GUINEA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,277	6	5,665	+ 6,611
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,039	1	12,790	- 751
Stroke	3	3,616	5	5,777	- 2,161
Lung Cancers	4	3,574	50	128	+ 3,446
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,790	53	100	+ 2,690
Kidney Disease	6	2,386	16	1,939	+ 447
Liver Cancer	7	1,730	23	1,167	+ 563
Hypertension	8	1,698	21	1,348	+ 350
Suicide	9	1,509	29	892	+ 617
Breast Cancer	10	1,404	38	345	+ 1,059
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,246	65	19	+ 1,227
Stomach Cancer	12	939	41	245	+ 693
Lymphomas	13	921	48	158	+ 763
Lung Disease	14	888	20	1,373	- 484
Oral Cancer	15	735	52	122	+ 614
Prostate Cancer	16	702	32	525	+ 177
Leukemia	17	578	67	17	+ 561
Falls	18	505	33	480	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	19	500	35	439	+ 60
Liver Disease	20	485	12	2,550	- 2,065
Ovary Cancer	21	473	54	93	+ 380
Other Neoplasms	22	453	68	16	+ 437
Uterin Cancer	23	341	59	38	+ 304
Oesophagus Cancer	24	317	63	20	+ 298
Skin Disease	25	315	51	127	+ 188
Road Traffic Accidents	26	281	9	3,788	- 3,507
Bladder Cancer	27	279	60	32	+ 247
Diabetes Mellitus	28	250	15	2,138	- 1,888
Parkinson's Disease	29	208	44	212	- 4
Cervical Cancer	30	197	19	1,491	- 1,294
Congenital Anomalies	31	185	14	2,181	- 1,996
Other Injuries	32	183	18	1,504	- 1,321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	161	34	448	- 287
Skin Cancers	34	130	49	152	- 22
Asthma	35	86	22	1,179	- 1,093
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	75	30	579	- 504
Endocrine Disorders	37	70	25	1,140	- 1,069
Drownings	38	67	31	528	- 461
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	64	3	6,788	- 6,724
Tuberculosis	40	59	13	2,369	- 2,309
Low Birth Weight	41	59	8	4,319	- 4,260
Epilepsy	42	58	37	350	- 292
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	51	42	238	- 187
Drug Use	44	44	46	169	- 125
HIV/AIDS	45	42	10	3,020	- 2,978
Violence	46	34	26	1,128	- 1,094
Alcohol	47	24	55	83	- 60
Meningitis	48	19	11	2,633	- 2,614
Fires	49	16	36	410	- 394
Appendicitis	50	14	57	41	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	13	84	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	52	10	47	162	- 153
Maternal Conditions	53	8	17	1,793	- 1,785
Upper Respiratory	54	7	69	15	- 8
Birth Trauma	55	7	7	4,797	- 4,789
Hepatitis C	56	7	61	22	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	57	6	66	18	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	5	70	13	- 7
War	59	5	64	20	- 15
Poisonings	60	3	40	295	- 292
Encephalitis	61	0	56	81	- 81
Pertussis	62	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Malnutrition	63	0	28	1,032	- 1,032
Diphtheria	64	0	58	40	- 40
Syphilis	65	0	39	328	- 328
Dengue	66	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	62	22	- 22
Hookworm Disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Tetanus	73	0	45	170	- 170
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Schistosomiasis	78	0	43	232	- 232
Otitis Media	79	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Singapore

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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.