TANZANIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,216	9	13,215	+ 46,002
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	58,070	2	26,028	+ 32,042
Stroke	3	17,442	7	16,894	+ 548
Lung Cancers	4	17,238	61	159	+ 17,079
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,457	33	1,567	+ 11,890
Kidney Disease	6	11,508	19	4,547	+ 6,961
Liver Cancer	7	8,344	36	1,413	+ 6,930
Hypertension	8	8,191	17	5,209	+ 2,982
Suicide	9	7,279	24	2,474	+ 4,804
Breast Cancer	10	6,774	37	1,285	+ 5,489
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,009	62	158	+ 5,852
Stomach Cancer	12	4,527	39	1,190	+ 3,337
Lymphomas	13	4,440	41	805	+ 3,635
Lung Disease	14	4,285	22	3,051	+ 1,234
Oral Cancer	15	3,547	31	1,646	+ 1,901
Prostate Cancer	16	3,387	28	1,819	+ 1,568
Leukemia	17	2,790	47	416	+ 2,374
Falls	18	2,435	34	1,533	+ 901
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,410	38	1,227	+ 1,182
Liver Disease	20	2,341	13	6,586	- 4,244
Ovary Cancer	21	2,280	53	337	+ 1,943
Other Neoplasms	22	2,185	64	58	+ 2,128
Uterin Cancer	23	1,646	57	218	+ 1,428
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,531	25	2,247	- 716
Skin Disease	25	1,521	52	359	+ 1,162
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,355	5	18,054	- 16,699
Bladder Cancer	27	1,344	44	667	+ 678
Diabetes Mellitus	28	1,204	15	6,247	- 5,043
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,004	45	513	+ 490
Cervical Cancer	30	952	14	6,424	- 5,472
Congenital Anomalies	31	890	11	9,791	- 8,900
Other Injuries	32	884	20	4,270	- 3,385
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	775	46	462	+ 313
Skin Cancers	34	628	42	744	- 117
Asthma	35	414	30	1,700	- 1,286
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	363	27	2,048	- 1,685
Endocrine Disorders	37	340	29	1,778	- 1,438
Drownings	38	324	32	1,642	- 1,317
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	310	6	17,587	- 17,277
Tuberculosis	40	286	4	20,269	- 19,984
Low Birth Weight	41	283	10	12,173	- 11,889
Epilepsy	42	278	43	707	- 429
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	247	50	401	- 153
Drug Use	44	213	48	404	- 191
HIV/AIDS	45	203	1	27,402	- 27,199
Violence	46	163	18	4,713	- 4,549
Alcohol	47	114	56	270	- 156
Meningitis	48	92	21	3,188	- 3,096
Fires	49	78	35	1,424	- 1,346
Appendicitis	50	66	58	218	- 152
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	63	86	0	+ 63
Hepatitis B	52	46	60	168	- 122
Maternal Conditions	53	38	12	6,835	- 6,797
Upper Respiratory	54	36	54	299	- 263
Birth Trauma	55	35	8	15,086	- 15,051
Hepatitis C	56	32	66	40	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	57	29	68	27	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	25	63	81	- 56
War	59	25	67	30	- 5
Poisonings	60	12	40	1,170	- 1,157
Encephalitis	61	1	59	199	- 198
Pertussis	62	1	23	2,774	- 2,773
Malnutrition	63	0	16	5,574	- 5,574
Diphtheria	64	0	70	11	- 11
Syphilis	65	0	26	2,115	- 2,115
Dengue	66	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	65	56	- 56
Hookworm Disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	55	295	- 295
Tetanus	73	0	49	402	- 402
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	371	- 371
Otitis Media	79	0	69	17	- 17
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.