SOUTH AFRICA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,055	3	32,739	+ 20,316
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	52,028	2	39,341	+ 12,687
Stroke	3	15,627	4	30,693	- 15,067
Lung Cancers	4	15,444	15	7,705	+ 7,739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	12,057	28	3,587	+ 8,470
Kidney Disease	6	10,311	9	15,302	- 4,991
Liver Cancer	7	7,476	33	2,383	+ 5,092
Hypertension	8	7,339	12	12,789	- 5,450
Suicide	9	6,521	10	13,774	- 7,253
Breast Cancer	10	6,069	23	4,533	+ 1,536
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,384	35	2,007	+ 3,377
Stomach Cancer	12	4,056	39	1,535	+ 2,522
Lymphomas	13	3,978	31	2,818	+ 1,161
Lung Disease	14	3,839	13	11,895	- 8,056
Oral Cancer	15	3,178	41	1,406	+ 1,772
Prostate Cancer	16	3,034	24	4,374	- 1,339
Leukemia	17	2,499	40	1,464	+ 1,036
Falls	18	2,181	42	1,399	+ 782
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,159	21	5,408	- 3,249
Liver Disease	20	2,098	14	9,013	- 6,916
Ovary Cancer	21	2,043	51	951	+ 1,092
Other Neoplasms	22	1,958	58	267	+ 1,691
Uterin Cancer	23	1,475	54	512	+ 963
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,372	29	3,486	- 2,114
Skin Disease	25	1,363	45	1,101	+ 261
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,214	11	13,014	- 11,800
Bladder Cancer	27	1,205	52	829	+ 375
Diabetes Mellitus	28	1,079	5	30,188	- 29,109
Parkinson's Disease	29	899	46	1,077	- 178
Cervical Cancer	30	853	20	5,555	- 4,703
Congenital Anomalies	31	797	25	4,351	- 3,553
Other Injuries	32	792	17	6,014	- 5,221
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	694	36	1,894	- 1,200
Skin Cancers	34	562	48	993	- 430
Asthma	35	371	18	5,966	- 5,595
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	325	22	4,676	- 4,351
Endocrine Disorders	37	305	19	5,890	- 5,585
Drownings	38	291	32	2,403	- 2,113
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	278	8	15,843	- 15,566
Tuberculosis	40	256	6	21,965	- 21,710
Low Birth Weight	41	254	16	6,250	- 5,996
Epilepsy	42	249	37	1,870	- 1,621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	222	47	1,015	- 793
Drug Use	44	191	53	770	- 579
HIV/AIDS	45	182	1	71,996	- 71,814
Violence	46	146	7	21,000	- 20,853
Alcohol	47	102	49	987	- 885
Meningitis	48	83	26	3,660	- 3,578
Fires	49	70	27	3,618	- 3,548
Appendicitis	50	59	56	274	- 215
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	57	86	0	+ 57
Hepatitis B	52	41	61	139	- 98
Maternal Conditions	53	34	38	1,700	- 1,666
Upper Respiratory	54	32	60	223	- 191
Birth Trauma	55	31	30	3,004	- 2,972
Hepatitis C	56	29	70	8	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	57	26	62	113	- 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	23	55	376	- 353
War	59	22	64	66	- 44
Poisonings	60	11	50	975	- 964
Encephalitis	61	1	59	234	- 234
Pertussis	62	1	43	1,142	- 1,142
Malnutrition	63	0	34	2,381	- 2,380
Diphtheria	64	0	69	16	- 16
Syphilis	65	0	44	1,130	- 1,130
Dengue	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	68	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	57	270	- 270
Tetanus	73	0	65	38	- 38
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	83	- 83
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Otitis Media	79	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.