PORTUGAL VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,960	1	12,878	- 3,918
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,786	4	6,851	+ 1,935
Stroke	3	2,639	2	12,339	- 9,700
Lung Cancers	4	2,608	5	4,406	- 1,798
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,036	6	4,389	- 2,353
Kidney Disease	6	1,741	9	2,803	- 1,062
Liver Cancer	7	1,262	18	1,270	- 8
Hypertension	8	1,239	14	1,880	- 641
Suicide	9	1,101	19	1,172	- 71
Breast Cancer	10	1,025	12	1,997	- 972
Pancreas Cancer	11	909	15	1,669	- 760
Stomach Cancer	12	685	10	2,532	- 1,847
Lymphomas	13	672	16	1,608	- 936
Lung Disease	14	648	7	4,286	- 3,638
Oral Cancer	15	537	25	912	- 375
Prostate Cancer	16	512	11	2,124	- 1,611
Leukemia	17	422	24	1,015	- 593
Falls	18	368	23	1,033	- 664
Inflammatory/Heart	19	365	26	909	- 544
Liver Disease	20	354	22	1,126	- 771
Ovary Cancer	21	345	33	397	- 52
Other Neoplasms	22	331	28	652	- 321
Uterin Cancer	23	249	32	406	- 157
Oesophagus Cancer	24	232	29	623	- 391
Skin Disease	25	230	39	202	+ 28
Road Traffic Accidents	26	205	27	838	- 633
Bladder Cancer	27	203	20	1,171	- 967
Diabetes Mellitus	28	182	8	3,601	- 3,419
Parkinson's Disease	29	152	21	1,139	- 988
Cervical Cancer	30	144	34	329	- 185
Congenital Anomalies	31	135	40	196	- 62
Other Injuries	32	134	13	1,937	- 1,803
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	117	37	229	- 111
Skin Cancers	34	95	30	523	- 428
Asthma	35	63	43	146	- 84
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	55	3	7,191	- 7,136
Endocrine Disorders	37	51	17	1,547	- 1,495
Drownings	38	49	51	79	- 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	47	36	231	- 184
Tuberculosis	40	43	38	213	- 170
Low Birth Weight	41	43	52	79	- 36
Epilepsy	42	42	31	415	- 373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	37	41	169	- 131
Drug Use	44	32	44	128	- 96
HIV/AIDS	45	31	35	320	- 289
Violence	46	25	48	96	- 72
Alcohol	47	17	45	111	- 94
Meningitis	48	14	56	43	- 29
Fires	49	12	46	108	- 97
Appendicitis	50	10	61	21	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	10	50	82	- 73
Hepatitis B	52	7	59	26	- 19
Maternal Conditions	53	6	63	7	- 1
Upper Respiratory	54	5	62	15	- 9
Birth Trauma	55	5	60	24	- 19
Hepatitis C	56	5	49	87	- 82
Multiple Sclerosis	57	4	54	56	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	4	47	99	- 95
War	59	4	69	1	+ 3
Poisonings	60	2	57	29	- 27
Encephalitis	61	0	67	1	- 1
Pertussis	62	0	72	0	- 0
Malnutrition	63	0	53	79	- 79
Diphtheria	64	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	64	3	- 3
Dengue	66	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	65	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	29	- 29
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	85	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Singapore

Portugal

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.