SINGAPORE VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,995	45	18	+ 4,977
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,758	2	5,189	- 2,431
Stroke	3	2,304	3	1,559	+ 745
Malaria	4	2,285	75	0	+ 2,285
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,819	39	28	+ 1,791
Tuberculosis	6	1,722	40	26	+ 1,696
Birth Trauma	7	1,467	55	3	+ 1,464
Low Birth Weight	8	1,408	41	25	+ 1,382
Liver Disease	9	1,305	20	209	+ 1,095
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,285	1	5,292	- 4,007
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,059	26	121	+ 938
Congenital Anomalies	12	912	31	80	+ 832
Hypertension	13	758	8	732	+ 26
Diabetes Mellitus	14	694	28	108	+ 587
Malnutrition	15	667	63	0	+ 667
Meningitis	16	573	48	8	+ 564
Cervical Cancer	17	521	30	85	+ 436
Kidney Disease	18	510	6	1,028	- 518
Other Injuries	19	501	32	79	+ 422
Suicide	20	378	9	650	- 273
Lung Disease	21	369	14	383	- 14
Maternal Conditions	22	344	53	3	+ 341
Violence	23	334	46	15	+ 320
Syphilis	24	256	65	0	+ 256
Pertussis	25	215	62	0	+ 215
Asthma	26	215	35	37	+ 178
Drownings	27	200	38	29	+ 171
Falls	28	173	18	218	- 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	171	36	32	+ 138
Prostate Cancer	30	163	16	303	- 140
Lymphomas	31	159	13	397	- 238
Fires	32	158	49	7	+ 151
Inflammatory/Heart	33	145	19	215	- 70
Poisonings	34	132	60	1	+ 131
Breast Cancer	35	106	10	605	- 499
Oesophagus Cancer	36	104	24	137	- 33
Endocrine Disorders	37	102	37	30	+ 72
Epilepsy	38	96	42	25	+ 71
Leukemia	39	76	17	249	- 174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	71	33	69	+ 2
Lung Cancers	41	65	4	1,540	- 1,475
Stomach Cancer	42	60	12	405	- 345
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	59	5	1,203	- 1,144
Tetanus	44	55	73	0	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	55	43	22	+ 33
Liver Cancer	46	51	7	746	- 694
Parkinson's Disease	47	48	29	90	- 42
Oral Cancer	48	45	15	317	- 272
Alcohol	49	41	47	10	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	50	38	27	120	- 82
Schistosomiasis	51	37	78	0	+ 37
Skin Disease	52	36	25	136	- 99
Drug Use	53	35	44	19	+ 16
Skin Cancers	54	31	34	56	- 25
Hepatitis B	55	30	52	4	+ 26
Appendicitis	56	24	50	6	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	57	24	21	204	- 180
Leishmaniasis	58	21	76	0	+ 21
Encephalitis	59	20	61	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	60	20	54	3	+ 16
Measles	61	14	72	0	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	62	12	11	537	- 525
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	58	2	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	64	9	23	147	- 138
Other Neoplasms	65	6	22	195	- 190
Hepatitis C	66	5	56	3	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	57	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	2	67	0	+ 2
War	69	2	59	2	- 0
Otitis Media	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	64	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	66	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	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

Zambia

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.