JAPAN VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	108,143	1	163,905	- 55,762
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	106,050	3	107,899	- 1,849
Stroke	3	31,853	2	121,823	- 89,970
Lung Cancers	4	31,481	4	79,688	- 48,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	24,575	6	57,340	- 32,765
Kidney Disease	6	21,016	9	44,779	- 23,763
Liver Cancer	7	15,238	11	29,384	- 14,146
Hypertension	8	14,958	28	6,673	+ 8,285
Suicide	9	13,293	13	19,466	- 6,173
Breast Cancer	10	12,371	15	15,805	- 3,434
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,974	10	37,027	- 26,053
Stomach Cancer	12	8,268	8	50,433	- 42,165
Lymphomas	13	8,109	14	19,273	- 11,164
Lung Disease	14	7,825	5	78,169	- 70,344
Oral Cancer	15	6,477	26	8,333	- 1,856
Prostate Cancer	16	6,185	19	13,515	- 7,330
Leukemia	17	5,095	24	9,607	- 4,512
Falls	18	4,446	23	9,736	- 5,290
Inflammatory/Heart	19	4,401	27	8,232	- 3,832
Liver Disease	20	4,276	17	14,195	- 9,919
Ovary Cancer	21	4,164	30	5,061	- 897
Other Neoplasms	22	3,991	16	15,120	- 11,129
Uterin Cancer	23	3,006	33	3,461	- 455
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,797	20	12,316	- 9,519
Skin Disease	25	2,778	36	2,806	- 28
Road Traffic Accidents	26	2,475	31	4,566	- 2,091
Bladder Cancer	27	2,455	22	9,936	- 7,481
Diabetes Mellitus	28	2,199	29	5,433	- 3,234
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,833	18	14,007	- 12,174
Cervical Cancer	30	1,738	32	3,799	- 2,061
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,626	40	2,473	- 847
Other Injuries	32	1,615	12	22,068	- 20,453
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,415	35	2,922	- 1,507
Skin Cancers	34	1,146	44	1,843	- 696
Asthma	35	757	42	1,922	- 1,165
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	663	7	56,937	- 56,274
Endocrine Disorders	37	621	21	11,486	- 10,865
Drownings	38	592	25	8,409	- 7,817
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	566	37	2,731	- 2,165
Tuberculosis	40	521	34	3,459	- 2,937
Low Birth Weight	41	517	55	202	+ 315
Epilepsy	42	507	45	1,558	- 1,051
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	452	39	2,555	- 2,103
Drug Use	44	389	50	732	- 342
HIV/AIDS	45	371	63	48	+ 323
Violence	46	298	53	266	+ 32
Alcohol	47	208	51	576	- 368
Meningitis	48	169	52	308	- 139
Fires	49	142	48	1,007	- 865
Appendicitis	50	120	58	126	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	115	56	172	- 57
Hepatitis B	52	84	46	1,423	- 1,339
Maternal Conditions	53	69	64	39	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	54	66	57	159	- 93
Birth Trauma	55	64	61	104	- 41
Hepatitis C	56	59	41	2,220	- 2,161
Multiple Sclerosis	57	53	59	108	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	46	38	2,618	- 2,572
War	59	45	66	15	+ 30
Poisonings	60	23	54	255	- 232
Encephalitis	61	1	69	5	- 4
Pertussis	62	1	71	1	- 0
Malnutrition	63	1	43	1,910	- 1,909
Diphtheria	64	0	74	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	65	16	- 16
Dengue	66	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	70	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	67	9	- 9
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	60	106	- 106
Osteoarthritis	82	0	62	86	- 86
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.