GUATEMALA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,024	1	9,825	+ 6,199
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,714	2	9,245	+ 6,469
Stroke	3	4,720	6	4,849	- 129
Lung Cancers	4	4,665	35	391	+ 4,273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,641	31	464	+ 3,177
Kidney Disease	6	3,114	4	6,277	- 3,163
Liver Cancer	7	2,258	15	1,765	+ 493
Hypertension	8	2,216	26	679	+ 1,537
Suicide	9	1,970	22	1,039	+ 930
Breast Cancer	10	1,833	28	495	+ 1,338
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,626	38	282	+ 1,344
Stomach Cancer	12	1,225	17	1,570	- 345
Lymphomas	13	1,202	43	229	+ 972
Lung Disease	14	1,160	13	1,901	- 742
Oral Cancer	15	960	49	142	+ 818
Prostate Cancer	16	916	24	846	+ 71
Leukemia	17	755	27	601	+ 154
Falls	18	659	20	1,371	- 713
Inflammatory/Heart	19	652	44	225	+ 427
Liver Disease	20	634	5	5,684	- 5,051
Ovary Cancer	21	617	50	133	+ 484
Other Neoplasms	22	591	56	42	+ 549
Uterin Cancer	23	445	59	27	+ 418
Oesophagus Cancer	24	414	48	144	+ 271
Skin Disease	25	412	42	232	+ 180
Road Traffic Accidents	26	367	8	4,026	- 3,660
Bladder Cancer	27	364	55	57	+ 306
Diabetes Mellitus	28	326	3	6,932	- 6,606
Parkinson's Disease	29	272	34	393	- 121
Cervical Cancer	30	258	25	808	- 550
Congenital Anomalies	31	241	18	1,517	- 1,276
Other Injuries	32	239	10	2,466	- 2,226
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	210	23	1,029	- 820
Skin Cancers	34	170	46	195	- 25
Asthma	35	112	36	335	- 222
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	98	12	1,957	- 1,859
Endocrine Disorders	37	92	29	486	- 394
Drownings	38	88	32	463	- 376
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	84	9	2,617	- 2,533
Tuberculosis	40	77	37	301	- 224
Low Birth Weight	41	77	16	1,658	- 1,582
Epilepsy	42	75	33	463	- 388
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	67	54	62	+ 5
Drug Use	44	58	40	272	- 214
HIV/AIDS	45	55	21	1,173	- 1,118
Violence	46	44	7	4,411	- 4,366
Alcohol	47	31	14	1,799	- 1,768
Meningitis	48	25	41	271	- 246
Fires	49	21	45	207	- 186
Appendicitis	50	18	47	164	- 146
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	17	85	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	52	12	65	2	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	53	10	30	468	- 458
Upper Respiratory	54	10	57	34	- 24
Birth Trauma	55	9	19	1,466	- 1,457
Hepatitis C	56	9	66	2	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	57	8	60	21	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	7	52	82	- 75
War	59	7	68	2	+ 5
Poisonings	60	3	39	275	- 272
Encephalitis	61	0	51	104	- 103
Pertussis	62	0	53	70	- 70
Malnutrition	63	0	11	1,981	- 1,980
Diphtheria	64	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	64	3	- 3
Dengue	66	0	58	33	- 33
Ascariasis	67	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	62	10	- 10
Chagas disease	74	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.