SPAIN VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,501	1	51,684	- 10,182
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	40,698	7	13,717	+ 26,981
Stroke	3	12,224	3	29,004	- 16,780
Lung Cancers	4	12,081	4	22,131	- 10,049
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,431	6	16,957	- 7,526
Kidney Disease	6	8,065	8	9,725	- 1,659
Liver Cancer	7	5,848	18	5,098	+ 749
Hypertension	8	5,741	9	9,115	- 3,374
Suicide	9	5,101	25	3,609	+ 1,492
Breast Cancer	10	4,747	11	7,067	- 2,320
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,212	12	6,752	- 2,541
Stomach Cancer	12	3,173	14	5,796	- 2,623
Lymphomas	13	3,112	16	5,335	- 2,222
Lung Disease	14	3,003	5	18,926	- 15,923
Oral Cancer	15	2,486	27	2,583	- 97
Prostate Cancer	16	2,374	13	6,420	- 4,046
Leukemia	17	1,955	24	3,772	- 1,817
Falls	18	1,706	26	3,246	- 1,540
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,689	19	4,984	- 3,295
Liver Disease	20	1,641	23	4,231	- 2,590
Ovary Cancer	21	1,598	28	2,026	- 428
Other Neoplasms	22	1,531	22	4,748	- 3,216
Uterin Cancer	23	1,154	34	1,612	- 458
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,073	29	2,011	- 938
Skin Disease	25	1,066	30	1,840	- 774
Road Traffic Accidents	26	950	31	1,829	- 880
Bladder Cancer	27	942	17	5,222	- 4,280
Diabetes Mellitus	28	844	10	7,773	- 6,930
Parkinson's Disease	29	703	20	4,943	- 4,239
Cervical Cancer	30	667	39	855	- 188
Congenital Anomalies	31	624	38	863	- 239
Other Injuries	32	620	15	5,536	- 4,916
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	543	44	475	+ 68
Skin Cancers	34	440	32	1,803	- 1,363
Asthma	35	290	35	1,133	- 843
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	254	2	42,339	- 42,084
Endocrine Disorders	37	238	21	4,863	- 4,625
Drownings	38	227	45	446	- 219
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	217	36	1,064	- 846
Tuberculosis	40	200	50	270	- 70
Low Birth Weight	41	199	52	253	- 54
Epilepsy	42	195	40	824	- 629
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	173	33	1,612	- 1,439
Drug Use	44	149	41	776	- 627
HIV/AIDS	45	142	43	538	- 396
Violence	46	114	51	262	- 147
Alcohol	47	80	46	333	- 254
Meningitis	48	65	59	129	- 64
Fires	49	55	55	185	- 130
Appendicitis	50	46	61	79	- 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	44	54	204	- 160
Hepatitis B	52	32	58	162	- 130
Maternal Conditions	53	26	64	14	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	54	25	62	47	- 21
Birth Trauma	55	24	60	113	- 88
Hepatitis C	56	23	42	652	- 630
Multiple Sclerosis	57	20	49	287	- 267
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	18	48	294	- 276
War	59	17	68	6	+ 12
Poisonings	60	9	57	170	- 162
Encephalitis	61	0	70	4	- 3
Pertussis	62	0	73	2	- 1
Malnutrition	63	0	47	302	- 302
Diphtheria	64	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	67	9	- 9
Dengue	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	72	0	81	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	72	2	- 2
Chagas disease	74	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	63	44	- 44
Osteoarthritis	82	0	53	212	- 212
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.