SINGAPORE VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,539	1	5,292	+ 5,247
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,667	36	32	+ 3,635
Stroke	3	3,568	3	1,559	+ 2,010
Lung Cancers	4	3,337	4	1,540	+ 1,796
Lung Disease	5	3,067	14	383	+ 2,684
Hypertension	6	1,920	8	732	+ 1,188
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,865	5	1,203	+ 663
Kidney Disease	8	1,632	6	1,028	+ 603
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,484	2	5,189	- 3,705
Breast Cancer	10	1,350	10	605	+ 745
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,288	11	537	+ 751
Prostate Cancer	12	1,182	16	303	+ 879
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,115	28	108	+ 1,008
Falls	14	1,098	18	218	+ 881
Liver Disease	15	1,089	20	209	+ 880
Parkinson's Disease	16	903	29	90	+ 813
Lymphomas	17	878	13	397	+ 481
Endocrine Disorders	18	765	37	30	+ 735
Suicide	19	737	9	650	+ 87
Stomach Cancer	20	692	12	405	+ 288
Inflammatory/Heart	21	637	19	215	+ 422
Leukemia	22	626	17	249	+ 377
Other Injuries	23	591	32	79	+ 512
Other Neoplasms	24	585	22	195	+ 390
Liver Cancer	25	577	7	746	- 168
Alcohol	26	448	47	10	+ 438
Oesophagus Cancer	27	445	24	137	+ 308
Bladder Cancer	28	444	27	120	+ 324
Oral Cancer	29	432	15	317	+ 115
Ovary Cancer	30	372	21	204	+ 168
Skin Cancers	31	291	34	56	+ 235
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	274	39	28	+ 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	259	43	22	+ 237
Road Traffic Accidents	34	226	26	121	+ 105
Epilepsy	35	222	42	25	+ 197
Congenital Anomalies	36	164	31	80	+ 85
Uterin Cancer	37	160	23	147	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	155	33	69	+ 86
Cervical Cancer	39	153	30	85	+ 68
Drug Use	40	138	44	19	+ 119
Multiple Sclerosis	41	113	57	3	+ 110
Skin Disease	42	111	25	136	- 25
Anemia	43	71	85	0	+ 71
Asthma	44	66	35	37	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	45	55	41	25	+ 30
Violence	46	55	46	15	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	39	58	2	+ 37
Hepatitis C	48	36	56	3	+ 33
Drownings	49	33	38	29	+ 4
Malnutrition	50	32	63	0	+ 32
Schizophrenia	51	28	84	0	+ 28
Osteoarthritis	52	26	82	0	+ 26
Fires	53	26	49	7	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	54	25	45	18	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	21	51	6	+ 15
Tuberculosis	56	20	40	26	- 5
Birth Trauma	57	17	55	3	+ 14
Poisonings	58	16	60	1	+ 14
Hepatitis B	59	13	52	4	+ 9
Meningitis	60	12	48	8	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	61	10	54	3	+ 7
Appendicitis	62	9	50	6	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	4	81	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	3	53	3	- 1
Otitis Media	65	1	79	0	+ 1
War	66	1	59	2	- 1
Encephalitis	67	1	61	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Germany

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.