ROMANIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,930	1	71,810	- 55,880
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,622	5	9,357	+ 6,265
Stroke	3	4,692	2	49,707	- 45,015
Lung Cancers	4	4,637	4	10,113	- 5,476
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,620	8	6,835	- 3,215
Kidney Disease	6	3,096	9	5,175	- 2,079
Liver Cancer	7	2,245	13	3,114	- 869
Hypertension	8	2,203	3	11,007	- 8,804
Suicide	9	1,958	21	1,886	+ 72
Breast Cancer	10	1,822	11	3,851	- 2,028
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,617	14	2,935	- 1,318
Stomach Cancer	12	1,218	12	3,457	- 2,239
Lymphomas	13	1,195	25	1,385	- 190
Lung Disease	14	1,153	7	7,359	- 6,206
Oral Cancer	15	954	17	2,290	- 1,336
Prostate Cancer	16	911	16	2,449	- 1,538
Leukemia	17	750	26	1,342	- 592
Falls	18	655	24	1,504	- 849
Inflammatory/Heart	19	648	10	4,433	- 3,785
Liver Disease	20	630	6	8,920	- 8,290
Ovary Cancer	21	613	27	1,109	- 496
Other Neoplasms	22	588	43	289	+ 299
Uterin Cancer	23	443	34	522	- 79
Oesophagus Cancer	24	412	30	755	- 343
Skin Disease	25	409	53	97	+ 312
Road Traffic Accidents	26	365	20	1,992	- 1,628
Bladder Cancer	27	362	23	1,715	- 1,353
Diabetes Mellitus	28	324	18	2,230	- 1,907
Parkinson's Disease	29	270	31	741	- 471
Cervical Cancer	30	256	22	1,870	- 1,614
Congenital Anomalies	31	239	38	367	- 127
Other Injuries	32	238	19	2,139	- 1,901
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	208	33	531	- 323
Skin Cancers	34	169	29	1,003	- 834
Asthma	35	111	45	225	- 114
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	98	15	2,839	- 2,741
Endocrine Disorders	37	91	48	193	- 101
Drownings	38	87	32	596	- 509
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	83	46	223	- 140
Tuberculosis	40	77	28	1,015	- 939
Low Birth Weight	41	76	41	317	- 241
Epilepsy	42	75	42	314	- 239
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	67	35	440	- 374
Drug Use	44	57	40	346	- 289
HIV/AIDS	45	55	47	219	- 164
Violence	46	44	44	255	- 211
Alcohol	47	31	37	409	- 379
Meningitis	48	25	54	76	- 52
Fires	49	21	36	421	- 400
Appendicitis	50	18	60	21	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	17	49	143	- 126
Hepatitis B	52	12	59	30	- 18
Maternal Conditions	53	10	58	35	- 25
Upper Respiratory	54	10	63	3	+ 7
Birth Trauma	55	9	57	38	- 29
Hepatitis C	56	9	52	98	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	57	8	55	66	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	7	85	0	+ 7
War	59	7	65	2	+ 4
Poisonings	60	3	39	366	- 363
Encephalitis	61	0	62	6	- 6
Pertussis	62	0	69	0	- 0
Malnutrition	63	0	50	142	- 142
Diphtheria	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	61	7	- 7
Tetanus	73	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	64	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	103	- 103
Anemia	85	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Singapore

Romania

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.