ZIMBABWE VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,054	3	8,493	+ 6,561
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,763	2	10,779	+ 3,983
Stroke	3	4,434	5	5,126	- 692
Lung Cancers	4	4,382	43	286	+ 4,096
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,421	40	505	+ 2,916
Kidney Disease	6	2,926	12	2,214	+ 712
Liver Cancer	7	2,121	38	510	+ 1,611
Hypertension	8	2,082	24	1,146	+ 937
Suicide	9	1,850	13	2,069	- 218
Breast Cancer	10	1,722	28	839	+ 883
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,528	47	217	+ 1,311
Stomach Cancer	12	1,151	33	559	+ 592
Lymphomas	13	1,129	26	960	+ 169
Lung Disease	14	1,089	23	1,163	- 74
Oral Cancer	15	902	49	208	+ 694
Prostate Cancer	16	861	32	628	+ 233
Leukemia	17	709	45	244	+ 466
Falls	18	619	41	465	+ 154
Inflammatory/Heart	19	613	25	1,047	- 435
Liver Disease	20	595	17	1,941	- 1,346
Ovary Cancer	21	580	51	173	+ 406
Other Neoplasms	22	556	62	37	+ 518
Uterin Cancer	23	418	50	182	+ 237
Oesophagus Cancer	24	389	29	801	- 412
Skin Disease	25	387	52	173	+ 214
Road Traffic Accidents	26	344	4	6,037	- 5,693
Bladder Cancer	27	342	54	125	+ 217
Diabetes Mellitus	28	306	9	3,344	- 3,038
Parkinson's Disease	29	255	46	226	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	30	242	14	2,023	- 1,781
Congenital Anomalies	31	226	11	2,217	- 1,991
Other Injuries	32	225	20	1,656	- 1,431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	197	35	548	- 351
Skin Cancers	34	160	44	264	- 104
Asthma	35	105	21	1,531	- 1,425
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	92	31	768	- 675
Endocrine Disorders	37	86	34	553	- 467
Drownings	38	82	27	956	- 873
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	79	6	4,595	- 4,516
Tuberculosis	40	73	16	1,999	- 1,926
Low Birth Weight	41	72	7	4,038	- 3,966
Epilepsy	42	71	39	508	- 437
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	63	36	542	- 479
Drug Use	44	54	48	213	- 158
HIV/AIDS	45	52	1	19,988	- 19,937
Violence	46	42	18	1,916	- 1,875
Alcohol	47	29	61	48	- 19
Meningitis	48	23	22	1,325	- 1,302
Fires	49	20	30	793	- 773
Appendicitis	50	17	58	66	- 50
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	16	80	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	52	12	60	57	- 45
Maternal Conditions	53	10	19	1,749	- 1,740
Upper Respiratory	54	9	59	65	- 56
Birth Trauma	55	9	8	3,405	- 3,397
Hepatitis C	56	8	66	14	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	57	7	67	14	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	6	64	26	- 20
War	59	6	65	26	- 20
Poisonings	60	3	37	515	- 512
Encephalitis	61	0	56	117	- 117
Pertussis	62	0	42	419	- 419
Malnutrition	63	0	10	2,396	- 2,396
Diphtheria	64	0	72	2	- 2
Syphilis	65	0	55	124	- 124
Dengue	66	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	63	30	- 30
Tetanus	73	0	57	102	- 102
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	172	- 172
Otitis Media	79	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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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.