LATVIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,581	1	8,099	- 6,518
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,550	9	501	+ 1,049
Stroke	3	466	2	5,893	- 5,427
Lung Cancers	4	460	4	956	- 496
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	359	6	722	- 363
Kidney Disease	6	307	17	356	- 49
Liver Cancer	7	223	26	157	+ 66
Hypertension	8	219	3	1,194	- 975
Suicide	9	194	14	384	- 189
Breast Cancer	10	181	10	472	- 292
Pancreas Cancer	11	160	13	436	- 276
Stomach Cancer	12	121	11	470	- 349
Lymphomas	13	119	19	245	- 127
Lung Disease	14	114	18	346	- 232
Oral Cancer	15	95	22	214	- 119
Prostate Cancer	16	90	12	464	- 374
Leukemia	17	74	25	186	- 112
Falls	18	65	23	201	- 136
Inflammatory/Heart	19	64	5	921	- 857
Liver Disease	20	63	15	365	- 302
Ovary Cancer	21	61	24	196	- 136
Other Neoplasms	22	58	28	153	- 94
Uterin Cancer	23	44	29	148	- 104
Oesophagus Cancer	24	41	32	131	- 90
Skin Disease	25	41	38	76	- 36
Road Traffic Accidents	26	36	27	154	- 117
Bladder Cancer	27	36	20	228	- 192
Diabetes Mellitus	28	32	8	529	- 497
Parkinson's Disease	29	27	35	125	- 99
Cervical Cancer	30	25	33	128	- 102
Congenital Anomalies	31	24	43	46	- 23
Other Injuries	32	24	16	362	- 339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	21	31	142	- 121
Skin Cancers	34	17	30	144	- 128
Asthma	35	11	46	42	- 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	10	7	664	- 654
Endocrine Disorders	37	9	41	59	- 50
Drownings	38	9	34	127	- 118
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	8	54	14	- 5
Tuberculosis	40	8	40	71	- 64
Low Birth Weight	41	8	56	11	- 4
Epilepsy	42	7	45	44	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	7	47	41	- 34
Drug Use	44	6	48	41	- 35
HIV/AIDS	45	5	39	74	- 69
Violence	46	4	37	94	- 90
Alcohol	47	3	21	227	- 224
Meningitis	48	2	52	15	- 12
Fires	49	2	36	103	- 101
Appendicitis	50	2	59	5	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2	44	45	- 44
Hepatitis B	52	1	63	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	53	1	60	5	- 4
Upper Respiratory	54	1	62	4	- 3
Birth Trauma	55	1	55	12	- 11
Hepatitis C	56	1	42	53	- 52
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	50	20	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	51	20	- 19
War	59	1	68	0	+ 0
Poisonings	60	0	49	23	- 23
Encephalitis	61	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	70	0	- 0
Malnutrition	63	0	64	2	- 2
Diphtheria	64	0	67	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	65	1	- 1
Dengue	66	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	61	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	7	- 7
Anemia	85	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

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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.