SINGAPORE VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,880	1	5,292	+ 589
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,676	36	32	+ 2,643
Lung Cancers	3	2,333	4	1,540	+ 792
Stroke	4	2,308	3	1,559	+ 749
Lung Disease	5	2,177	14	383	+ 1,794
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,177	5	1,203	- 25
Breast Cancer	7	1,017	10	605	+ 412
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	998	2	5,189	- 4,191
Kidney Disease	9	816	6	1,028	- 212
Other Injuries	10	793	32	79	+ 714
Pancreas Cancer	11	734	11	537	+ 197
Liver Disease	12	674	20	209	+ 465
Suicide	13	623	9	650	- 27
Lymphomas	14	579	13	397	+ 182
Prostate Cancer	15	571	16	303	+ 269
Parkinson's Disease	16	556	29	90	+ 466
Diabetes Mellitus	17	549	28	108	+ 441
Falls	18	544	18	218	+ 327
Hypertension	19	482	8	732	- 250
Leukemia	20	476	17	249	+ 226
Endocrine Disorders	21	474	37	30	+ 443
Stomach Cancer	22	459	12	405	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	23	441	19	215	+ 225
Other Neoplasms	24	438	22	195	+ 243
Liver Cancer	25	436	7	746	- 310
Bladder Cancer	26	393	27	120	+ 273
Ovary Cancer	27	317	21	204	+ 113
Oesophagus Cancer	28	286	24	137	+ 149
Alcohol	29	227	47	10	+ 217
Road Traffic Accidents	30	225	26	121	+ 104
Skin Cancers	31	194	34	56	+ 138
Malnutrition	32	175	63	0	+ 175
Oral Cancer	33	171	15	317	- 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	170	43	22	+ 148
Epilepsy	35	151	42	25	+ 126
Uterin Cancer	36	141	23	147	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	37	93	31	80	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	38	86	30	85	+ 1
Drug Use	39	83	44	19	+ 64
Anemia	40	76	85	0	+ 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	61	33	69	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	55	39	28	+ 28
Schizophrenia	43	52	84	0	+ 52
Skin Disease	44	48	25	136	- 88
Asthma	45	41	35	37	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	46	37	57	3	+ 34
Hepatitis C	47	33	56	3	+ 30
Violence	48	28	46	15	+ 13
Low Birth Weight	49	27	41	25	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	50	24	82	0	+ 24
Fires	51	23	49	7	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	52	22	45	18	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	21	58	2	+ 19
Drownings	54	18	38	29	- 11
Tuberculosis	55	17	40	26	- 9
Poisonings	56	13	60	1	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	11	51	6	+ 5
Meningitis	58	6	48	8	- 2
Birth Trauma	59	5	55	3	+ 2
Hepatitis B	60	5	52	4	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	3	54	3	+ 0
Appendicitis	62	3	50	6	- 3
Maternal Conditions	63	3	53	3	- 0
Oral conditions	64	3	81	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	65	1	61	0	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	65	0	+ 1
War	67	1	59	2	- 2
Pertussis	68	0	62	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.