- 43,816
Tuberculosis	40	502	9	21,455	- 20,953
Low Birth Weight	41	498	7	28,020	- 27,523
Epilepsy	42	488	44	1,625	- 1,137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	435	49	1,339	- 904
Drug Use	44	375	60	513	- 138
HIV/AIDS	45	357	17	11,471	- 11,115
Violence	46	287	22	8,076	- 7,789
Alcohol	47	200	55	750	- 549
Meningitis	48	162	14	12,019	- 11,857
Fires	49	137	34	3,255	- 3,118
Appendicitis	50	115	58	677	- 562
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	111	81	0	+ 111
Hepatitis B	52	81	56	742	- 661
Maternal Conditions	53	66	18	8,887	- 8,821
Upper Respiratory	54	63	57	709	- 646
Birth Trauma	55	61	6	31,107	- 31,046
Hepatitis C	56	57	69	115	- 58
Multiple Sclerosis	57	51	70	61	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	44	65	221	- 176
War	59	43	64	281	- 237
Poisonings	60	22	32	3,668	- 3,646
Encephalitis	61	1	63	386	- 384
Pertussis	62	1	23	6,896	- 6,895
Malnutrition	63	1	19	8,643	- 8,642
Diphtheria	64	0	67	146	- 146
Syphilis	65	0	43	1,699	- 1,699
Dengue	66	0	73	20	- 20
Ascariasis	67	0	68	130	- 130
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	72	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Tetanus	73	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	579	- 579
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	839	- 839
Otitis Media	79	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	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 ETHIOPIA

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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.