SURINAME VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	568	1	650	- 83
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	557	5	171	+ 386
Stroke	3	167	2	615	- 448
Lung Cancers	4	165	11	102	+ 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	129	16	72	+ 57
Kidney Disease	6	110	4	281	- 171
Liver Cancer	7	80	21	45	+ 35
Hypertension	8	79	9	134	- 55
Suicide	9	70	6	148	- 78
Breast Cancer	10	65	17	55	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	11	58	32	26	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	12	43	33	25	+ 19
Lymphomas	13	43	34	23	+ 20
Lung Disease	14	41	12	93	- 52
Oral Cancer	15	34	40	16	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	16	32	14	78	- 46
Leukemia	17	27	35	20	+ 7
Falls	18	23	25	34	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	19	23	23	37	- 14
Liver Disease	20	22	8	134	- 112
Ovary Cancer	21	22	42	14	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	22	21	54	3	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	23	16	49	5	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	24	15	56	2	+ 13
Skin Disease	25	15	18	53	- 39
Road Traffic Accidents	26	13	13	89	- 76
Bladder Cancer	27	13	48	5	+ 8
Diabetes Mellitus	28	12	3	286	- 275
Parkinson's Disease	29	10	31	28	- 18
Cervical Cancer	30	9	20	48	- 39
Congenital Anomalies	31	9	22	40	- 31
Other Injuries	32	8	15	73	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	7	28	29	- 21
Skin Cancers	34	6	60	1	+ 5
Asthma	35	4	39	16	- 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	3	10	117	- 114
Endocrine Disorders	37	3	24	37	- 34
Drownings	38	3	29	28	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	3	27	31	- 28
Tuberculosis	40	3	37	17	- 14
Low Birth Weight	41	3	19	51	- 49
Epilepsy	42	3	36	18	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2	47	6	- 4
Drug Use	44	2	45	7	- 5
HIV/AIDS	45	2	7	138	- 136
Violence	46	2	26	34	- 32
Alcohol	47	1	38	16	- 15
Meningitis	48	1	50	5	- 4
Fires	49	1	44	13	- 12
Appendicitis	50	1	53	3	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1	85	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	52	0	63	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	53	0	41	14	- 14
Upper Respiratory	54	0	67	0	+ 0
Birth Trauma	55	0	30	28	- 27
Hepatitis C	56	0	70	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	57	0	61	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	0	58	1	- 1
War	59	0	66	0	+ 0
Poisonings	60	0	57	2	- 2
Encephalitis	61	0	51	4	- 4
Pertussis	62	0	59	1	- 1
Malnutrition	63	0	43	13	- 13
Diphtheria	64	0	72	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	52	3	- 3
Dengue	66	0	46	7	- 7
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	62	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	55	2	- 2
Otitis Media	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.