ITALY VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,513	1	97,116	- 43,603
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	52,478	9	16,339	+ 36,139
Stroke	3	15,762	2	62,633	- 46,872
Lung Cancers	4	15,578	4	34,152	- 18,575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	12,161	7	21,254	- 9,093
Kidney Disease	6	10,400	11	12,726	- 2,326
Liver Cancer	7	7,540	17	9,620	- 2,080
Hypertension	8	7,402	6	29,931	- 22,529
Suicide	9	6,578	26	4,042	+ 2,536
Breast Cancer	10	6,122	10	13,868	- 7,747
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,431	13	12,095	- 6,664
Stomach Cancer	12	4,091	14	10,252	- 6,161
Lymphomas	13	4,013	16	9,670	- 5,658
Lung Disease	14	3,872	5	32,382	- 28,510
Oral Cancer	15	3,205	27	3,343	- 138
Prostate Cancer	16	3,061	20	8,409	- 5,349
Leukemia	17	2,521	21	6,728	- 4,207
Falls	18	2,200	25	4,222	- 2,022
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,178	24	5,531	- 3,353
Liver Disease	20	2,116	23	5,559	- 3,444
Ovary Cancer	21	2,061	28	3,282	- 1,221
Other Neoplasms	22	1,975	15	9,984	- 8,009
Uterin Cancer	23	1,488	33	2,198	- 710
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,384	34	2,045	- 661
Skin Disease	25	1,375	38	1,440	- 65
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,225	30	3,221	- 1,996
Bladder Cancer	27	1,215	22	6,711	- 5,496
Diabetes Mellitus	28	1,088	8	19,836	- 18,748
Parkinson's Disease	29	907	19	8,428	- 7,521
Cervical Cancer	30	860	40	1,154	- 294
Congenital Anomalies	31	804	37	1,443	- 639
Other Injuries	32	799	12	12,112	- 11,313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	700	43	690	+ 10
Skin Cancers	34	567	29	3,239	- 2,672
Asthma	35	375	47	494	- 119
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	328	3	41,445	- 41,117
Endocrine Disorders	37	307	18	8,431	- 8,124
Drownings	38	293	52	344	- 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	280	36	1,622	- 1,342
Tuberculosis	40	258	53	336	- 78
Low Birth Weight	41	256	51	357	- 101
Epilepsy	42	251	39	1,337	- 1,086
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	224	32	2,216	- 1,992
Drug Use	44	193	45	654	- 461
HIV/AIDS	45	183	46	520	- 336
Violence	46	148	50	409	- 261
Alcohol	47	103	55	277	- 174
Meningitis	48	83	60	128	- 44
Fires	49	70	56	271	- 201
Appendicitis	50	59	61	49	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	57	57	241	- 184
Hepatitis B	52	41	54	334	- 292
Maternal Conditions	53	34	67	6	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	54	33	64	20	+ 12
Birth Trauma	55	31	59	140	- 109
Hepatitis C	56	29	31	2,451	- 2,421
Multiple Sclerosis	57	26	44	677	- 651
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	23	42	701	- 679
War	59	22	66	6	+ 16
Poisonings	60	11	58	154	- 143
Encephalitis	61	1	68	5	- 4
Pertussis	62	1	73	1	- 0
Malnutrition	63	0	41	775	- 775
Diphtheria	64	0	76	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	73	0	63	22	- 22
Chagas disease	74	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	62	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	82	0	48	481	- 481
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	85	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.