SINGAPORE VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,853	1	5,292	- 439
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,511	36	32	+ 3,478
Stroke	3	2,327	3	1,559	+ 768
Lung Cancers	4	1,975	4	1,540	+ 434
Lung Disease	5	1,911	14	383	+ 1,529
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,398	5	1,203	+ 196
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,007	28	108	+ 899
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,001	2	5,189	- 4,188
Prostate Cancer	9	848	16	303	+ 546
Breast Cancer	10	767	10	605	+ 162
Suicide	11	709	9	650	+ 59
Kidney Disease	12	707	6	1,028	- 321
Pancreas Cancer	13	702	11	537	+ 165
Falls	14	702	18	218	+ 484
Lymphomas	15	684	13	397	+ 288
Endocrine Disorders	16	524	37	30	+ 494
Skin Cancers	17	522	34	56	+ 466
Leukemia	18	479	17	249	+ 230
Parkinson's Disease	19	459	29	90	+ 369
Liver Cancer	20	459	7	746	- 287
Drug Use	21	401	44	19	+ 382
Other Injuries	22	370	32	79	+ 291
Hypertension	23	367	8	732	- 365
Inflammatory/Heart	24	354	19	215	+ 138
Oesophagus Cancer	25	336	24	137	+ 200
Liver Disease	26	320	20	209	+ 111
Stomach Cancer	27	290	12	405	- 115
Other Neoplasms	28	282	22	195	+ 87
Road Traffic Accidents	29	280	26	121	+ 159
Bladder Cancer	30	267	27	120	+ 147
Ovary Cancer	31	226	21	204	+ 22
Oral Cancer	32	219	15	317	- 98
Congenital Anomalies	33	160	31	80	+ 80
Skin Disease	34	134	25	136	- 2
Uterin Cancer	35	118	23	147	- 29
Asthma	36	103	35	37	+ 66
Alcohol	37	86	47	10	+ 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	85	43	22	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	39	77	30	85	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	67	39	28	+ 39
Epilepsy	41	64	42	25	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	62	33	69	- 7
Low Birth Weight	43	56	41	25	+ 31
Violence	44	55	46	15	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	52	58	2	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	46	42	57	3	+ 40
Drownings	47	40	38	29	+ 11
Hepatitis C	48	39	56	3	+ 36
Anemia	49	35	85	0	+ 35
Birth Trauma	50	32	55	3	+ 28
Malnutrition	51	26	63	0	+ 26
Osteoarthritis	52	26	82	0	+ 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	16	51	6	+ 10
Schizophrenia	54	14	84	0	+ 14
Fires	55	12	49	7	+ 5
Tuberculosis	56	12	40	26	- 14
HIV/AIDS	57	11	45	18	- 7
Hepatitis B	58	9	52	4	+ 5
Oral conditions	59	9	81	0	+ 9
Meningitis	60	8	48	8	+ 0
Poisonings	61	8	60	1	+ 7
Appendicitis	62	6	50	6	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	5	53	3	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	4	54	3	+ 1
War	65	2	59	2	- 0
Otitis Media	66	1	79	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	65	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	1	61	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Australia

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.