FINLAND VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,939	2	9,831	- 4,892
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,843	21	436	+ 4,407
Stroke	3	1,455	3	4,115	- 2,660
Lung Cancers	4	1,438	4	2,312	- 874
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,122	6	1,433	- 311
Kidney Disease	6	960	26	342	+ 618
Liver Cancer	7	696	16	545	+ 151
Hypertension	8	683	5	2,030	- 1,347
Suicide	9	607	15	846	- 239
Breast Cancer	10	565	12	948	- 383
Pancreas Cancer	11	501	9	1,247	- 746
Stomach Cancer	12	378	19	447	- 69
Lymphomas	13	370	14	851	- 480
Lung Disease	14	357	8	1,289	- 932
Oral Cancer	15	296	34	207	+ 89
Prostate Cancer	16	282	11	970	- 688
Leukemia	17	233	24	371	- 138
Falls	18	203	7	1,325	- 1,122
Inflammatory/Heart	19	201	17	518	- 317
Liver Disease	20	195	10	1,068	- 873
Ovary Cancer	21	190	25	344	- 154
Other Neoplasms	22	182	23	377	- 195
Uterin Cancer	23	137	32	225	- 88
Oesophagus Cancer	24	128	27	320	- 192
Skin Disease	25	127	47	27	+ 100
Road Traffic Accidents	26	113	33	215	- 102
Bladder Cancer	27	112	28	308	- 196
Diabetes Mellitus	28	100	22	418	- 317
Parkinson's Disease	29	84	13	853	- 769
Cervical Cancer	30	79	44	62	+ 17
Congenital Anomalies	31	74	35	192	- 118
Other Injuries	32	74	20	437	- 363
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	65	36	151	- 87
Skin Cancers	34	52	29	297	- 245
Asthma	35	35	40	85	- 50
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	30	1	11,120	- 11,090
Endocrine Disorders	37	28	31	257	- 228
Drownings	38	27	37	106	- 79
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	26	52	15	+ 11
Tuberculosis	40	24	46	32	- 8
Low Birth Weight	41	24	48	26	- 3
Epilepsy	42	23	38	104	- 81
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	21	50	19	+ 2
Drug Use	44	18	30	269	- 251
HIV/AIDS	45	17	59	6	+ 11
Violence	46	14	43	64	- 51
Alcohol	47	10	18	464	- 455
Meningitis	48	8	55	9	- 2
Fires	49	6	45	62	- 55
Appendicitis	50	5	54	10	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	5	53	11	- 6
Hepatitis B	52	4	63	2	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	53	3	64	2	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	54	3	62	2	+ 1
Birth Trauma	55	3	56	8	- 5
Hepatitis C	56	3	60	5	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	42	80	- 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	2	41	83	- 81
War	59	2	65	1	+ 1
Poisonings	60	1	49	25	- 24
Encephalitis	61	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	69	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	57	7	- 7
Diphtheria	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	61	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	17	- 17
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	39	93	- 93
Anemia	85	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Singapore

Finland

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.