INDIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,236,895	1	1,520,034	- 283,139
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,212,952	6	392,425	+ 820,528
Stroke	3	364,317	3	697,038	- 332,722
Lung Cancers	4	360,063	21	88,276	+ 271,787
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	281,080	25	77,368	+ 203,712
Kidney Disease	6	240,376	11	222,903	+ 17,474
Liver Cancer	7	174,284	39	30,369	+ 143,916
Hypertension	8	171,088	19	108,050	+ 63,038
Suicide	9	152,036	14	173,347	- 21,311
Breast Cancer	10	141,492	22	82,821	+ 58,671
Pancreas Cancer	11	125,521	37	32,812	+ 92,709
Stomach Cancer	12	94,568	24	81,058	+ 13,511
Lymphomas	13	92,752	33	40,159	+ 52,592
Lung Disease	14	89,503	2	879,732	- 790,230
Oral Cancer	15	74,082	16	134,187	- 60,105
Prostate Cancer	16	70,742	38	30,945	+ 39,797
Leukemia	17	58,271	35	33,383	+ 24,889
Falls	18	50,852	10	225,755	- 174,903
Inflammatory/Heart	19	50,334	49	12,651	+ 37,683
Liver Disease	20	48,905	8	268,580	- 219,675
Ovary Cancer	21	47,626	44	21,947	+ 25,679
Other Neoplasms	22	45,643	62	2,968	+ 42,675
Uterin Cancer	23	34,385	59	6,841	+ 27,545
Oesophagus Cancer	24	31,986	34	38,898	- 6,912
Skin Disease	25	31,771	45	17,857	+ 13,913
Road Traffic Accidents	26	28,303	12	212,596	- 184,293
Bladder Cancer	27	28,083	48	14,081	+ 14,003
Diabetes Mellitus	28	25,152	7	271,495	- 246,344
Parkinson's Disease	29	20,966	32	43,398	- 22,432
Cervical Cancer	30	19,878	30	45,319	- 25,441
Congenital Anomalies	31	18,592	23	82,769	- 64,176
Other Injuries	32	18,475	15	149,570	- 131,096
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	16,181	26	68,108	- 51,926
Skin Cancers	34	13,113	60	5,054	+ 8,059
Asthma	35	8,657	13	196,051	- 187,394
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	7,580	17	126,593	- 119,013
Endocrine Disorders	37	7,101	47	15,264	- 8,163
Drownings	38	6,774	28	48,774	- 42,000
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	6,472	4	670,315	- 663,842
Tuberculosis	40	5,964	5	435,882	- 429,917
Low Birth Weight	41	5,917	9	238,739	- 232,822
Epilepsy	42	5,800	40	30,307	- 24,507
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5,170	18	126,079	- 120,910
Drug Use	44	4,454	52	11,747	- 7,293
HIV/AIDS	45	4,240	31	44,406	- 40,165
Violence	46	3,411	27	51,767	- 48,356
Alcohol	47	2,380	43	23,097	- 20,717
Meningitis	48	1,929	36	33,337	- 31,408
Fires	49	1,626	42	23,265	- 21,639
Appendicitis	50	1,372	53	11,245	- 9,874
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1,318	86	0	+ 1,318
Hepatitis B	52	959	56	8,184	- 7,225
Maternal Conditions	53	784	41	25,917	- 25,133
Upper Respiratory	54	752	68	584	+ 168
Birth Trauma	55	727	20	102,819	- 102,092
Hepatitis C	56	672	65	1,364	- 692
Multiple Sclerosis	57	602	63	2,328	- 1,726
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	525	50	11,931	- 11,406
War	59	513	67	890	- 377
Poisonings	60	260	61	3,540	- 3,280
Encephalitis	61	13	29	48,080	- 48,067
Pertussis	62	12	54	10,094	- 10,081
Malnutrition	63	6	55	8,626	- 8,620
Diphtheria	64	0	72	65	- 64
Syphilis	65	0	64	2,007	- 2,007
Dengue	66	0	46	17,546	- 17,545
Ascariasis	67	0	70	126	- 126
Hookworm Disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	379	- 379
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Tetanus	73	0	58	7,093	- 7,093
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	973	- 973
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	71	68	- 68
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.