SINGAPORE VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,181	45	18	+ 7,163
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,924	2	5,189	- 1,265
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,265	1	5,292	- 2,026
Stroke	4	3,061	3	1,559	+ 1,503
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,011	28	108	+ 2,903
Tuberculosis	6	2,191	40	26	+ 2,165
Violence	7	2,094	46	15	+ 2,080
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,580	39	28	+ 1,552
Kidney Disease	9	1,526	6	1,028	+ 498
Suicide	10	1,374	9	650	+ 723
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,298	26	121	+ 1,177
Hypertension	12	1,276	8	732	+ 544
Lung Disease	13	1,186	14	383	+ 803
Liver Disease	14	899	20	209	+ 690
Lung Cancers	15	769	4	1,540	- 772
Low Birth Weight	16	623	41	25	+ 598
Other Injuries	17	600	32	79	+ 521
Asthma	18	595	35	37	+ 558
Endocrine Disorders	19	587	37	30	+ 557
Cervical Cancer	20	554	30	85	+ 469
Inflammatory/Heart	21	539	19	215	+ 324
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	466	36	32	+ 434
Breast Cancer	23	452	10	605	- 153
Prostate Cancer	24	436	16	303	+ 134
Congenital Anomalies	25	434	31	80	+ 354
Meningitis	26	365	48	8	+ 357
Fires	27	361	49	7	+ 354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	358	5	1,203	- 845
Oesophagus Cancer	29	348	24	137	+ 211
Birth Trauma	30	300	55	3	+ 296
Lymphomas	31	281	13	397	- 116
Drownings	32	240	38	29	+ 211
Liver Cancer	33	238	7	746	- 508
Malnutrition	34	237	63	0	+ 237
Pancreas Cancer	35	200	11	537	- 337
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	189	33	69	+ 120
Epilepsy	37	186	42	25	+ 162
Maternal Conditions	38	170	53	3	+ 166
Stomach Cancer	39	153	12	405	- 252
Leukemia	40	146	17	249	- 103
Oral Cancer	41	140	15	317	- 177
Falls	42	140	18	218	- 78
Pertussis	43	114	62	0	+ 114
Syphilis	44	113	65	0	+ 113
Skin Disease	45	110	25	136	- 26
Parkinson's Disease	46	107	29	90	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	101	43	22	+ 79
Skin Cancers	48	99	34	56	+ 43
Alcohol	49	98	47	10	+ 88
Poisonings	50	97	60	1	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	51	95	21	204	- 109
Bladder Cancer	52	83	27	120	- 37
Drug Use	53	77	44	19	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	54	51	23	147	- 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	37	58	2	+ 35
Appendicitis	56	27	50	6	+ 21
Measles	57	27	72	0	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	58	27	22	195	- 169
Encephalitis	59	23	61	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	60	22	54	3	+ 19
Hepatitis B	61	14	52	4	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	62	11	57	3	+ 9
Malaria	63	8	75	0	+ 8
War	64	7	59	2	+ 4
Tetanus	65	4	73	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	66	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	67	2	79	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	64	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	56	3	- 2
Ascariasis	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	51	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

South Africa

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.