NIGERIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	207,810	7	61,374	+ 146,437
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	203,788	1	207,281	- 3,493
Stroke	3	61,209	8	57,744	+ 3,465
Lung Cancers	4	60,494	57	1,295	+ 59,199
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	47,224	43	4,152	+ 43,072
Kidney Disease	6	40,386	20	18,189	+ 22,196
Liver Cancer	7	29,281	39	5,289	+ 23,993
Hypertension	8	28,744	24	10,692	+ 18,053
Suicide	9	25,543	30	7,019	+ 18,525
Breast Cancer	10	23,772	23	11,884	+ 11,888
Pancreas Cancer	11	21,089	51	1,975	+ 19,114
Stomach Cancer	12	15,888	50	2,129	+ 13,760
Lymphomas	13	15,583	40	5,202	+ 10,382
Lung Disease	14	15,037	22	12,569	+ 2,469
Oral Cancer	15	12,446	48	2,238	+ 10,208
Prostate Cancer	16	11,885	35	5,914	+ 5,971
Leukemia	17	9,790	47	2,257	+ 7,533
Falls	18	8,544	28	7,528	+ 1,016
Inflammatory/Heart	19	8,457	42	4,826	+ 3,630
Liver Disease	20	8,216	13	38,326	- 30,109
Ovary Cancer	21	8,002	49	2,133	+ 5,869
Other Neoplasms	22	7,669	66	290	+ 7,379
Uterin Cancer	23	5,777	62	679	+ 5,098
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,374	64	560	+ 4,814
Skin Disease	25	5,338	56	1,468	+ 3,869
Road Traffic Accidents	26	4,755	12	41,693	- 36,938
Bladder Cancer	27	4,718	63	670	+ 4,048
Diabetes Mellitus	28	4,226	18	22,497	- 18,271
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,522	46	2,473	+ 1,049
Cervical Cancer	30	3,340	25	10,574	- 7,234
Congenital Anomalies	31	3,124	9	49,696	- 46,573
Other Injuries	32	3,104	17	22,696	- 19,592
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,719	37	5,846	- 3,127
Skin Cancers	34	2,203	53	1,933	+ 270
Asthma	35	1,454	27	8,192	- 6,737
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	1,273	31	6,786	- 5,512
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,193	21	15,799	- 14,606
Drownings	38	1,138	32	6,584	- 5,446
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,087	2	144,724	- 143,637
Tuberculosis	40	1,002	3	127,335	- 126,333
Low Birth Weight	41	994	6	95,959	- 94,965
Epilepsy	42	975	41	5,001	- 4,027
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	869	52	1,946	- 1,077
Drug Use	44	748	34	6,273	- 5,525
HIV/AIDS	45	712	10	44,124	- 43,411
Violence	46	573	19	18,407	- 17,834
Alcohol	47	400	58	1,031	- 631
Meningitis	48	324	11	43,651	- 43,327
Fires	49	273	29	7,132	- 6,858
Appendicitis	50	230	60	760	- 530
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	221	84	0	+ 221
Hepatitis B	52	161	55	1,488	- 1,327
Maternal Conditions	53	132	15	23,540	- 23,408
Upper Respiratory	54	126	67	259	- 132
Birth Trauma	55	122	5	100,186	- 100,064
Hepatitis C	56	113	65	304	- 191
Multiple Sclerosis	57	101	68	179	- 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	88	69	165	- 76
War	59	86	45	3,245	- 3,159
Poisonings	60	44	33	6,570	- 6,527
Encephalitis	61	2	59	937	- 934
Pertussis	62	2	16	23,282	- 23,280
Malnutrition	63	1	36	5,896	- 5,895
Diphtheria	64	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Syphilis	65	0	38	5,449	- 5,449
Dengue	66	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	61	685	- 685
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Tetanus	73	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Otitis Media	79	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Singapore

Nigeria

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.