SINGAPORE VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	11,915	36	32	+ 11,882
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,533	1	5,292	+ 5,242
Stroke	3	4,409	3	1,559	+ 2,850
Lung Cancers	4	2,477	4	1,540	+ 937
Hypertension	5	2,175	8	732	+ 1,443
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,536	5	1,203	+ 333
Falls	7	1,420	18	218	+ 1,202
Lung Disease	8	1,381	14	383	+ 999
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,336	11	537	+ 799
Liver Disease	10	1,144	20	209	+ 935
Prostate Cancer	11	1,040	16	303	+ 737
Breast Cancer	12	1,016	10	605	+ 411
Parkinson's Disease	13	914	29	90	+ 824
Lymphomas	14	912	13	397	+ 515
Suicide	15	907	9	650	+ 256
Liver Cancer	16	584	7	746	- 162
Inflammatory/Heart	17	555	19	215	+ 340
Alcohol	18	498	47	10	+ 487
Stomach Cancer	19	479	12	405	+ 74
Other Injuries	20	468	32	79	+ 389
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	467	2	5,189	- 4,722
Diabetes Mellitus	22	448	28	108	+ 340
Other Neoplasms	23	404	22	195	+ 209
Leukemia	24	398	17	249	+ 148
Ovary Cancer	25	369	21	204	+ 165
Kidney Disease	26	366	6	1,028	- 662
Oesophagus Cancer	27	343	24	137	+ 206
Bladder Cancer	28	330	27	120	+ 210
Skin Cancers	29	318	34	56	+ 262
Drug Use	30	288	44	19	+ 269
Endocrine Disorders	31	275	37	30	+ 245
Uterin Cancer	32	241	23	147	+ 94
Road Traffic Accidents	33	230	26	121	+ 109
Oral Cancer	34	222	15	317	- 95
Congenital Anomalies	35	206	31	80	+ 126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	162	33	69	+ 93
Drownings	37	114	38	29	+ 85
Epilepsy	38	112	42	25	+ 87
Schizophrenia	39	100	84	0	+ 100
Asthma	40	91	35	37	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	89	58	2	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	42	86	57	3	+ 83
Violence	43	69	46	15	+ 54
Cervical Cancer	44	67	30	85	- 19
Fires	45	66	49	7	+ 59
Tuberculosis	46	34	40	26	+ 9
Skin Disease	47	29	25	136	- 107
Low Birth Weight	48	28	41	25	+ 3
Poisonings	49	27	60	1	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	20	43	22	- 2
Osteoarthritis	51	18	82	0	+ 18
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	16	39	28	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	12	51	6	+ 6
Appendicitis	54	10	50	6	+ 4
Meningitis	55	10	48	8	+ 2
Birth Trauma	56	8	55	3	+ 5
Malnutrition	57	7	63	0	+ 7
Anemia	58	6	85	0	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	59	6	45	18	- 12
Hepatitis C	60	5	56	3	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	2	54	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	2	52	4	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	53	3	- 2
War	65	1	59	2	- 2
Encephalitis	66	1	61	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Finland

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.