THAILAND VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,375	1	51,305	+ 10,069
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	60,187	3	31,289	+ 28,897
Stroke	3	18,077	2	50,273	- 32,196
Lung Cancers	4	17,866	8	22,296	- 4,430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,947	13	9,908	+ 4,039
Kidney Disease	6	11,927	4	26,822	- 14,895
Liver Cancer	7	8,648	5	23,883	- 15,235
Hypertension	8	8,489	34	2,179	+ 6,310
Suicide	9	7,544	16	6,147	+ 1,397
Breast Cancer	10	7,021	17	6,053	+ 968
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,228	33	2,383	+ 3,845
Stomach Cancer	12	4,692	27	3,451	+ 1,242
Lymphomas	13	4,602	22	4,539	+ 63
Lung Disease	14	4,441	9	19,474	- 15,033
Oral Cancer	15	3,676	20	4,961	- 1,285
Prostate Cancer	16	3,510	30	3,013	+ 497
Leukemia	17	2,891	26	3,902	- 1,011
Falls	18	2,523	18	5,409	- 2,886
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,498	32	2,879	- 381
Liver Disease	20	2,427	11	17,596	- 15,169
Ovary Cancer	21	2,363	36	2,003	+ 360
Other Neoplasms	22	2,265	54	192	+ 2,073
Uterin Cancer	23	1,706	44	864	+ 842
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,587	29	3,156	- 1,569
Skin Disease	25	1,576	28	3,375	- 1,799
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,404	7	22,428	- 21,024
Bladder Cancer	27	1,393	38	1,798	- 405
Diabetes Mellitus	28	1,248	10	18,776	- 17,528
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,040	23	4,292	- 3,252
Cervical Cancer	30	986	19	5,110	- 4,124
Congenital Anomalies	31	923	35	2,107	- 1,185
Other Injuries	32	917	21	4,869	- 3,953
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	803	39	1,679	- 876
Skin Cancers	34	651	41	1,133	- 482
Asthma	35	430	24	4,182	- 3,752
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	376	6	22,851	- 22,475
Endocrine Disorders	37	352	37	1,888	- 1,536
Drownings	38	336	25	3,956	- 3,620
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	321	15	6,863	- 6,542
Tuberculosis	40	296	14	9,551	- 9,255
Low Birth Weight	41	294	40	1,548	- 1,254
Epilepsy	42	288	47	689	- 401
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	257	51	436	- 179
Drug Use	44	221	45	794	- 573
HIV/AIDS	45	210	12	13,922	- 13,712
Violence	46	169	31	2,965	- 2,796
Alcohol	47	118	49	548	- 430
Meningitis	48	96	43	931	- 835
Fires	49	81	48	617	- 537
Appendicitis	50	68	59	114	- 46
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	65	81	0	+ 65
Hepatitis B	52	48	56	153	- 106
Maternal Conditions	53	39	52	227	- 188
Upper Respiratory	54	37	65	18	+ 20
Birth Trauma	55	36	50	533	- 497
Hepatitis C	56	33	67	7	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	57	30	61	86	- 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	26	53	194	- 168
War	59	25	60	87	- 62
Poisonings	60	13	57	132	- 119
Encephalitis	61	1	46	722	- 721
Pertussis	62	1	62	77	- 77
Malnutrition	63	0	42	962	- 962
Diphtheria	64	0	71	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	64	36	- 36
Dengue	66	0	55	172	- 172
Ascariasis	67	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	63	56	- 56
Tetanus	73	0	58	116	- 116
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	66	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	68	7	- 7
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Singapore

Thailand

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.