NETHERLANDS VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,600	2	17,601	- 2,001
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,298	7	4,946	+ 10,352
Stroke	3	4,595	4	9,707	- 5,112
Lung Cancers	4	4,541	3	10,980	- 6,438
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,545	6	5,829	- 2,284
Kidney Disease	6	3,032	12	2,530	+ 501
Liver Cancer	7	2,198	24	1,163	+ 1,035
Hypertension	8	2,158	29	818	+ 1,340
Suicide	9	1,918	17	2,025	- 107
Breast Cancer	10	1,785	9	3,535	- 1,750
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,583	11	2,995	- 1,412
Stomach Cancer	12	1,193	22	1,361	- 168
Lymphomas	13	1,170	13	2,511	- 1,341
Lung Disease	14	1,129	5	9,567	- 8,439
Oral Cancer	15	934	30	768	+ 167
Prostate Cancer	16	892	10	3,265	- 2,373
Leukemia	17	735	20	1,578	- 844
Falls	18	641	8	4,131	- 3,489
Inflammatory/Heart	19	635	23	1,201	- 566
Liver Disease	20	617	28	936	- 319
Ovary Cancer	21	601	25	1,067	- 466
Other Neoplasms	22	576	18	1,831	- 1,255
Uterin Cancer	23	434	34	566	- 133
Oesophagus Cancer	24	403	15	2,145	- 1,742
Skin Disease	25	401	36	295	+ 105
Road Traffic Accidents	26	357	31	681	- 324
Bladder Cancer	27	354	21	1,471	- 1,117
Diabetes Mellitus	28	317	14	2,386	- 2,069
Parkinson's Disease	29	264	16	2,120	- 1,855
Cervical Cancer	30	251	39	266	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	31	234	35	544	- 309
Other Injuries	32	233	19	1,648	- 1,415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	204	47	130	+ 74
Skin Cancers	34	165	27	1,024	- 859
Asthma	35	109	46	165	- 56
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	96	1	18,148	- 18,053
Endocrine Disorders	37	90	26	1,055	- 965
Drownings	38	85	49	98	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	82	33	584	- 502
Tuberculosis	40	75	56	29	+ 47
Low Birth Weight	41	75	45	167	- 93
Epilepsy	42	73	38	289	- 216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	65	41	238	- 172
Drug Use	44	56	42	231	- 175
HIV/AIDS	45	53	55	33	+ 21
Violence	46	43	48	107	- 64
Alcohol	47	30	32	612	- 582
Meningitis	48	24	51	78	- 54
Fires	49	21	53	49	- 29
Appendicitis	50	17	58	26	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	17	54	42	- 25
Hepatitis B	52	12	62	14	- 1
Maternal Conditions	53	10	65	8	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	54	9	57	28	- 19
Birth Trauma	55	9	52	74	- 65
Hepatitis C	56	8	60	20	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	57	8	37	295	- 287
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	7	44	214	- 208
War	59	6	66	2	+ 5
Poisonings	60	3	61	17	- 14
Encephalitis	61	0	68	1	- 1
Pertussis	62	0	67	1	- 1
Malnutrition	63	0	63	12	- 12
Diphtheria	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	59	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	82	0	43	220	- 220
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	96	- 96
Anemia	85	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Singapore

Netherlands

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.