GHANA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,361	3	14,103	+ 16,259
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	29,774	1	16,262	+ 13,512
Stroke	3	8,943	2	15,163	- 6,220
Lung Cancers	4	8,838	55	237	+ 8,601
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,900	34	803	+ 6,097
Kidney Disease	6	5,900	13	4,161	+ 1,739
Liver Cancer	7	4,278	17	2,851	+ 1,427
Hypertension	8	4,200	19	2,231	+ 1,969
Suicide	9	3,732	21	1,993	+ 1,739
Breast Cancer	10	3,473	25	1,937	+ 1,536
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,081	46	334	+ 2,747
Stomach Cancer	12	2,321	33	870	+ 1,451
Lymphomas	13	2,277	32	875	+ 1,402
Lung Disease	14	2,197	15	3,120	- 923
Oral Cancer	15	1,818	42	483	+ 1,336
Prostate Cancer	16	1,736	31	1,031	+ 706
Leukemia	17	1,430	45	340	+ 1,090
Falls	18	1,248	30	1,168	+ 81
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,236	28	1,615	- 379
Liver Disease	20	1,200	11	6,053	- 4,853
Ovary Cancer	21	1,169	38	698	+ 471
Other Neoplasms	22	1,120	63	48	+ 1,072
Uterin Cancer	23	844	57	219	+ 625
Oesophagus Cancer	24	785	49	285	+ 500
Skin Disease	25	780	50	264	+ 516
Road Traffic Accidents	26	695	7	7,808	- 7,113
Bladder Cancer	27	689	53	245	+ 444
Diabetes Mellitus	28	617	12	5,929	- 5,312
Parkinson's Disease	29	515	43	387	+ 128
Cervical Cancer	30	488	20	2,161	- 1,673
Congenital Anomalies	31	456	14	3,935	- 3,479
Other Injuries	32	453	18	2,433	- 1,979
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	397	48	321	+ 77
Skin Cancers	34	322	58	214	+ 107
Asthma	35	212	23	1,979	- 1,767
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	186	29	1,294	- 1,108
Endocrine Disorders	37	174	24	1,965	- 1,791
Drownings	38	166	36	740	- 574
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	159	9	6,538	- 6,379
Tuberculosis	40	146	6	10,214	- 10,068
Low Birth Weight	41	145	8	6,662	- 6,517
Epilepsy	42	142	47	329	- 187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	127	52	256	- 129
Drug Use	44	109	39	630	- 521
HIV/AIDS	45	104	4	13,565	- 13,461
Violence	46	84	27	1,857	- 1,773
Alcohol	47	58	54	244	- 186
Meningitis	48	47	16	2,983	- 2,936
Fires	49	40	37	729	- 689
Appendicitis	50	34	59	146	- 112
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	32	85	0	+ 32
Hepatitis B	52	24	62	101	- 78
Maternal Conditions	53	19	22	1,991	- 1,972
Upper Respiratory	54	18	66	16	+ 2
Birth Trauma	55	18	10	6,194	- 6,176
Hepatitis C	56	17	65	28	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	57	15	61	113	- 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	13	67	16	- 3
War	59	13	64	29	- 17
Poisonings	60	6	40	522	- 515
Encephalitis	61	0	44	357	- 357
Pertussis	62	0	35	744	- 744
Malnutrition	63	0	26	1,868	- 1,868
Diphtheria	64	0	69	4	- 4
Syphilis	65	0	41	483	- 483
Dengue	66	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	60	135	- 135
Tetanus	73	0	56	220	- 220
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	257	- 257
Otitis Media	79	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.