SINGAPORE VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,055	2	5,189	+ 4,866
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,115	39	28	+ 7,087
Measles	3	5,361	72	0	+ 5,361
Tuberculosis	4	4,752	40	26	+ 4,727
Birth Trauma	5	4,434	55	3	+ 4,430
Stroke	6	3,981	3	1,559	+ 2,422
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,350	1	5,292	- 1,942
Low Birth Weight	8	2,895	41	25	+ 2,869
Meningitis	9	2,492	48	8	+ 2,484
Malnutrition	10	2,234	63	0	+ 2,234
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,959	26	121	+ 1,838
Maternal Conditions	12	1,911	53	3	+ 1,908
Liver Disease	13	1,814	20	209	+ 1,605
Other Injuries	14	1,668	32	79	+ 1,589
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,579	31	80	+ 1,500
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,337	28	108	+ 1,230
Tetanus	17	1,226	73	0	+ 1,226
Hypertension	18	1,224	8	732	+ 492
Lung Disease	19	1,131	14	383	+ 748
Pertussis	20	951	62	0	+ 951
Kidney Disease	21	950	6	1,028	- 79
Malaria	22	899	75	0	+ 899
Asthma	23	870	35	37	+ 833
War	24	610	59	2	+ 608
Drownings	25	589	38	29	+ 560
Breast Cancer	26	570	10	605	- 35
Suicide	27	565	9	650	- 86
Cervical Cancer	28	409	30	85	+ 324
Violence	29	384	46	15	+ 369
Fires	30	375	49	7	+ 368
Poisonings	31	351	60	1	+ 350
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	300	36	32	+ 267
HIV/AIDS	33	282	45	18	+ 264
Lymphomas	34	280	13	397	- 117
Leukemia	35	260	17	249	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	259	33	69	+ 190
Falls	37	254	18	218	+ 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	253	5	1,203	- 949
Inflammatory/Heart	39	241	19	215	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	40	239	24	137	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	207	43	22	+ 184
Schistosomiasis	42	202	78	0	+ 202
Epilepsy	43	194	42	25	+ 169
Endocrine Disorders	44	188	37	30	+ 158
Syphilis	45	175	65	0	+ 175
Oral Cancer	46	152	15	317	- 165
Upper Respiratory	47	151	54	3	+ 148
Hepatitis B	48	146	52	4	+ 142
Stomach Cancer	49	143	12	405	- 261
Ovary Cancer	50	137	21	204	- 67
Leishmaniasis	51	134	76	0	+ 134
Prostate Cancer	52	132	16	303	- 171
Liver Cancer	53	118	7	746	- 627
Lung Cancers	54	108	4	1,540	- 1,433
Appendicitis	55	87	50	6	+ 81
Parkinson's Disease	56	85	29	90	- 5
Skin Cancers	57	76	34	56	+ 20
Skin Disease	58	70	25	136	- 66
Alcohol	59	70	47	10	+ 60
Diphtheria	60	69	64	0	+ 69
Bladder Cancer	61	69	27	120	- 51
Pancreas Cancer	62	50	11	537	- 487
Encephalitis	63	42	61	0	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	64	36	23	147	- 111
Drug Use	65	25	44	19	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	16	58	2	+ 14
Hepatitis C	67	16	56	3	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	15	79	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	69	14	67	0	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	70	6	22	195	- 190
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	57	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	2	70	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Somalia

Singapore

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.