SRI LANKA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,296	1	26,304	- 7,008
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,922	8	5,117	+ 13,805
Stroke	3	5,683	6	6,805	- 1,122
Lung Cancers	4	5,617	12	1,775	+ 3,842
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,385	24	911	+ 3,473
Kidney Disease	6	3,750	5	6,858	- 3,108
Liver Cancer	7	2,719	19	1,090	+ 1,628
Hypertension	8	2,669	20	1,055	+ 1,614
Suicide	9	2,372	10	2,977	- 606
Breast Cancer	10	2,207	15	1,383	+ 824
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,958	43	214	+ 1,745
Stomach Cancer	12	1,475	16	1,321	+ 154
Lymphomas	13	1,447	21	1,027	+ 420
Lung Disease	14	1,396	3	9,456	- 8,060
Oral Cancer	15	1,156	11	2,893	- 1,738
Prostate Cancer	16	1,104	30	507	+ 597
Leukemia	17	909	18	1,155	- 246
Falls	18	793	23	964	- 171
Inflammatory/Heart	19	785	35	425	+ 360
Liver Disease	20	763	17	1,303	- 540
Ovary Cancer	21	743	37	281	+ 462
Other Neoplasms	22	712	50	86	+ 626
Uterin Cancer	23	536	42	218	+ 319
Oesophagus Cancer	24	499	13	1,544	- 1,045
Skin Disease	25	496	36	293	+ 203
Road Traffic Accidents	26	442	9	4,200	- 3,758
Bladder Cancer	27	438	34	432	+ 6
Diabetes Mellitus	28	392	2	12,460	- 12,068
Parkinson's Disease	29	327	45	168	+ 159
Cervical Cancer	30	310	26	762	- 452
Congenital Anomalies	31	290	22	989	- 699
Other Injuries	32	288	14	1,529	- 1,241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	252	56	38	+ 214
Skin Cancers	34	205	52	58	+ 146
Asthma	35	135	7	6,471	- 6,336
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	118	4	6,939	- 6,820
Endocrine Disorders	37	111	32	462	- 352
Drownings	38	106	27	731	- 625
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	101	28	605	- 504
Tuberculosis	40	93	25	769	- 676
Low Birth Weight	41	92	29	536	- 444
Epilepsy	42	90	39	269	- 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	81	53	49	+ 31
Drug Use	44	69	40	257	- 188
HIV/AIDS	45	66	55	39	+ 27
Violence	46	53	31	499	- 446
Alcohol	47	37	51	82	- 45
Meningitis	48	30	46	146	- 116
Fires	49	25	41	239	- 213
Appendicitis	50	21	64	5	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	21	70	2	+ 19
Hepatitis B	52	15	62	6	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	53	12	48	96	- 84
Upper Respiratory	54	12	66	5	+ 7
Birth Trauma	55	11	44	193	- 181
Hepatitis C	56	10	75	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	57	9	69	2	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	8	60	11	- 3
War	59	8	38	280	- 272
Poisonings	60	4	49	93	- 89
Encephalitis	61	0	61	10	- 10
Pertussis	62	0	59	15	- 14
Malnutrition	63	0	54	43	- 43
Diphtheria	64	0	74	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	58	15	- 15
Dengue	66	0	47	131	- 131
Ascariasis	67	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	57	27	- 27
Chagas disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	63	6	- 6
Oral conditions	81	0	68	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

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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.