SWAZILAND VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	999	5	755	+ 244
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	980	2	921	+ 59
Stroke	3	294	4	800	- 506
Lung Cancers	4	291	46	17	+ 274
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	227	43	19	+ 208
Kidney Disease	6	194	8	381	- 187
Liver Cancer	7	141	37	29	+ 111
Hypertension	8	138	10	292	- 154
Suicide	9	123	9	338	- 215
Breast Cancer	10	114	35	37	+ 77
Pancreas Cancer	11	101	56	6	+ 95
Stomach Cancer	12	76	53	7	+ 70
Lymphomas	13	75	36	31	+ 44
Lung Disease	14	72	12	264	- 192
Oral Cancer	15	60	51	10	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	16	57	31	45	+ 12
Leukemia	17	47	47	16	+ 31
Falls	18	41	32	41	- 0
Inflammatory/Heart	19	41	24	94	- 53
Liver Disease	20	39	11	274	- 234
Ovary Cancer	21	38	52	10	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	22	37	61	4	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	23	28	50	11	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	24	26	44	18	+ 7
Skin Disease	25	26	40	25	+ 0
Road Traffic Accidents	26	23	7	384	- 361
Bladder Cancer	27	23	55	6	+ 17
Diabetes Mellitus	28	20	3	892	- 872
Parkinson's Disease	29	17	41	24	- 7
Cervical Cancer	30	16	15	215	- 199
Congenital Anomalies	31	15	19	160	- 145
Other Injuries	32	15	17	190	- 175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	13	29	51	- 38
Skin Cancers	34	11	42	20	- 9
Asthma	35	7	20	150	- 143
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	6	27	77	- 70
Endocrine Disorders	37	6	28	74	- 68
Drownings	38	5	25	87	- 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	5	6	517	- 512
Tuberculosis	40	5	13	256	- 251
Low Birth Weight	41	5	14	233	- 228
Epilepsy	42	5	30	46	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	4	39	26	- 22
Drug Use	44	4	38	27	- 23
HIV/AIDS	45	3	1	2,314	- 2,310
Violence	46	3	16	212	- 210
Alcohol	47	2	48	16	- 14
Meningitis	48	2	23	97	- 96
Fires	49	1	26	84	- 82
Appendicitis	50	1	54	7	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	52	1	57	6	- 5
Maternal Conditions	53	1	21	116	- 115
Upper Respiratory	54	1	60	4	- 4
Birth Trauma	55	1	18	166	- 166
Hepatitis C	56	1	65	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	57	0	63	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	0	58	5	- 4
War	59	0	71	0	+ 0
Poisonings	60	0	34	37	- 37
Encephalitis	61	0	59	5	- 5
Pertussis	62	0	33	39	- 39
Malnutrition	63	0	22	106	- 106
Diphtheria	64	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	45	17	- 17
Dengue	66	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	64	1	- 1
Tetanus	73	0	62	4	- 4
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	49	13	- 13
Otitis Media	79	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

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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.