SINGAPORE VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,606	1	5,292	+ 2,314
Stroke	2	7,288	3	1,559	+ 5,729
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	4,247	36	32	+ 4,215
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,047	2	5,189	- 1,143
Lung Cancers	5	2,602	4	1,540	+ 1,062
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,592	5	1,203	+ 1,390
Lung Disease	7	2,531	14	383	+ 2,148
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,127	28	108	+ 2,019
Kidney Disease	9	1,656	6	1,028	+ 627
Stomach Cancer	10	1,495	12	405	+ 1,091
Prostate Cancer	11	1,254	16	303	+ 952
Breast Cancer	12	1,179	10	605	+ 574
Other Injuries	13	1,144	32	79	+ 1,065
Hypertension	14	1,110	8	732	+ 378
Pancreas Cancer	15	986	11	537	+ 449
Lymphomas	16	949	13	397	+ 553
Endocrine Disorders	17	913	37	30	+ 883
Liver Cancer	18	750	7	746	+ 5
Suicide	19	692	9	650	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	20	691	27	120	+ 571
Parkinson's Disease	21	673	29	90	+ 583
Liver Disease	22	665	20	209	+ 456
Falls	23	610	18	218	+ 392
Leukemia	24	600	17	249	+ 350
Oral Cancer	25	539	15	317	+ 222
Inflammatory/Heart	26	537	19	215	+ 321
Road Traffic Accidents	27	495	26	121	+ 374
Other Neoplasms	28	385	22	195	+ 190
Oesophagus Cancer	29	368	24	137	+ 231
Skin Cancers	30	309	34	56	+ 253
Epilepsy	31	245	42	25	+ 220
Uterin Cancer	32	240	23	147	+ 93
Ovary Cancer	33	235	21	204	+ 31
Cervical Cancer	34	194	30	85	+ 109
HIV/AIDS	35	189	45	18	+ 171
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	136	39	28	+ 109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	135	33	69	+ 66
Tuberculosis	38	126	40	26	+ 100
Skin Disease	39	120	25	136	- 16
Congenital Anomalies	40	116	31	80	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	100	43	22	+ 78
Anemia	42	89	85	0	+ 89
Asthma	43	86	35	37	+ 49
Drug Use	44	76	44	19	+ 57
Alcohol	45	66	47	10	+ 55
Fires	46	64	49	7	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	58	58	2	+ 56
Violence	48	57	46	15	+ 42
Hepatitis C	49	51	56	3	+ 48
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	49	51	6	+ 43
Drownings	51	47	38	29	+ 18
Low Birth Weight	52	47	41	25	+ 21
Malnutrition	53	46	63	0	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	54	33	57	3	+ 31
Schizophrenia	55	29	84	0	+ 29
Meningitis	56	25	48	8	+ 17
Poisonings	57	17	60	1	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	58	17	82	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	59	15	52	4	+ 11
Birth Trauma	60	14	55	3	+ 11
Appendicitis	61	12	50	6	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	62	9	54	3	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	63	4	53	3	+ 1
Syphilis	64	2	65	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	65	2	81	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	1	79	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	1	61	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	1	76	0	+ 1
War	69	1	59	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	64	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	66	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Portugal

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.