SINGAPORE VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,485	1	5,292	+ 194
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,697	36	32	+ 3,664
Lung Cancers	3	2,207	4	1,540	+ 667
Lung Disease	4	2,206	14	383	+ 1,824
Stroke	5	2,039	3	1,559	+ 480
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,495	2	5,189	- 3,694
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,262	5	1,203	+ 59
Breast Cancer	8	875	10	605	+ 270
Prostate Cancer	9	674	16	303	+ 371
Kidney Disease	10	652	6	1,028	- 376
Pancreas Cancer	11	611	11	537	+ 74
Parkinson's Disease	12	610	29	90	+ 520
Lymphomas	13	591	13	397	+ 194
Suicide	14	541	9	650	- 109
Oesophagus Cancer	15	482	24	137	+ 345
Diabetes Mellitus	16	476	28	108	+ 369
Stomach Cancer	17	411	12	405	+ 6
Liver Cancer	18	366	7	746	- 379
Liver Disease	19	322	20	209	+ 113
Leukemia	20	315	17	249	+ 66
Ovary Cancer	21	314	21	204	+ 111
Bladder Cancer	22	295	27	120	+ 175
Skin Cancers	23	290	34	56	+ 234
Endocrine Disorders	24	287	37	30	+ 257
Falls	25	284	18	218	+ 67
Inflammatory/Heart	26	276	19	215	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	27	251	22	195	+ 56
Oral Cancer	28	210	15	317	- 106
Hypertension	29	201	8	732	- 531
Other Injuries	30	197	32	79	+ 118
Drug Use	31	192	44	19	+ 173
Congenital Anomalies	32	176	31	80	+ 97
Road Traffic Accidents	33	176	26	121	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	34	145	23	147	- 2
Cervical Cancer	35	119	30	85	+ 34
Epilepsy	36	98	42	25	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	37	96	57	3	+ 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	77	33	69	+ 8
Alcohol	39	74	47	10	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	68	58	2	+ 66
Asthma	41	67	35	37	+ 30
Skin Disease	42	66	25	136	- 69
Drownings	43	66	38	29	+ 37
Low Birth Weight	44	64	41	25	+ 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	61	39	28	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	57	43	22	+ 35
Violence	47	44	46	15	+ 29
Fires	48	35	49	7	+ 28
Anemia	49	33	85	0	+ 33
Tuberculosis	50	27	40	26	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	51	23	82	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	52	22	56	3	+ 19
Poisonings	53	16	60	1	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	16	51	6	+ 10
Schizophrenia	55	13	84	0	+ 13
Birth Trauma	56	12	55	3	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	57	10	45	18	- 8
Meningitis	58	8	48	8	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	7	52	4	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	4	50	6	- 2
Maternal Conditions	61	4	53	3	+ 0
Oral conditions	62	3	81	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	63	2	63	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	54	3	- 2
War	65	1	59	2	- 2
Encephalitis	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	62	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Ireland

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.