SINGAPORE VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,590	1	5,292	+ 1,298
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,398	36	32	+ 5,366
Stroke	3	3,698	3	1,559	+ 2,139
Lung Cancers	4	2,822	4	1,540	+ 1,281
Lung Disease	5	2,413	14	383	+ 2,030
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,162	5	1,203	+ 960
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,749	2	5,189	- 3,440
Kidney Disease	8	1,240	6	1,028	+ 212
Hypertension	9	1,162	8	732	+ 430
Diabetes Mellitus	10	991	28	108	+ 884
Breast Cancer	11	901	10	605	+ 296
Pancreas Cancer	12	861	11	537	+ 324
Prostate Cancer	13	819	16	303	+ 516
Stomach Cancer	14	739	12	405	+ 334
Other Injuries	15	706	32	79	+ 627
Lymphomas	16	680	13	397	+ 283
Bladder Cancer	17	666	27	120	+ 546
Liver Cancer	18	650	7	746	- 96
Inflammatory/Heart	19	635	19	215	+ 420
Parkinson's Disease	20	630	29	90	+ 541
Endocrine Disorders	21	620	37	30	+ 590
Other Neoplasms	22	605	22	195	+ 410
Liver Disease	23	539	20	209	+ 330
Leukemia	24	481	17	249	+ 232
Suicide	25	460	9	650	- 190
Falls	26	414	18	218	+ 196
Oral Cancer	27	329	15	317	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	28	258	21	204	+ 55
Oesophagus Cancer	29	256	24	137	+ 120
Skin Disease	30	235	25	136	+ 99
Road Traffic Accidents	31	233	26	121	+ 112
Skin Cancers	32	230	34	56	+ 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	206	43	22	+ 183
Uterin Cancer	34	206	23	147	+ 58
Asthma	35	144	35	37	+ 107
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	136	39	28	+ 108
Anemia	37	117	85	0	+ 117
Congenital Anomalies	38	110	31	80	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	39	109	30	85	+ 24
Epilepsy	40	105	42	25	+ 80
Drug Use	41	99	44	19	+ 80
Hepatitis C	42	83	56	3	+ 80
HIV/AIDS	43	69	45	18	+ 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	61	33	69	- 9
Drownings	45	57	38	29	+ 28
Alcohol	46	43	47	10	+ 32
Malnutrition	47	39	63	0	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	37	58	2	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	49	37	57	3	+ 34
Tuberculosis	50	34	40	26	+ 9
Violence	51	33	46	15	+ 19
Low Birth Weight	52	32	41	25	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	53	27	82	0	+ 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	26	51	6	+ 20
Fires	55	24	49	7	+ 17
Schizophrenia	56	23	84	0	+ 23
Poisonings	57	22	60	1	+ 21
Hepatitis B	58	21	52	4	+ 17
Meningitis	59	16	48	8	+ 8
Birth Trauma	60	14	55	3	+ 11
Appendicitis	61	10	50	6	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	6	54	3	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	6	81	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	2	53	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	65	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	79	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	65	0	+ 1
War	68	1	59	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	61	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	62	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

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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.