FIJI VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	835	2	1,481	- 646
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	819	5	228	+ 591
Stroke	3	246	3	583	- 337
Lung Cancers	4	243	22	48	+ 195
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	190	24	45	+ 145
Kidney Disease	6	162	4	277	- 115
Liver Cancer	7	118	18	68	+ 50
Hypertension	8	116	7	170	- 55
Suicide	9	103	16	80	+ 23
Breast Cancer	10	96	8	162	- 67
Pancreas Cancer	11	85	38	21	+ 64
Stomach Cancer	12	64	37	23	+ 40
Lymphomas	13	63	35	27	+ 35
Lung Disease	14	60	9	141	- 80
Oral Cancer	15	50	46	13	+ 38
Prostate Cancer	16	48	25	41	+ 7
Leukemia	17	39	30	31	+ 8
Falls	18	34	36	27	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	19	34	23	45	- 11
Liver Disease	20	33	15	82	- 49
Ovary Cancer	21	32	32	29	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	22	31	53	3	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	23	23	39	20	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	24	22	42	18	+ 4
Skin Disease	25	21	41	19	+ 2
Road Traffic Accidents	26	19	11	120	- 101
Bladder Cancer	27	19	50	8	+ 11
Diabetes Mellitus	28	17	1	1,628	- 1,611
Parkinson's Disease	29	14	26	40	- 26
Cervical Cancer	30	13	13	86	- 73
Congenital Anomalies	31	13	10	129	- 117
Other Injuries	32	12	17	77	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	11	29	34	- 23
Skin Cancers	34	9	61	1	+ 8
Asthma	35	6	6	226	- 220
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	5	19	63	- 58
Endocrine Disorders	37	5	34	28	- 23
Drownings	38	5	21	60	- 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	4	12	96	- 92
Tuberculosis	40	4	27	39	- 35
Low Birth Weight	41	4	14	86	- 82
Epilepsy	42	4	44	16	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3	20	62	- 58
Drug Use	44	3	52	4	- 1
HIV/AIDS	45	3	31	30	- 27
Violence	46	2	40	19	- 17
Alcohol	47	2	57	2	- 0
Meningitis	48	1	43	17	- 16
Fires	49	1	33	28	- 27
Appendicitis	50	1	54	3	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	52	1	59	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	53	1	49	9	- 8
Upper Respiratory	54	1	69	0	+ 0
Birth Trauma	55	0	28	36	- 36
Hepatitis C	56	0	65	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	57	0	60	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	0	62	0	+ 0
War	59	0	66	0	+ 0
Poisonings	60	0	56	2	- 2
Encephalitis	61	0	51	7	- 7
Pertussis	62	0	48	10	- 10
Malnutrition	63	0	45	14	- 14
Diphtheria	64	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	47	11	- 11
Dengue	66	0	55	3	- 3
Ascariasis	67	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	64	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	58	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

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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.