SINGAPORE VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,246	1	5,292	- 2,046
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,085	2	5,189	- 2,104
Stroke	3	2,963	3	1,559	+ 1,404
Lung Cancers	4	2,349	4	1,540	+ 809
Suicide	5	1,694	9	650	+ 1,044
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,406	36	32	+ 1,373
Liver Cancer	7	1,341	7	746	+ 596
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,178	5	1,203	- 24
Kidney Disease	9	1,170	6	1,028	+ 142
Stomach Cancer	10	998	12	405	+ 594
Lung Disease	11	987	14	383	+ 604
Pancreas Cancer	12	810	11	537	+ 273
Diabetes Mellitus	13	788	28	108	+ 681
Liver Disease	14	735	20	209	+ 526
Road Traffic Accidents	15	509	26	121	+ 388
Parkinson's Disease	16	457	29	90	+ 368
Hypertension	17	430	8	732	- 302
Other Injuries	18	421	32	79	+ 342
Lymphomas	19	402	13	397	+ 6
Falls	20	340	18	218	+ 122
Breast Cancer	21	333	10	605	- 272
Prostate Cancer	22	268	16	303	- 35
Leukemia	23	248	17	249	- 2
Tuberculosis	24	226	40	26	+ 200
Endocrine Disorders	25	219	37	30	+ 188
Other Neoplasms	26	209	22	195	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	27	205	27	120	+ 85
Oesophagus Cancer	28	201	24	137	+ 64
Oral Cancer	29	169	15	317	- 148
Ovary Cancer	30	154	21	204	- 50
Inflammatory/Heart	31	153	19	215	- 62
Asthma	32	133	35	37	+ 96
Alcohol	33	125	47	10	+ 115
Cervical Cancer	34	123	30	85	+ 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	107	39	28	+ 80
Skin Disease	36	82	25	136	- 54
Skin Cancers	37	68	34	56	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	62	33	69	- 7
Hepatitis B	39	61	52	4	+ 57
Epilepsy	40	61	42	25	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	41	60	31	80	- 20
Drownings	42	58	38	29	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	43	49	23	147	- 99
Violence	44	45	46	15	+ 30
Low Birth Weight	45	43	41	25	+ 18
Anemia	46	38	85	0	+ 38
Fires	47	30	49	7	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	26	43	22	+ 4
Hepatitis C	49	19	56	3	+ 17
Drug Use	50	18	44	19	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	17	58	2	+ 15
Poisonings	52	13	60	1	+ 12
Malnutrition	53	10	63	0	+ 10
Birth Trauma	54	10	55	3	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	55	10	45	18	- 8
Schizophrenia	56	9	84	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	57	6	50	6	+ 0
Meningitis	58	6	48	8	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	6	51	6	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	60	5	82	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	61	4	53	3	+ 1
Syphilis	62	3	65	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	3	54	3	- 0
Oral conditions	64	2	81	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	2	61	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	57	3	- 1
Pertussis	67	1	62	0	+ 1
War	68	1	59	2	- 2
Tetanus	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	64	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

South Korea

Singapore

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.