SINGAPORE VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,391	1	5,292	+ 99
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,266	36	32	+ 5,233
Lung Disease	3	4,427	14	383	+ 4,044
Lung Cancers	4	3,756	4	1,540	+ 2,215
Stroke	5	3,696	3	1,559	+ 2,138
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,264	2	5,189	- 2,925
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,167	5	1,203	+ 964
Prostate Cancer	8	1,494	16	303	+ 1,191
Breast Cancer	9	1,311	10	605	+ 706
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,296	28	108	+ 1,188
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,106	11	537	+ 569
Kidney Disease	12	919	6	1,028	- 109
Lymphomas	13	736	13	397	+ 340
Liver Disease	14	698	20	209	+ 489
Hypertension	15	648	8	732	- 84
Suicide	16	623	9	650	- 27
Parkinson's Disease	17	606	29	90	+ 516
Alcohol	18	604	47	10	+ 594
Endocrine Disorders	19	580	37	30	+ 550
Leukemia	20	564	17	249	+ 314
Bladder Cancer	21	550	27	120	+ 430
Falls	22	546	18	218	+ 328
Stomach Cancer	23	489	12	405	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	24	481	24	137	+ 344
Liver Cancer	25	469	7	746	- 277
Skin Cancers	26	392	34	56	+ 336
Other Neoplasms	27	381	22	195	+ 186
Oral Cancer	28	374	15	317	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	29	370	21	204	+ 167
Other Injuries	30	350	32	79	+ 271
Inflammatory/Heart	31	287	19	215	+ 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	218	33	69	+ 149
Road Traffic Accidents	33	215	26	121	+ 94
Drug Use	34	199	44	19	+ 180
Uterin Cancer	35	157	23	147	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	36	155	31	80	+ 75
Cervical Cancer	37	154	30	85	+ 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	146	39	28	+ 118
Multiple Sclerosis	39	133	57	3	+ 131
Epilepsy	40	126	42	25	+ 101
Low Birth Weight	41	118	41	25	+ 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	97	43	22	+ 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	85	58	2	+ 83
Asthma	44	83	35	37	+ 46
Skin Disease	45	80	25	136	- 56
Anemia	46	74	85	0	+ 74
Violence	47	64	46	15	+ 49
Schizophrenia	48	57	84	0	+ 57
Fires	49	53	49	7	+ 46
Drownings	50	38	38	29	+ 9
Osteoarthritis	51	26	82	0	+ 26
Meningitis	52	25	48	8	+ 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	25	51	6	+ 19
Appendicitis	54	23	50	6	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	55	23	45	18	+ 5
Birth Trauma	56	21	55	3	+ 18
Tuberculosis	57	16	40	26	- 10
Upper Respiratory	58	15	54	3	+ 12
Malnutrition	59	14	63	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	60	9	56	3	+ 6
Hepatitis B	61	6	52	4	+ 2
Poisonings	62	6	60	1	+ 5
Oral conditions	63	4	81	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	2	53	3	- 1
Otitis Media	65	2	79	0	+ 2
War	66	1	59	2	- 2
Encephalitis	67	1	61	0	+ 1
Tetanus	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	68	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

Denmark

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.