UNITED KINGDOM VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,092	2	71,728	- 11,636
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	58,928	3	40,540	+ 18,388
Stroke	3	17,699	4	37,626	- 19,927
Lung Cancers	4	17,493	5	35,715	- 18,222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,656	7	18,446	- 4,790
Kidney Disease	6	11,678	18	5,471	+ 6,207
Liver Cancer	7	8,467	21	5,237	+ 3,231
Hypertension	8	8,312	23	5,208	+ 3,104
Suicide	9	7,386	20	5,325	+ 2,061
Breast Cancer	10	6,874	9	12,718	- 5,844
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,098	11	8,995	- 2,897
Stomach Cancer	12	4,594	24	4,999	- 405
Lymphomas	13	4,506	10	9,350	- 4,844
Lung Disease	14	4,348	6	32,896	- 28,548
Oral Cancer	15	3,599	30	3,109	+ 490
Prostate Cancer	16	3,437	8	13,289	- 9,853
Leukemia	17	2,831	22	5,211	- 2,380
Falls	18	2,471	15	7,618	- 5,148
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,445	29	3,126	- 681
Liver Disease	20	2,376	14	7,666	- 5,290
Ovary Cancer	21	2,314	25	4,019	- 1,705
Other Neoplasms	22	2,217	26	3,986	- 1,768
Uterin Cancer	23	1,671	32	2,346	- 676
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,554	12	8,727	- 7,173
Skin Disease	25	1,543	34	2,134	- 590
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,375	33	2,169	- 794
Bladder Cancer	27	1,364	16	6,133	- 4,769
Diabetes Mellitus	28	1,222	17	5,842	- 4,620
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,019	13	8,573	- 7,554
Cervical Cancer	30	966	43	1,099	- 133
Congenital Anomalies	31	903	35	2,127	- 1,223
Other Injuries	32	898	19	5,464	- 4,566
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	786	36	2,090	- 1,304
Skin Cancers	34	637	27	3,727	- 3,090
Asthma	35	421	41	1,302	- 882
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	368	1	98,135	- 97,767
Endocrine Disorders	37	345	28	3,297	- 2,952
Drownings	38	329	49	301	+ 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	314	38	1,599	- 1,284
Tuberculosis	40	290	47	351	- 62
Low Birth Weight	41	287	40	1,313	- 1,026
Epilepsy	42	282	42	1,193	- 912
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	251	45	876	- 625
Drug Use	44	216	31	2,824	- 2,608
HIV/AIDS	45	206	55	188	+ 18
Violence	46	166	46	868	- 702
Alcohol	47	116	39	1,555	- 1,439
Meningitis	48	94	52	232	- 139
Fires	49	79	48	334	- 255
Appendicitis	50	67	59	105	- 39
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	64	56	184	- 120
Hepatitis B	52	47	65	40	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	53	38	64	47	- 9
Upper Respiratory	54	37	63	48	- 12
Birth Trauma	55	35	54	190	- 154
Hepatitis C	56	33	51	267	- 235
Multiple Sclerosis	57	29	37	1,856	- 1,826
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	26	44	1,014	- 988
War	59	25	67	10	+ 15
Poisonings	60	13	53	221	- 208
Encephalitis	61	1	68	6	- 5
Pertussis	62	1	69	3	- 2
Malnutrition	63	0	58	116	- 115
Diphtheria	64	0	74	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	62	49	- 49
Dengue	66	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	80	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	61	54	- 54
Osteoarthritis	82	0	57	167	- 167
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.