BELGIUM VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,514	1	15,281	- 4,767
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,310	6	5,677	+ 4,633
Stroke	3	3,097	3	7,408	- 4,311
Lung Cancers	4	3,061	4	6,777	- 3,716
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,389	7	3,329	- 939
Kidney Disease	6	2,043	8	2,952	- 909
Liver Cancer	7	1,481	24	976	+ 506
Hypertension	8	1,454	27	740	+ 715
Suicide	9	1,292	10	2,111	- 819
Breast Cancer	10	1,203	9	2,587	- 1,384
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,067	14	1,809	- 742
Stomach Cancer	12	804	26	863	- 59
Lymphomas	13	788	16	1,552	- 764
Lung Disease	14	761	5	6,438	- 5,677
Oral Cancer	15	630	28	675	- 45
Prostate Cancer	16	601	13	1,824	- 1,223
Leukemia	17	495	21	1,199	- 704
Falls	18	432	15	1,756	- 1,323
Inflammatory/Heart	19	428	23	1,060	- 633
Liver Disease	20	416	17	1,433	- 1,017
Ovary Cancer	21	405	30	653	- 248
Other Neoplasms	22	388	12	1,828	- 1,440
Uterin Cancer	23	292	34	384	- 92
Oesophagus Cancer	24	272	25	898	- 626
Skin Disease	25	270	35	380	- 109
Road Traffic Accidents	26	241	29	666	- 425
Bladder Cancer	27	239	22	1,078	- 840
Diabetes Mellitus	28	214	20	1,269	- 1,056
Parkinson's Disease	29	178	19	1,378	- 1,199
Cervical Cancer	30	169	41	243	- 74
Congenital Anomalies	31	158	40	282	- 124
Other Injuries	32	157	11	2,006	- 1,849
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	138	42	213	- 75
Skin Cancers	34	111	31	522	- 411
Asthma	35	74	46	128	- 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	64	2	9,416	- 9,352
Endocrine Disorders	37	60	18	1,432	- 1,371
Drownings	38	58	47	79	- 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	55	33	418	- 363
Tuberculosis	40	51	54	46	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	41	50	50	70	- 19
Epilepsy	42	49	36	348	- 298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	44	37	293	- 249
Drug Use	44	38	39	287	- 250
HIV/AIDS	45	36	57	36	- 0
Violence	46	29	44	149	- 121
Alcohol	47	20	32	500	- 479
Meningitis	48	16	58	28	- 12
Fires	49	14	48	75	- 61
Appendicitis	50	12	62	17	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	11	60	20	- 9
Hepatitis B	52	8	63	17	- 8
Maternal Conditions	53	7	64	6	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	54	6	59	22	- 16
Birth Trauma	55	6	53	47	- 41
Hepatitis C	56	6	52	53	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	57	5	45	147	- 142
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	4	49	73	- 68
War	59	4	67	1	+ 3
Poisonings	60	2	55	41	- 39
Encephalitis	61	0	66	1	- 1
Pertussis	62	0	68	1	- 1
Malnutrition	63	0	38	291	- 291
Diphtheria	64	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	66	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	61	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	59	- 59
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Singapore

Belgium

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.