SINGAPORE VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	8,642	36	32	+ 8,609
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,316	1	5,292	+ 1,025
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,570	2	5,189	- 1,619
Stroke	4	3,313	3	1,559	+ 1,755
Lung Cancers	5	3,145	4	1,540	+ 1,605
Lung Disease	6	2,897	14	383	+ 2,514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,624	5	1,203	+ 422
Prostate Cancer	8	1,170	16	303	+ 868
Breast Cancer	9	1,120	10	605	+ 515
Lymphomas	10	823	13	397	+ 427
Pancreas Cancer	11	792	11	537	+ 255
Oesophagus Cancer	12	768	24	137	+ 632
Parkinson's Disease	13	755	29	90	+ 665
Liver Disease	14	675	20	209	+ 466
Falls	15	671	18	218	+ 453
Bladder Cancer	16	540	27	120	+ 420
Diabetes Mellitus	17	514	28	108	+ 407
Kidney Disease	18	482	6	1,028	- 547
Other Injuries	19	481	32	79	+ 402
Suicide	20	469	9	650	- 182
Liver Cancer	21	461	7	746	- 284
Leukemia	22	459	17	249	+ 210
Hypertension	23	459	8	732	- 273
Stomach Cancer	24	440	12	405	+ 36
Ovary Cancer	25	354	21	204	+ 150
Other Neoplasms	26	351	22	195	+ 156
Skin Cancers	27	328	34	56	+ 272
Endocrine Disorders	28	290	37	30	+ 260
Inflammatory/Heart	29	275	19	215	+ 60
Oral Cancer	30	274	15	317	- 43
Drug Use	31	249	44	19	+ 230
Uterin Cancer	32	207	23	147	+ 60
Road Traffic Accidents	33	191	26	121	+ 70
Skin Disease	34	188	25	136	+ 52
Congenital Anomalies	35	187	31	80	+ 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	184	33	69	+ 115
Multiple Sclerosis	37	163	57	3	+ 161
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	141	39	28	+ 113
Alcohol	39	137	47	10	+ 127
Low Birth Weight	40	116	41	25	+ 90
Asthma	41	115	35	37	+ 78
Epilepsy	42	105	42	25	+ 80
Cervical Cancer	43	97	30	85	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	89	58	2	+ 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	77	43	22	+ 55
Violence	46	76	46	15	+ 62
Tuberculosis	47	31	40	26	+ 5
Fires	48	29	49	7	+ 22
Drownings	49	26	38	29	- 2
Anemia	50	24	85	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	51	24	56	3	+ 21
Meningitis	52	20	48	8	+ 12
Poisonings	53	19	60	1	+ 18
Birth Trauma	54	17	55	3	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	55	17	45	18	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	16	51	6	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	57	15	82	0	+ 15
Malnutrition	58	10	63	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	9	50	6	+ 3
Schizophrenia	60	9	84	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	61	5	81	0	+ 5
Syphilis	62	4	65	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	4	54	3	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	4	53	3	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	4	52	4	- 1
Otitis Media	66	1	79	0	+ 1
War	67	1	59	2	- 1
Encephalitis	68	1	61	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	64	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

United Kingdom

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.