JAMAICA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,479	3	1,726	+ 753
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,431	15	393	+ 2,038
Stroke	3	730	1	2,415	- 1,685
Lung Cancers	4	722	10	472	+ 249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	563	13	436	+ 127
Kidney Disease	6	482	6	793	- 311
Liver Cancer	7	349	29	101	+ 248
Hypertension	8	343	8	651	- 308
Suicide	9	305	35	70	+ 235
Breast Cancer	10	284	14	413	- 130
Pancreas Cancer	11	252	27	119	+ 133
Stomach Cancer	12	190	19	231	- 41
Lymphomas	13	186	17	251	- 65
Lung Disease	14	179	11	452	- 273
Oral Cancer	15	148	39	59	+ 90
Prostate Cancer	16	142	5	883	- 742
Leukemia	17	117	26	129	- 12
Falls	18	102	33	82	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	19	101	24	133	- 32
Liver Disease	20	98	21	155	- 57
Ovary Cancer	21	95	30	97	- 2
Other Neoplasms	22	91	45	19	+ 73
Uterin Cancer	23	69	28	106	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	24	64	34	74	- 10
Skin Disease	25	64	22	145	- 82
Road Traffic Accidents	26	57	12	444	- 387
Bladder Cancer	27	56	38	60	- 3
Diabetes Mellitus	28	50	2	2,077	- 2,027
Parkinson's Disease	29	42	25	132	- 90
Cervical Cancer	30	40	16	358	- 318
Congenital Anomalies	31	37	23	139	- 101
Other Injuries	32	37	31	91	- 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	32	32	82	- 50
Skin Cancers	34	26	52	10	+ 16
Asthma	35	17	36	65	- 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	15	9	587	- 572
Endocrine Disorders	37	14	20	176	- 162
Drownings	38	14	51	10	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	13	42	35	- 22
Tuberculosis	40	12	54	8	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	41	12	18	241	- 229
Epilepsy	42	12	41	46	- 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	10	44	27	- 16
Drug Use	44	9	48	13	- 4
HIV/AIDS	45	8	7	757	- 749
Violence	46	7	4	1,484	- 1,477
Alcohol	47	5	55	7	- 3
Meningitis	48	4	47	16	- 12
Fires	49	3	46	16	- 12
Appendicitis	50	3	53	9	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	3	81	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	52	2	59	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	53	2	43	35	- 33
Upper Respiratory	54	2	65	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	55	1	37	65	- 64
Hepatitis C	56	1	64	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	56	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	50	11	- 10
War	59	1	61	1	+ 1
Poisonings	60	1	57	2	- 2
Encephalitis	61	0	49	13	- 13
Pertussis	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	40	48	- 48
Diphtheria	64	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	60	1	- 1
Dengue	66	0	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	63	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

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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.