ZAMBIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,257	10	4,432	+ 13,825
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,904	2	9,517	+ 8,387
Stroke	3	5,377	3	7,948	- 2,571
Lung Cancers	4	5,315	41	226	+ 5,089
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,149	43	203	+ 3,946
Kidney Disease	6	3,548	18	1,760	+ 1,788
Liver Cancer	7	2,572	46	177	+ 2,396
Hypertension	8	2,525	13	2,616	- 91
Suicide	9	2,244	20	1,303	+ 942
Breast Cancer	10	2,088	35	366	+ 1,723
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,853	62	42	+ 1,810
Stomach Cancer	12	1,396	42	206	+ 1,189
Lymphomas	13	1,369	31	548	+ 821
Lung Disease	14	1,321	21	1,273	+ 49
Oral Cancer	15	1,093	48	155	+ 938
Prostate Cancer	16	1,044	30	561	+ 483
Leukemia	17	860	39	261	+ 599
Falls	18	751	28	596	+ 154
Inflammatory/Heart	19	743	33	501	+ 242
Liver Disease	20	722	9	4,501	- 3,779
Ovary Cancer	21	703	57	82	+ 620
Other Neoplasms	22	674	65	20	+ 654
Uterin Cancer	23	508	64	30	+ 478
Oesophagus Cancer	24	472	36	359	+ 113
Skin Disease	25	469	52	126	+ 343
Road Traffic Accidents	26	418	11	3,654	- 3,236
Bladder Cancer	27	415	50	132	+ 283
Diabetes Mellitus	28	371	14	2,395	- 2,024
Parkinson's Disease	29	309	47	164	+ 146
Cervical Cancer	30	293	17	1,799	- 1,505
Congenital Anomalies	31	274	12	3,146	- 2,871
Other Injuries	32	273	19	1,729	- 1,456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	239	40	246	- 7
Skin Cancers	34	194	54	108	+ 86
Asthma	35	128	26	741	- 613
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	112	29	590	- 478
Endocrine Disorders	37	105	37	354	- 249
Drownings	38	100	27	689	- 589
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	96	5	6,275	- 6,180
Tuberculosis	40	88	6	5,941	- 5,853
Low Birth Weight	41	87	8	4,857	- 4,770
Epilepsy	42	86	38	332	- 246
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	76	45	190	- 113
Drug Use	44	66	53	122	- 57
HIV/AIDS	45	63	1	17,234	- 17,172
Violence	46	50	23	1,153	- 1,103
Alcohol	47	35	49	140	- 105
Meningitis	48	28	16	1,976	- 1,947
Fires	49	24	32	546	- 522
Appendicitis	50	20	56	84	- 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	19	84	0	+ 19
Hepatitis B	52	14	55	104	- 90
Maternal Conditions	53	12	22	1,188	- 1,176
Upper Respiratory	54	11	60	68	- 57
Birth Trauma	55	11	7	5,062	- 5,051
Hepatitis C	56	10	66	18	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	57	9	67	13	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	8	63	30	- 22
War	59	8	69	6	+ 1
Poisonings	60	4	34	456	- 452
Encephalitis	61	0	59	70	- 70
Pertussis	62	0	25	743	- 743
Malnutrition	63	0	15	2,303	- 2,303
Diphtheria	64	0	73	3	- 3
Syphilis	65	0	24	885	- 885
Dengue	66	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	61	48	- 48
Tetanus	73	0	44	190	- 190
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Leishmaniasis	76	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	128	- 128
Otitis Media	79	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.