SINGAPORE VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	6,156	36	32	+ 6,124
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,970	1	5,292	+ 679
Lung Cancers	3	3,724	4	1,540	+ 2,184
Stroke	4	3,293	3	1,559	+ 1,734
Lung Disease	5	3,245	14	383	+ 2,862
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,977	5	1,203	+ 775
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,678	2	5,189	- 3,511
Falls	8	1,401	18	218	+ 1,184
Breast Cancer	9	1,199	10	605	+ 594
Prostate Cancer	10	1,107	16	303	+ 805
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,016	11	537	+ 479
Kidney Disease	12	858	6	1,028	- 170
Lymphomas	13	852	13	397	+ 455
Diabetes Mellitus	14	809	28	108	+ 702
Oesophagus Cancer	15	728	24	137	+ 591
Parkinson's Disease	16	719	29	90	+ 629
Suicide	17	687	9	650	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	18	621	22	195	+ 426
Other Injuries	19	559	32	79	+ 480
Leukemia	20	535	17	249	+ 286
Bladder Cancer	21	499	27	120	+ 379
Stomach Cancer	22	462	12	405	+ 57
Inflammatory/Heart	23	407	19	215	+ 192
Liver Cancer	24	394	7	746	- 351
Ovary Cancer	25	362	21	204	+ 158
Endocrine Disorders	26	358	37	30	+ 327
Skin Cancers	27	347	34	56	+ 291
Liver Disease	28	317	20	209	+ 108
Hypertension	29	278	8	732	- 454
Oral Cancer	30	260	15	317	- 57
Road Traffic Accidents	31	231	26	121	+ 110
Alcohol	32	208	47	10	+ 198
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	198	39	28	+ 170
Uterin Cancer	34	192	23	147	+ 45
Congenital Anomalies	35	184	31	80	+ 105
Skin Disease	36	100	25	136	- 36
Multiple Sclerosis	37	100	57	3	+ 97
Epilepsy	38	98	42	25	+ 73
Cervical Cancer	39	90	30	85	+ 5
Anemia	40	85	85	0	+ 85
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	81	43	22	+ 58
Drug Use	42	78	44	19	+ 59
Osteoarthritis	43	75	82	0	+ 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	73	58	2	+ 70
Low Birth Weight	45	57	41	25	+ 31
Asthma	46	56	35	37	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	44	33	69	- 25
Violence	48	36	46	15	+ 22
Drownings	49	33	38	29	+ 4
Schizophrenia	50	32	84	0	+ 32
Meningitis	51	27	48	8	+ 18
Birth Trauma	52	25	55	3	+ 22
Fires	53	17	49	7	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	14	51	6	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	55	11	45	18	- 7
Tuberculosis	56	10	40	26	- 16
Upper Respiratory	57	10	54	3	+ 6
Appendicitis	58	9	50	6	+ 3
Oral conditions	59	7	81	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	60	7	56	3	+ 4
Poisonings	61	6	60	1	+ 5
Hepatitis B	62	5	52	4	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	4	63	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	64	3	79	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	65	3	53	3	- 1
War	66	1	59	2	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Netherlands

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.