SOMALIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,426	7	7,233	+ 4,193
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,205	1	21,712	- 10,507
Stroke	3	3,365	6	8,595	- 5,230
Lung Cancers	4	3,326	54	233	+ 3,093
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,597	38	546	+ 2,050
Kidney Disease	6	2,221	21	2,051	+ 170
Liver Cancer	7	1,610	53	256	+ 1,354
Hypertension	8	1,580	18	2,643	- 1,063
Suicide	9	1,404	27	1,219	+ 185
Breast Cancer	10	1,307	26	1,232	+ 76
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,160	62	108	+ 1,052
Stomach Cancer	12	874	49	310	+ 564
Lymphomas	13	857	34	605	+ 252
Lung Disease	14	827	19	2,442	- 1,616
Oral Cancer	15	684	46	328	+ 356
Prostate Cancer	16	653	52	285	+ 368
Leukemia	17	538	35	562	- 23
Falls	18	470	37	548	- 78
Inflammatory/Heart	19	465	39	521	- 56
Liver Disease	20	452	13	3,917	- 3,465
Ovary Cancer	21	440	50	295	+ 145
Other Neoplasms	22	422	70	12	+ 409
Uterin Cancer	23	318	64	78	+ 240
Oesophagus Cancer	24	295	40	516	- 221
Skin Disease	25	293	58	151	+ 142
Road Traffic Accidents	26	261	11	4,231	- 3,970
Bladder Cancer	27	259	61	149	+ 110
Diabetes Mellitus	28	232	16	2,888	- 2,656
Parkinson's Disease	29	194	56	184	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	30	184	28	883	- 699
Congenital Anomalies	31	172	15	3,410	- 3,238
Other Injuries	32	171	14	3,602	- 3,431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	149	36	559	- 410
Skin Cancers	34	121	57	164	- 43
Asthma	35	80	23	1,878	- 1,798
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	70	32	647	- 577
Endocrine Disorders	37	66	44	406	- 341
Drownings	38	63	25	1,272	- 1,209
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	60	2	15,363	- 15,303
Tuberculosis	40	55	4	10,261	- 10,206
Low Birth Weight	41	55	8	6,250	- 6,196
Epilepsy	42	54	43	419	- 365
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	48	41	446	- 398
Drug Use	44	41	65	54	- 13
HIV/AIDS	45	39	33	610	- 571
Violence	46	32	29	828	- 797
Alcohol	47	22	59	151	- 129
Meningitis	48	18	9	5,381	- 5,363
Fires	49	15	30	810	- 795
Appendicitis	50	13	55	188	- 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	12	84	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	52	9	48	315	- 306
Maternal Conditions	53	7	12	4,127	- 4,119
Upper Respiratory	54	7	47	326	- 319
Birth Trauma	55	7	5	9,573	- 9,567
Hepatitis C	56	6	67	34	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	57	6	71	8	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	5	66	35	- 30
War	59	5	24	1,318	- 1,313
Poisonings	60	2	31	758	- 756
Encephalitis	61	0	63	91	- 91
Pertussis	62	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Malnutrition	63	0	10	4,825	- 4,825
Diphtheria	64	0	60	150	- 150
Syphilis	65	0	45	378	- 378
Dengue	66	0	73	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	72	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Tetanus	73	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Leishmaniasis	76	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	435	- 435
Otitis Media	79	0	68	32	- 32
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.