SINGAPORE VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,173	1	5,292	+ 6,882
Stroke	2	8,112	3	1,559	+ 6,554
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,773	2	5,189	- 416
Lung Cancers	4	4,239	4	1,540	+ 2,698
Lung Disease	5	3,185	14	383	+ 2,802
Kidney Disease	6	2,742	6	1,028	+ 1,714
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,270	36	32	+ 2,238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,881	5	1,203	+ 678
Hypertension	9	1,684	8	732	+ 952
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,525	29	90	+ 1,435
Breast Cancer	11	1,452	10	605	+ 847
Prostate Cancer	12	1,166	16	303	+ 863
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,097	11	537	+ 560
Liver Cancer	14	902	7	746	+ 157
Bladder Cancer	15	894	27	120	+ 773
Stomach Cancer	16	885	12	405	+ 480
Other Injuries	17	838	32	79	+ 758
Leukemia	18	780	17	249	+ 531
Lymphomas	19	731	13	397	+ 334
Diabetes Mellitus	20	729	28	108	+ 622
Falls	21	717	18	218	+ 500
Road Traffic Accidents	22	502	26	121	+ 380
Liver Disease	23	466	20	209	+ 257
Inflammatory/Heart	24	418	19	215	+ 202
Other Neoplasms	25	391	22	195	+ 196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	352	33	69	+ 283
Ovary Cancer	27	321	21	204	+ 117
Suicide	28	307	9	650	- 343
Endocrine Disorders	29	303	37	30	+ 273
Oral Cancer	30	254	15	317	- 63
Skin Cancers	31	253	34	56	+ 196
Drownings	32	251	38	29	+ 222
Uterin Cancer	33	215	23	147	+ 68
Epilepsy	34	144	42	25	+ 119
Oesophagus Cancer	35	142	24	137	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	36	140	30	85	+ 55
Drug Use	37	111	44	19	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	38	100	31	80	+ 21
Fires	39	84	49	7	+ 77
Multiple Sclerosis	40	78	57	3	+ 75
Low Birth Weight	41	73	41	25	+ 48
Violence	42	60	46	15	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	58	43	22	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	55	39	28	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	38	58	2	+ 36
Tuberculosis	46	38	40	26	+ 13
Skin Disease	47	32	25	136	- 103
Hepatitis B	48	32	52	4	+ 28
Alcohol	49	29	47	10	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	50	27	45	18	+ 9
Anemia	51	27	85	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	52	22	56	3	+ 19
Meningitis	53	19	48	8	+ 11
Schizophrenia	54	16	84	0	+ 16
Asthma	55	16	35	37	- 21
Poisonings	56	11	60	1	+ 10
Birth Trauma	57	10	55	3	+ 7
Appendicitis	58	5	50	6	- 0
Upper Respiratory	59	5	54	3	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	60	2	76	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	1	53	3	- 2
Tetanus	62	1	73	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	81	0	+ 1
War	64	1	59	2	- 2
Syphilis	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	61	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	51	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Greece

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.