SINGAPORE VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,681	1	5,292	+ 1,389
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,893	36	32	+ 4,860
Stroke	3	2,328	3	1,559	+ 770
Lung Cancers	4	2,222	4	1,540	+ 682
Lung Disease	5	2,131	14	383	+ 1,748
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,363	2	5,189	- 3,826
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,216	5	1,203	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	8	1,008	16	303	+ 705
Breast Cancer	9	884	10	605	+ 278
Parkinson's Disease	10	877	29	90	+ 788
Other Injuries	11	828	32	79	+ 749
Pancreas Cancer	12	717	11	537	+ 180
Suicide	13	666	9	650	+ 16
Lymphomas	14	609	13	397	+ 212
Kidney Disease	15	551	6	1,028	- 478
Diabetes Mellitus	16	491	28	108	+ 384
Hypertension	17	401	8	732	- 331
Falls	18	392	18	218	+ 175
Oesophagus Cancer	19	373	24	137	+ 236
Liver Cancer	20	370	7	746	- 375
Bladder Cancer	21	337	27	120	+ 217
Leukemia	22	313	17	249	+ 64
Stomach Cancer	23	291	12	405	- 114
Drug Use	24	278	44	19	+ 259
Ovary Cancer	25	272	21	204	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	26	259	19	215	+ 43
Endocrine Disorders	27	258	37	30	+ 228
Alcohol	28	234	47	10	+ 224
Skin Cancers	29	215	34	56	+ 159
Other Neoplasms	30	161	22	195	- 34
Liver Disease	31	157	20	209	- 53
Cervical Cancer	32	152	30	85	+ 67
Oral Cancer	33	141	15	317	- 175
Congenital Anomalies	34	123	31	80	+ 44
Road Traffic Accidents	35	115	26	121	- 6
Uterin Cancer	36	114	23	147	- 33
Epilepsy	37	90	42	25	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	70	58	2	+ 68
Violence	39	66	46	15	+ 52
Anemia	40	61	85	0	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	54	33	69	- 15
Poisonings	42	53	60	1	+ 52
Low Birth Weight	43	50	41	25	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	44	46	57	3	+ 43
Skin Disease	45	44	25	136	- 92
Birth Trauma	46	41	55	3	+ 38
Osteoarthritis	47	34	82	0	+ 34
Asthma	48	28	35	37	- 9
Schizophrenia	49	24	84	0	+ 24
Meningitis	50	21	48	8	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	51	18	54	3	+ 15
Hepatitis C	52	18	56	3	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	18	51	6	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	17	43	22	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	16	39	28	- 12
Drownings	56	15	38	29	- 14
Malnutrition	57	9	63	0	+ 9
Fires	58	9	49	7	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	59	8	45	18	- 10
Maternal Conditions	60	6	53	3	+ 3
War	61	1	59	2	- 2
Pertussis	62	0	62	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	52	4	- 4
Otitis Media	64	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	61	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	70	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	40	26	- 26
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	81	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	50	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

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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.