SINGAPORE VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,289	1	5,292	+ 1,997
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,893	36	32	+ 4,861
Stroke	3	2,665	3	1,559	+ 1,107
Lung Cancers	4	2,395	4	1,540	+ 854
Lung Disease	5	1,975	14	383	+ 1,592
Hypertension	6	1,681	8	732	+ 949
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,357	5	1,203	+ 155
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,326	2	5,189	- 3,863
Falls	9	1,306	18	218	+ 1,088
Prostate Cancer	10	1,075	16	303	+ 772
Breast Cancer	11	1,073	10	605	+ 468
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,011	11	537	+ 474
Kidney Disease	13	858	6	1,028	- 170
Suicide	14	850	9	650	+ 199
Lymphomas	15	770	13	397	+ 373
Inflammatory/Heart	16	699	19	215	+ 483
Diabetes Mellitus	17	695	28	108	+ 588
Parkinson's Disease	18	583	29	90	+ 493
Liver Cancer	19	548	7	746	- 198
Other Neoplasms	20	464	22	195	+ 268
Liver Disease	21	461	20	209	+ 252
Leukemia	22	457	17	249	+ 207
Bladder Cancer	23	455	27	120	+ 335
Stomach Cancer	24	418	12	405	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	25	403	37	30	+ 373
Oral Cancer	26	340	15	317	+ 24
Skin Cancers	27	336	34	56	+ 279
Oesophagus Cancer	28	334	24	137	+ 197
Ovary Cancer	29	311	21	204	+ 107
Other Injuries	30	279	32	79	+ 200
Congenital Anomalies	31	208	31	80	+ 128
Alcohol	32	156	47	10	+ 146
Uterin Cancer	33	152	23	147	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	34	131	26	121	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	126	39	28	+ 99
Drug Use	36	120	44	19	+ 101
Osteoarthritis	37	115	82	0	+ 115
Multiple Sclerosis	38	109	57	3	+ 106
Epilepsy	39	108	42	25	+ 83
Skin Disease	40	88	25	136	- 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	83	33	69	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	42	71	30	85	- 14
Low Birth Weight	43	71	41	25	+ 46
Anemia	44	69	85	0	+ 69
Schizophrenia	45	66	84	0	+ 66
Asthma	46	64	35	37	+ 27
Malnutrition	47	57	63	0	+ 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	53	43	22	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	46	58	2	+ 44
Drownings	50	34	38	29	+ 5
Violence	51	29	46	15	+ 14
Birth Trauma	52	22	55	3	+ 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	22	51	6	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	54	20	45	18	+ 2
Fires	55	15	49	7	+ 8
Tuberculosis	56	14	40	26	- 11
Meningitis	57	14	48	8	+ 5
Hepatitis C	58	10	56	3	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	10	50	6	+ 4
Poisonings	60	9	60	1	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	61	7	54	3	+ 4
Oral conditions	62	5	81	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	3	52	4	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	3	53	3	- 0
Syphilis	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	71	0	+ 1
War	67	1	59	2	- 2
Encephalitis	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Switzerland

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.