IRELAND VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,594	1	4,762	- 168
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,505	6	1,298	+ 3,207
Stroke	3	1,353	5	1,770	- 417
Lung Cancers	4	1,337	3	1,916	- 579
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,044	7	1,095	- 51
Kidney Disease	6	893	10	566	+ 326
Liver Cancer	7	647	18	318	+ 329
Hypertension	8	635	29	175	+ 461
Suicide	9	565	14	470	+ 95
Breast Cancer	10	525	8	760	- 234
Pancreas Cancer	11	466	11	530	- 64
Stomach Cancer	12	351	17	357	- 5
Lymphomas	13	344	13	513	- 168
Lung Disease	14	332	4	1,915	- 1,583
Oral Cancer	15	275	28	183	+ 92
Prostate Cancer	16	263	9	585	- 322
Leukemia	17	216	20	274	- 57
Falls	18	189	25	247	- 58
Inflammatory/Heart	19	187	26	240	- 53
Liver Disease	20	182	19	279	- 98
Ovary Cancer	21	177	21	273	- 96
Other Neoplasms	22	170	27	218	- 48
Uterin Cancer	23	128	34	126	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	24	119	15	419	- 300
Skin Disease	25	118	42	58	+ 60
Road Traffic Accidents	26	105	33	153	- 48
Bladder Cancer	27	104	22	256	- 152
Diabetes Mellitus	28	93	16	414	- 320
Parkinson's Disease	29	78	12	530	- 452
Cervical Cancer	30	74	35	103	- 29
Congenital Anomalies	31	69	32	153	- 84
Other Injuries	32	69	30	171	- 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	60	38	67	- 7
Skin Cancers	34	49	23	252	- 203
Asthma	35	32	41	58	- 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	28	2	3,209	- 3,181
Endocrine Disorders	37	26	24	249	- 223
Drownings	38	25	43	57	- 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	24	45	53	- 29
Tuberculosis	40	22	50	23	- 1
Low Birth Weight	41	22	44	56	- 34
Epilepsy	42	22	36	85	- 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	19	46	50	- 31
Drug Use	44	17	31	167	- 150
HIV/AIDS	45	16	57	9	+ 7
Violence	46	13	47	38	- 26
Alcohol	47	9	39	64	- 55
Meningitis	48	7	58	7	- 0
Fires	49	6	48	30	- 24
Appendicitis	50	5	60	3	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	5	54	14	- 9
Hepatitis B	52	4	59	6	- 2
Maternal Conditions	53	3	61	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	54	3	64	1	+ 2
Birth Trauma	55	3	56	10	- 7
Hepatitis C	56	2	52	19	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	37	83	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	2	40	59	- 57
War	59	2	65	0	+ 1
Poisonings	60	1	53	14	- 13
Encephalitis	61	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	63	2	- 2
Diphtheria	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	66	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	62	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	20	- 20
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	12	- 12
Anemia	85	0	49	29	- 29
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Singapore

Ireland

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.