NAMIBIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,461	5	1,221	+ 1,240
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,413	2	1,464	+ 949
Stroke	3	725	4	1,333	- 608
Lung Cancers	4	716	35	59	+ 658
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	559	36	54	+ 505
Kidney Disease	6	478	15	322	+ 157
Liver Cancer	7	347	41	45	+ 302
Hypertension	8	340	12	428	- 88
Suicide	9	302	17	243	+ 60
Breast Cancer	10	282	24	121	+ 160
Pancreas Cancer	11	250	53	18	+ 232
Stomach Cancer	12	188	45	33	+ 156
Lymphomas	13	185	40	46	+ 139
Lung Disease	14	178	10	461	- 283
Oral Cancer	15	147	30	100	+ 48
Prostate Cancer	16	141	31	94	+ 46
Leukemia	17	116	49	24	+ 92
Falls	18	101	34	62	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	19	100	22	162	- 62
Liver Disease	20	97	14	336	- 238
Ovary Cancer	21	95	50	23	+ 72
Other Neoplasms	22	91	60	8	+ 83
Uterin Cancer	23	68	56	11	+ 57
Oesophagus Cancer	24	64	52	21	+ 43
Skin Disease	25	63	47	31	+ 32
Road Traffic Accidents	26	56	6	868	- 812
Bladder Cancer	27	56	54	16	+ 40
Diabetes Mellitus	28	50	7	724	- 674
Parkinson's Disease	29	42	42	43	- 2
Cervical Cancer	30	40	23	133	- 93
Congenital Anomalies	31	37	16	283	- 246
Other Injuries	32	37	19	207	- 170
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	32	32	76	- 44
Skin Cancers	34	26	29	108	- 82
Asthma	35	17	20	200	- 183
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	15	21	176	- 161
Endocrine Disorders	37	14	33	73	- 59
Drownings	38	13	26	110	- 96
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	13	8	645	- 632
Tuberculosis	40	12	3	1,416	- 1,404
Low Birth Weight	41	12	9	516	- 504
Epilepsy	42	12	38	49	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	10	44	33	- 23
Drug Use	44	9	46	32	- 23
HIV/AIDS	45	8	1	2,928	- 2,920
Violence	46	7	11	450	- 443
Alcohol	47	5	48	28	- 23
Meningitis	48	4	27	109	- 105
Fires	49	3	28	109	- 106
Appendicitis	50	3	58	9	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	52	2	63	4	- 3
Maternal Conditions	53	2	25	110	- 109
Upper Respiratory	54	1	61	6	- 5
Birth Trauma	55	1	13	345	- 343
Hepatitis C	56	1	66	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	64	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	57	9	- 8
War	59	1	67	0	+ 1
Poisonings	60	1	39	46	- 46
Encephalitis	61	0	59	8	- 8
Pertussis	62	0	37	54	- 54
Malnutrition	63	0	18	224	- 224
Diphtheria	64	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	43	35	- 35
Dengue	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	65	2	- 2
Tetanus	73	0	62	6	- 6
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	51	22	- 22
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	55	14	- 14
Otitis Media	79	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

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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.