GERMANY VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,837	1	147,055	- 73,217
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	72,408	9	20,712	+ 51,696
Stroke	3	21,748	3	49,794	- 28,045
Lung Cancers	4	21,494	4	46,560	- 25,066
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	16,779	7	26,026	- 9,247
Kidney Disease	6	14,349	8	22,770	- 8,421
Liver Cancer	7	10,404	25	8,057	+ 2,347
Hypertension	8	10,213	6	26,796	- 16,582
Suicide	9	9,076	19	10,284	- 1,208
Breast Cancer	10	8,446	10	18,842	- 10,396
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,493	11	17,971	- 10,478
Stomach Cancer	12	5,645	20	9,658	- 4,012
Lymphomas	13	5,537	17	12,249	- 6,712
Lung Disease	14	5,343	5	42,797	- 37,454
Oral Cancer	15	4,422	29	6,023	- 1,601
Prostate Cancer	16	4,223	12	16,487	- 12,264
Leukemia	17	3,479	22	8,737	- 5,258
Falls	18	3,036	14	15,325	- 12,289
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,005	21	8,891	- 5,887
Liver Disease	20	2,919	15	15,194	- 12,274
Ovary Cancer	21	2,843	30	5,192	- 2,349
Other Neoplasms	22	2,725	24	8,161	- 5,436
Uterin Cancer	23	2,053	37	2,231	- 178
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,909	27	6,212	- 4,303
Skin Disease	25	1,897	42	1,543	+ 354
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,690	34	3,160	- 1,470
Bladder Cancer	27	1,676	28	6,193	- 4,516
Diabetes Mellitus	28	1,501	13	15,560	- 14,058
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,252	16	12,594	- 11,342
Cervical Cancer	30	1,187	39	2,131	- 945
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,110	36	2,291	- 1,182
Other Injuries	32	1,103	23	8,248	- 7,146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	966	38	2,166	- 1,200
Skin Cancers	34	783	31	4,055	- 3,273
Asthma	35	517	44	924	- 408
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	452	2	51,168	- 50,716
Endocrine Disorders	37	424	18	10,677	- 10,253
Drownings	38	404	49	459	- 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	386	32	3,830	- 3,444
Tuberculosis	40	356	56	281	+ 75
Low Birth Weight	41	353	45	770	- 417
Epilepsy	42	346	35	3,091	- 2,745
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	309	33	3,615	- 3,307
Drug Use	44	266	40	1,930	- 1,664
HIV/AIDS	45	253	54	345	- 92
Violence	46	204	46	769	- 565
Alcohol	47	142	26	6,257	- 6,115
Meningitis	48	115	60	168	- 52
Fires	49	97	53	359	- 262
Appendicitis	50	82	62	129	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	79	55	292	- 213
Hepatitis B	52	57	59	182	- 124
Maternal Conditions	53	47	64	38	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	54	45	61	138	- 94
Birth Trauma	55	43	57	239	- 196
Hepatitis C	56	40	48	507	- 467
Multiple Sclerosis	57	36	41	1,571	- 1,535
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	31	47	543	- 511
War	59	31	66	10	+ 20
Poisonings	60	16	58	216	- 201
Encephalitis	61	1	67	8	- 7
Pertussis	62	1	69	2	- 2
Malnutrition	63	0	50	450	- 450
Diphtheria	64	0	77	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	68	6	- 5
Dengue	66	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	70	2	- 2
Tetanus	73	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	1	- 1
Otitis Media	79	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	63	62	- 62
Osteoarthritis	82	0	52	364	- 364
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	391	- 391
Anemia	85	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.