NIGER VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,123	6	8,229	+ 14,894
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,675	1	21,093	+ 1,582
Stroke	3	6,811	5	8,717	- 1,906
Lung Cancers	4	6,731	67	42	+ 6,689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,255	37	522	+ 4,733
Kidney Disease	6	4,494	16	2,732	+ 1,761
Liver Cancer	7	3,258	35	745	+ 2,513
Hypertension	8	3,198	25	1,356	+ 1,843
Suicide	9	2,842	27	1,227	+ 1,615
Breast Cancer	10	2,645	29	1,075	+ 1,570
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,347	54	138	+ 2,209
Stomach Cancer	12	1,768	44	300	+ 1,467
Lymphomas	13	1,734	43	350	+ 1,384
Lung Disease	14	1,673	20	2,172	- 499
Oral Cancer	15	1,385	49	242	+ 1,143
Prostate Cancer	16	1,322	57	128	+ 1,195
Leukemia	17	1,089	48	258	+ 832
Falls	18	951	26	1,297	- 347
Inflammatory/Heart	19	941	34	769	+ 172
Liver Disease	20	914	11	4,116	- 3,202
Ovary Cancer	21	890	40	425	+ 465
Other Neoplasms	22	853	68	24	+ 829
Uterin Cancer	23	643	64	86	+ 557
Oesophagus Cancer	24	598	55	132	+ 466
Skin Disease	25	594	52	213	+ 381
Road Traffic Accidents	26	529	8	5,946	- 5,417
Bladder Cancer	27	525	53	161	+ 364
Diabetes Mellitus	28	470	17	2,630	- 2,160
Parkinson's Disease	29	392	47	275	+ 117
Cervical Cancer	30	372	38	487	- 115
Congenital Anomalies	31	348	10	4,346	- 3,998
Other Injuries	32	345	12	3,826	- 3,480
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	302	31	1,044	- 742
Skin Cancers	34	245	45	287	- 42
Asthma	35	162	22	1,902	- 1,740
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	142	32	858	- 716
Endocrine Disorders	37	133	23	1,806	- 1,673
Drownings	38	127	24	1,581	- 1,454
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	121	3	16,030	- 15,909
Tuberculosis	40	112	13	3,703	- 3,592
Low Birth Weight	41	111	4	9,560	- 9,449
Epilepsy	42	108	36	676	- 568
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	97	39	467	- 370
Drug Use	44	83	58	126	- 43
HIV/AIDS	45	79	30	1,048	- 969
Violence	46	64	19	2,244	- 2,180
Alcohol	47	44	60	120	- 76
Meningitis	48	36	9	5,237	- 5,201
Fires	49	30	28	1,120	- 1,090
Appendicitis	50	26	56	128	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	25	80	0	+ 25
Hepatitis B	52	18	46	279	- 261
Maternal Conditions	53	15	14	3,317	- 3,303
Upper Respiratory	54	14	63	94	- 80
Birth Trauma	55	14	7	8,030	- 8,017
Hepatitis C	56	13	66	46	- 33
Multiple Sclerosis	57	11	69	22	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	10	70	18	- 8
War	59	10	41	409	- 400
Poisonings	60	5	33	771	- 767
Encephalitis	61	0	61	112	- 112
Pertussis	62	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Malnutrition	63	0	21	2,170	- 2,170
Diphtheria	64	0	65	60	- 60
Syphilis	65	0	62	110	- 110
Dengue	66	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	59	125	- 125
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Tetanus	73	0	42	372	- 372
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Leishmaniasis	76	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	237	- 237
Otitis Media	79	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.