SINGAPORE VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,616	1	5,292	+ 3,325
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,215	36	32	+ 6,182
Stroke	3	3,435	3	1,559	+ 1,877
Lung Disease	4	2,473	14	383	+ 2,090
Lung Cancers	5	2,119	4	1,540	+ 579
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,736	5	1,203	+ 533
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,514	2	5,189	- 3,676
Prostate Cancer	8	1,493	16	303	+ 1,190
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,052	11	537	+ 515
Hypertension	10	1,047	8	732	+ 315
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,044	28	108	+ 937
Kidney Disease	12	927	6	1,028	- 101
Breast Cancer	13	901	10	605	+ 295
Suicide	14	842	9	650	+ 192
Other Injuries	15	782	32	79	+ 703
Lymphomas	16	772	13	397	+ 375
Falls	17	631	18	218	+ 414
Other Neoplasms	18	590	22	195	+ 395
Parkinson's Disease	19	537	29	90	+ 447
Leukemia	20	470	17	249	+ 221
Bladder Cancer	21	433	27	120	+ 313
Liver Cancer	22	428	7	746	- 318
Liver Disease	23	412	20	209	+ 203
Endocrine Disorders	24	400	37	30	+ 369
Skin Cancers	25	370	34	56	+ 314
Stomach Cancer	26	349	12	405	- 56
Ovary Cancer	27	315	21	204	+ 111
Inflammatory/Heart	28	311	19	215	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	29	306	24	137	+ 169
Drug Use	30	241	44	19	+ 222
Oral Cancer	31	216	15	317	- 101
Alcohol	32	204	47	10	+ 194
Uterin Cancer	33	196	23	147	+ 49
Road Traffic Accidents	34	179	26	121	+ 58
Congenital Anomalies	35	175	31	80	+ 96
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	165	39	28	+ 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	158	33	69	+ 89
Cervical Cancer	38	130	30	85	+ 44
Skin Disease	39	125	25	136	- 11
Anemia	40	99	85	0	+ 99
Multiple Sclerosis	41	97	57	3	+ 94
Asthma	42	90	35	37	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	73	58	2	+ 71
Epilepsy	44	69	42	25	+ 44
Malnutrition	45	67	63	0	+ 67
Drownings	46	65	38	29	+ 36
Violence	47	64	46	15	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	63	43	22	+ 41
Fires	49	37	49	7	+ 30
Schizophrenia	50	36	84	0	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	51	29	41	25	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	26	51	6	+ 20
Hepatitis C	53	25	56	3	+ 22
Meningitis	54	20	48	8	+ 12
Birth Trauma	55	19	55	3	+ 16
Tuberculosis	56	14	40	26	- 12
Osteoarthritis	57	14	82	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	58	11	54	3	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	10	50	6	+ 4
Poisonings	60	10	60	1	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	61	7	45	18	- 11
Hepatitis B	62	5	52	4	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	5	81	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	3	53	3	- 1
War	65	1	59	2	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	61	0	+ 0
Syphilis	72	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Sweden

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.