USA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	300,166	1	504,904	- 204,738
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	294,356	11	60,317	+ 234,039
Stroke	3	88,411	4	158,520	- 70,109
Lung Cancers	4	87,379	5	155,533	- 68,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	68,212	9	61,827	+ 6,385
Kidney Disease	6	58,334	6	85,861	- 27,527
Liver Cancer	7	42,295	23	27,064	+ 15,230
Hypertension	8	41,519	8	65,960	- 24,441
Suicide	9	36,896	12	53,099	- 16,203
Breast Cancer	10	34,337	13	48,671	- 14,334
Pancreas Cancer	11	30,461	15	44,293	- 13,831
Stomach Cancer	12	22,950	33	13,077	+ 9,873
Lymphomas	13	22,509	19	40,281	- 17,772
Lung Disease	14	21,720	3	195,387	- 173,667
Oral Cancer	15	17,978	35	11,555	+ 6,423
Prostate Cancer	16	17,167	20	35,612	- 18,445
Leukemia	17	14,141	24	26,966	- 12,824
Falls	18	12,341	18	40,418	- 28,077
Inflammatory/Heart	19	12,215	22	32,529	- 20,314
Liver Disease	20	11,868	16	43,402	- 31,534
Ovary Cancer	21	11,558	31	14,591	- 3,034
Other Neoplasms	22	11,077	29	17,743	- 6,667
Uterin Cancer	23	8,345	36	10,063	- 1,718
Oesophagus Cancer	24	7,762	28	17,829	- 10,067
Skin Disease	25	7,710	43	5,409	+ 2,301
Road Traffic Accidents	26	6,868	17	41,694	- 34,826
Bladder Cancer	27	6,815	26	19,622	- 12,807
Diabetes Mellitus	28	6,104	10	61,418	- 55,315
Parkinson's Disease	29	5,088	21	34,491	- 29,403
Cervical Cancer	30	4,824	38	6,984	- 2,160
Congenital Anomalies	31	4,512	34	11,762	- 7,250
Other Injuries	32	4,483	25	25,997	- 21,514
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,927	48	3,461	+ 465
Skin Cancers	34	3,182	32	14,311	- 11,129
Asthma	35	2,101	46	3,818	- 1,717
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	1,839	2	287,198	- 285,359
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,723	14	46,985	- 45,262
Drownings	38	1,644	45	4,070	- 2,426
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,571	37	9,955	- 8,384
Tuberculosis	40	1,447	62	546	+ 901
Low Birth Weight	41	1,436	39	6,924	- 5,488
Epilepsy	42	1,408	50	3,162	- 1,755
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,255	47	3,646	- 2,391
Drug Use	44	1,081	7	74,435	- 73,354
HIV/AIDS	45	1,029	42	5,660	- 4,631
Violence	46	828	27	18,976	- 18,148
Alcohol	47	578	30	14,659	- 14,082
Meningitis	48	468	60	606	- 138
Fires	49	395	49	3,183	- 2,788
Appendicitis	50	333	63	424	- 92
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	320	58	678	- 358
Hepatitis B	52	233	59	608	- 375
Maternal Conditions	53	190	56	779	- 588
Upper Respiratory	54	183	65	229	- 47
Birth Trauma	55	176	54	1,233	- 1,057
Hepatitis C	56	163	41	5,684	- 5,521
Multiple Sclerosis	57	146	44	5,059	- 4,913
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	127	52	2,461	- 2,333
War	59	124	55	1,198	- 1,073
Poisonings	60	63	53	1,674	- 1,611
Encephalitis	61	3	68	25	- 22
Pertussis	62	3	69	16	- 13
Malnutrition	63	2	40	6,762	- 6,761
Diphtheria	64	0	75	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	66	49	- 49
Dengue	66	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	74	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Otitis Media	79	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	64	286	- 286
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	579	- 579
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.