SINGAPORE VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,691	1	5,292	+ 2,399
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,739	36	32	+ 4,707
Stroke	3	3,728	3	1,559	+ 2,170
Lung Cancers	4	3,411	4	1,540	+ 1,870
Lung Disease	5	3,240	14	383	+ 2,857
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,857	2	5,189	- 2,332
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,675	5	1,203	+ 473
Kidney Disease	8	1,486	6	1,028	+ 457
Breast Cancer	9	1,302	10	605	+ 697
Suicide	10	1,063	9	650	+ 412
Other Injuries	11	1,010	32	79	+ 931
Other Neoplasms	12	920	22	195	+ 725
Prostate Cancer	13	918	16	303	+ 616
Pancreas Cancer	14	911	11	537	+ 374
Falls	15	884	18	218	+ 666
Lymphomas	16	781	13	397	+ 384
Liver Disease	17	721	20	209	+ 512
Endocrine Disorders	18	721	37	30	+ 690
Parkinson's Disease	19	693	29	90	+ 604
Diabetes Mellitus	20	639	28	108	+ 531
Leukemia	21	604	17	249	+ 354
Bladder Cancer	22	543	27	120	+ 423
Inflammatory/Heart	23	534	19	215	+ 318
Liver Cancer	24	491	7	746	- 255
Oesophagus Cancer	25	452	24	137	+ 315
Stomach Cancer	26	434	12	405	+ 30
Hypertension	27	372	8	732	- 360
Oral Cancer	28	340	15	317	+ 23
Road Traffic Accidents	29	335	26	121	+ 214
Ovary Cancer	30	328	21	204	+ 125
Skin Cancers	31	263	34	56	+ 207
Alcohol	32	251	47	10	+ 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	210	39	28	+ 183
Uterin Cancer	34	193	23	147	+ 46
Skin Disease	35	191	25	136	+ 55
Epilepsy	36	175	42	25	+ 150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	147	43	22	+ 125
Malnutrition	38	146	63	0	+ 146
Drug Use	39	145	44	19	+ 126
Congenital Anomalies	40	142	31	80	+ 62
Cervical Cancer	41	122	30	85	+ 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	107	33	69	+ 38
Anemia	43	100	85	0	+ 100
Violence	44	75	46	15	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	45	74	57	3	+ 71
Asthma	46	64	35	37	+ 27
Drownings	47	40	38	29	+ 11
Fires	48	38	49	7	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	37	58	2	+ 34
Low Birth Weight	50	35	41	25	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	51	29	82	0	+ 29
Hepatitis C	52	27	56	3	+ 24
Birth Trauma	53	24	55	3	+ 21
Tuberculosis	54	23	40	26	- 3
Poisonings	55	21	60	1	+ 20
Schizophrenia	56	20	84	0	+ 20
HIV/AIDS	57	18	45	18	+ 0
Meningitis	58	14	48	8	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	59	11	54	3	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	10	51	6	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	10	81	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	62	8	50	6	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	8	52	4	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	3	53	3	- 0
Otitis Media	65	1	79	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	61	0	+ 1
War	67	1	59	2	- 2
Pertussis	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	66	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

Belgium

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.