PHILIPPINES VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,820	1	129,955	- 26,135
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	101,811	2	93,807	+ 8,004
Stroke	3	30,579	3	74,167	- 43,587
Lung Cancers	4	30,222	13	10,296	+ 19,927
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	23,593	16	8,063	+ 15,530
Kidney Disease	6	20,176	4	39,380	- 19,204
Liver Cancer	7	14,629	19	7,663	+ 6,965
Hypertension	8	14,360	5	34,500	- 20,139
Suicide	9	12,761	35	2,325	+ 10,436
Breast Cancer	10	11,876	15	9,802	+ 2,074
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,536	37	2,121	+ 8,415
Stomach Cancer	12	7,938	41	1,868	+ 6,069
Lymphomas	13	7,785	36	2,279	+ 5,507
Lung Disease	14	7,513	6	32,559	- 25,047
Oral Cancer	15	6,218	34	2,916	+ 3,302
Prostate Cancer	16	5,938	26	4,149	+ 1,788
Leukemia	17	4,891	29	3,596	+ 1,295
Falls	18	4,268	28	3,861	+ 407
Inflammatory/Heart	19	4,225	30	3,545	+ 680
Liver Disease	20	4,105	20	7,076	- 2,972
Ovary Cancer	21	3,998	40	1,994	+ 2,004
Other Neoplasms	22	3,831	23	5,146	- 1,315
Uterin Cancer	23	2,886	50	761	+ 2,126
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,685	53	672	+ 2,013
Skin Disease	25	2,667	25	4,229	- 1,563
Road Traffic Accidents	26	2,376	10	13,017	- 10,641
Bladder Cancer	27	2,357	58	569	+ 1,788
Diabetes Mellitus	28	2,111	7	32,260	- 30,149
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,760	55	594	+ 1,166
Cervical Cancer	30	1,669	33	3,076	- 1,407
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,561	17	8,051	- 6,490
Other Injuries	32	1,551	31	3,536	- 1,985
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,358	21	6,865	- 5,507
Skin Cancers	34	1,101	61	368	+ 732
Asthma	35	727	11	11,404	- 10,677
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	636	39	2,010	- 1,374
Endocrine Disorders	37	596	12	10,464	- 9,868
Drownings	38	569	27	3,881	- 3,312
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	543	22	6,189	- 5,645
Tuberculosis	40	501	8	27,061	- 26,560
Low Birth Weight	41	497	14	10,141	- 9,644
Epilepsy	42	487	45	1,120	- 633
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	434	42	1,807	- 1,373
Drug Use	44	374	52	695	- 321
HIV/AIDS	45	356	66	204	+ 152
Violence	46	286	9	14,835	- 14,548
Alcohol	47	200	60	401	- 201
Meningitis	48	162	47	1,041	- 879
Fires	49	136	54	600	- 463
Appendicitis	50	115	63	276	- 161
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	111	51	752	- 641
Hepatitis B	52	80	56	590	- 509
Maternal Conditions	53	66	38	2,042	- 1,976
Upper Respiratory	54	63	70	39	+ 25
Birth Trauma	55	61	18	7,960	- 7,899
Hepatitis C	56	56	81	0	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	57	51	72	31	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	44	62	323	- 279
War	59	43	49	817	- 774
Poisonings	60	22	65	226	- 204
Encephalitis	61	1	67	185	- 184
Pertussis	62	1	43	1,760	- 1,759
Malnutrition	63	1	24	4,311	- 4,310
Diphtheria	64	0	75	14	- 14
Syphilis	65	0	44	1,157	- 1,157
Dengue	66	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Ascariasis	67	0	76	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	68	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	85	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	78	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	4	- 4
Measles	72	0	48	894	- 894
Tetanus	73	0	59	521	- 521
Chagas disease	74	0	79	2	- 2
Malaria	75	0	69	94	- 94
Leishmaniasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	64	233	- 233
Otitis Media	79	0	74	23	- 23
Leprosy	80	0	71	37	- 37
Oral conditions	81	0	73	28	- 28
Osteoarthritis	82	0	57	570	- 570
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	68	127	- 127
Anemia	85	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.