SOUTH KOREA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,716	1	28,043	+ 17,673
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	44,831	2	26,650	+ 18,181
Stroke	3	13,465	3	25,596	- 12,131
Lung Cancers	4	13,308	4	20,293	- 6,985
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	10,389	8	10,180	+ 208
Kidney Disease	6	8,884	9	10,107	- 1,223
Liver Cancer	7	6,442	7	11,589	- 5,147
Hypertension	8	6,323	17	3,711	+ 2,613
Suicide	9	5,619	5	14,636	- 9,016
Breast Cancer	10	5,230	21	2,880	+ 2,349
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,639	12	6,994	- 2,354
Stomach Cancer	12	3,495	10	8,625	- 5,130
Lymphomas	13	3,428	19	3,477	- 49
Lung Disease	14	3,308	11	8,526	- 5,218
Oral Cancer	15	2,738	29	1,457	+ 1,281
Prostate Cancer	16	2,615	22	2,316	+ 299
Leukemia	17	2,154	23	2,140	+ 13
Falls	18	1,880	20	2,934	- 1,055
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,860	31	1,325	+ 535
Liver Disease	20	1,808	14	6,348	- 4,541
Ovary Cancer	21	1,760	30	1,330	+ 430
Other Neoplasms	22	1,687	26	1,807	- 120
Uterin Cancer	23	1,271	43	420	+ 851
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,182	28	1,733	- 550
Skin Disease	25	1,174	36	704	+ 470
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,046	15	4,399	- 3,353
Bladder Cancer	27	1,038	27	1,768	- 730
Diabetes Mellitus	28	930	13	6,812	- 5,882
Parkinson's Disease	29	775	16	3,951	- 3,176
Cervical Cancer	30	735	34	1,065	- 330
Congenital Anomalies	31	687	41	518	+ 169
Other Injuries	32	683	18	3,634	- 2,951
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	598	38	540	+ 58
Skin Cancers	34	485	37	585	- 100
Asthma	35	320	32	1,150	- 831
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	280	6	12,145	- 11,865
Endocrine Disorders	37	262	25	1,891	- 1,628
Drownings	38	250	42	501	- 250
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	239	35	929	- 689
Tuberculosis	40	220	24	1,950	- 1,730
Low Birth Weight	41	219	45	370	- 152
Epilepsy	42	214	40	524	- 310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	191	48	224	- 33
Drug Use	44	165	50	154	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	45	157	55	84	+ 72
Violence	46	126	44	386	- 260
Alcohol	47	88	33	1,081	- 993
Meningitis	48	71	58	51	+ 21
Fires	49	60	47	263	- 203
Appendicitis	50	51	57	54	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	49	59	49	- 1
Hepatitis B	52	35	39	526	- 491
Maternal Conditions	53	29	61	34	- 5
Upper Respiratory	54	28	63	26	+ 2
Birth Trauma	55	27	54	88	- 61
Hepatitis C	56	25	49	168	- 143
Multiple Sclerosis	57	22	66	11	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	19	51	150	- 130
War	59	19	68	5	+ 14
Poisonings	60	10	52	115	- 105
Encephalitis	61	0	65	19	- 19
Pertussis	62	0	67	6	- 6
Malnutrition	63	0	53	88	- 88
Diphtheria	64	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	62	27	- 27
Dengue	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	69	5	- 5
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Otitis Media	79	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	64	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	82	0	60	41	- 41
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Singapore

South Korea

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.