NEPAL VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,318	2	19,677	+ 7,642
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,790	6	6,237	+ 20,552
Stroke	3	8,046	4	12,909	- 4,862
Lung Cancers	4	7,952	12	3,586	+ 4,366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,208	26	1,167	+ 5,041
Kidney Disease	6	5,309	10	4,284	+ 1,025
Liver Cancer	7	3,849	46	256	+ 3,593
Hypertension	8	3,779	18	2,092	+ 1,687
Suicide	9	3,358	16	2,571	+ 787
Breast Cancer	10	3,125	27	1,038	+ 2,087
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,772	41	445	+ 2,327
Stomach Cancer	12	2,089	25	1,379	+ 709
Lymphomas	13	2,049	32	768	+ 1,281
Lung Disease	14	1,977	1	27,027	- 25,050
Oral Cancer	15	1,636	24	1,389	+ 248
Prostate Cancer	16	1,562	58	85	+ 1,477
Leukemia	17	1,287	36	668	+ 619
Falls	18	1,123	13	3,321	- 2,198
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,112	48	217	+ 894
Liver Disease	20	1,080	5	6,383	- 5,303
Ovary Cancer	21	1,052	37	585	+ 467
Other Neoplasms	22	1,008	61	50	+ 958
Uterin Cancer	23	759	60	56	+ 703
Oesophagus Cancer	24	706	38	491	+ 215
Skin Disease	25	702	67	17	+ 685
Road Traffic Accidents	26	625	9	4,654	- 4,029
Bladder Cancer	27	620	44	325	+ 296
Diabetes Mellitus	28	556	14	2,929	- 2,374
Parkinson's Disease	29	463	33	760	- 297
Cervical Cancer	30	439	20	1,969	- 1,530
Congenital Anomalies	31	411	21	1,949	- 1,538
Other Injuries	32	408	22	1,655	- 1,247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	357	49	191	+ 166
Skin Cancers	34	290	42	400	- 110
Asthma	35	191	8	5,930	- 5,739
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	167	19	2,022	- 1,855
Endocrine Disorders	37	157	45	257	- 101
Drownings	38	150	23	1,505	- 1,355
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	143	7	6,071	- 5,928
Tuberculosis	40	132	3	16,535	- 16,403
Low Birth Weight	41	131	11	3,822	- 3,692
Epilepsy	42	128	30	874	- 746
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	114	17	2,320	- 2,206
Drug Use	44	98	57	93	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	45	94	34	737	- 643
Violence	46	75	35	704	- 628
Alcohol	47	53	52	168	- 115
Meningitis	48	43	43	377	- 335
Fires	49	36	50	184	- 148
Appendicitis	50	30	47	220	- 190
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	29	80	0	+ 29
Hepatitis B	52	21	56	117	- 96
Maternal Conditions	53	17	28	977	- 960
Upper Respiratory	54	17	66	24	- 7
Birth Trauma	55	16	15	2,676	- 2,660
Hepatitis C	56	15	64	29	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	57	13	63	38	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	12	51	173	- 161
War	59	11	65	24	- 13
Poisonings	60	6	39	474	- 468
Encephalitis	61	0	29	882	- 882
Pertussis	62	0	40	453	- 452
Malnutrition	63	0	31	845	- 845
Diphtheria	64	0	71	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	54	134	- 134
Dengue	66	0	55	120	- 120
Ascariasis	67	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	59	60	- 60
Tetanus	73	0	53	134	- 134
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	39	- 39
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.