RWANDA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,958	4	3,605	+ 8,353
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,727	1	5,280	+ 6,447
Stroke	3	3,522	2	5,060	- 1,538
Lung Cancers	4	3,481	39	234	+ 3,247
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,717	28	591	+ 2,126
Kidney Disease	6	2,324	15	1,206	+ 1,118
Liver Cancer	7	1,685	23	706	+ 979
Hypertension	8	1,654	14	1,357	+ 297
Suicide	9	1,470	24	704	+ 766
Breast Cancer	10	1,368	27	600	+ 768
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,214	43	214	+ 1,000
Stomach Cancer	12	914	20	780	+ 134
Lymphomas	13	897	30	450	+ 447
Lung Disease	14	865	13	1,555	- 689
Oral Cancer	15	716	37	272	+ 444
Prostate Cancer	16	684	32	396	+ 288
Leukemia	17	563	35	317	+ 246
Falls	18	492	31	412	+ 79
Inflammatory/Heart	19	487	34	347	+ 140
Liver Disease	20	473	8	2,548	- 2,075
Ovary Cancer	21	460	53	92	+ 368
Other Neoplasms	22	441	64	16	+ 425
Uterin Cancer	23	332	56	58	+ 274
Oesophagus Cancer	24	309	44	213	+ 96
Skin Disease	25	307	52	103	+ 204
Road Traffic Accidents	26	274	3	3,718	- 3,445
Bladder Cancer	27	272	62	35	+ 236
Diabetes Mellitus	28	243	11	1,858	- 1,615
Parkinson's Disease	29	203	47	146	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	30	192	18	941	- 748
Congenital Anomalies	31	180	12	1,777	- 1,597
Other Injuries	32	179	17	944	- 766
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	156	33	362	- 206
Skin Cancers	34	127	50	113	+ 14
Asthma	35	84	22	717	- 634
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	73	25	657	- 584
Endocrine Disorders	37	69	41	219	- 151
Drownings	38	65	36	285	- 219
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	63	6	3,121	- 3,059
Tuberculosis	40	58	26	625	- 567
Low Birth Weight	41	57	9	2,193	- 2,136
Epilepsy	42	56	45	191	- 135
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	50	48	136	- 86
Drug Use	44	43	60	45	- 1
HIV/AIDS	45	41	7	2,826	- 2,785
Violence	46	33	29	548	- 515
Alcohol	47	23	49	125	- 102
Meningitis	48	19	19	847	- 829
Fires	49	16	38	270	- 254
Appendicitis	50	13	54	70	- 57
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	13	80	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	52	9	55	68	- 59
Maternal Conditions	53	8	21	722	- 715
Upper Respiratory	54	7	57	58	- 51
Birth Trauma	55	7	10	1,888	- 1,881
Hepatitis C	56	7	65	12	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	57	6	66	7	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	5	63	23	- 18
War	59	5	69	3	+ 2
Poisonings	60	3	40	220	- 218
Encephalitis	61	0	61	39	- 39
Pertussis	62	0	42	218	- 218
Malnutrition	63	0	16	1,168	- 1,168
Diphtheria	64	0	71	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	46	173	- 173
Dengue	66	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	59	51	- 51
Tetanus	73	0	58	53	- 53
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	111	- 111
Otitis Media	79	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.