SINGAPORE VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,822	1	5,292	+ 530
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,885	36	32	+ 4,852
Lung Disease	3	2,979	14	383	+ 2,596
Stroke	4	2,708	3	1,559	+ 1,150
Lung Cancers	5	2,538	4	1,540	+ 998
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,966	2	5,189	- 3,223
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,955	5	1,203	+ 752
Prostate Cancer	8	1,283	16	303	+ 980
Falls	9	851	18	218	+ 633
Pancreas Cancer	10	843	11	537	+ 306
Breast Cancer	11	764	10	605	+ 158
Lymphomas	12	706	13	397	+ 310
Suicide	13	693	9	650	+ 43
Kidney Disease	14	668	6	1,028	- 360
Other Injuries	15	638	32	79	+ 559
Diabetes Mellitus	16	612	28	108	+ 505
Parkinson's Disease	17	606	29	90	+ 517
Skin Cancers	18	446	34	56	+ 390
Endocrine Disorders	19	393	37	30	+ 362
Bladder Cancer	20	390	27	120	+ 269
Leukemia	21	387	17	249	+ 138
Stomach Cancer	22	376	12	405	- 29
Other Neoplasms	23	355	22	195	+ 160
Ovary Cancer	24	338	21	204	+ 134
Drug Use	25	288	44	19	+ 269
Liver Cancer	26	284	7	746	- 462
Oesophagus Cancer	27	271	24	137	+ 134
Hypertension	28	252	8	732	- 480
Inflammatory/Heart	29	242	19	215	+ 26
Liver Disease	30	234	20	209	+ 25
Alcohol	31	224	47	10	+ 214
Oral Cancer	32	183	15	317	- 133
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	175	33	69	+ 105
Congenital Anomalies	34	149	31	80	+ 70
Malnutrition	35	148	63	0	+ 148
Uterin Cancer	36	147	23	147	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	140	39	28	+ 112
Skin Disease	38	140	25	136	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	39	137	30	85	+ 52
Epilepsy	40	131	42	25	+ 106
Multiple Sclerosis	41	130	57	3	+ 128
Road Traffic Accidents	42	125	26	121	+ 4
Asthma	43	93	35	37	+ 55
Anemia	44	82	85	0	+ 82
Drownings	45	71	38	29	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	67	43	22	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	66	58	2	+ 64
Fires	48	49	49	7	+ 42
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	35	51	6	+ 30
Violence	50	35	46	15	+ 20
Osteoarthritis	51	30	82	0	+ 30
Low Birth Weight	52	26	41	25	+ 0
Schizophrenia	53	25	84	0	+ 25
Birth Trauma	54	19	55	3	+ 16
Hepatitis C	55	18	56	3	+ 16
Tuberculosis	56	16	40	26	- 9
Poisonings	57	16	60	1	+ 15
Meningitis	58	15	48	8	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	13	50	6	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	60	13	54	3	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	61	11	45	18	- 7
Oral conditions	62	9	81	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	4	52	4	- 0
Pertussis	64	1	62	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	1	79	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	66	1	53	3	- 2
Syphilis	67	1	65	0	+ 1
War	68	1	59	2	- 2
Tetanus	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	61	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Norway

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.