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Compare Singapore and Iceland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    61.7
    65.7
    63.7
    47
    50
    45
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    76.1
    80.1
    78.1
    11
    24
    15
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    80.0
    86.1
    83.1
    10
    2
    3
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    86.1
    10
    2
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    80.2
    86.3
    13
    2
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    80.3
    86.4
    12
    2
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    80.3
    86.4
    13
    2
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    80.4
    86.5
    13
    2
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    80.6
    86.6
    11
    2
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    80.8
    86.6
    10
    2
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    81.0
    86.8
    10
    2
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    81.2
    86.9
    10
    2
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    81.4
    87.0
    10
    2
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    81.8
    87.2
    10
    2
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    82.2
    87.5
    11
    2
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    82.8
    88.0
    12
    2
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    83.7
    88.6
    14
    2
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    85.0
    89.5
    15
    2
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    86.6
    90.6
    15
    1
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    88.8
    92.3
    12
    1
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    91.7
    94.8
    7
    1
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    95.0
    97.6
    6
    1
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    98.8
    100.8
    8
    1
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    102.9
    104.5
    9
    2
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    65.19
    131
    		  
    61.92
    136
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    63.75
    56
    		  
    11.43
    142
    3. Stroke
    32.21
    155
    		  
    29.17
    159
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.34
    44
    		  
    29.45
    26
    5. Breast Cancer
    17.77
    71
    		  
    18.65
    64
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.65
    25
    		  
    15.20
    40
    7. Kidney Disease
    15.77
    73
    		  
    5.45
    151
    8. Liver Cancer
    9.82
    36
    		  
    1.88
    165
    9. Lung Disease
    9.43
    152
    		  
    21.34
    69
    10. Stomach Cancer
    7.84
    59
    		  
    4.06
    120
    11. Suicide
    7.69
    96
    		  
    14.06
    37
    12. Prostate Cancer
    7.65
    139
    		  
    21.29
    53
    13. Hypertension
    6.80
    157
    		  
    9.79
    136
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    5.92
    52
    		  
    8.28
    29
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.75
    157
    		  
    3.54
    166
    16. Oral Cancer
    4.71
    46
    		  
    1.56
    145
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.23
    84
    		  
    6.30
    35
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.90
    169
    		  
    6.00
    162
    19. Lymphomas
    3.37
    122
    		  
    10.90
    1
    20. Liver Disease
    3.26
    166
    		  
    1.70
    172
    21. Leukemia
    2.95
    115
    		  
    3.62
    96
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.87
    151
    		  
    1.74
    169
    23. Falls
    2.78
    128
    		  
    7.00
    70
    24. Cervical Cancer
    2.75
    141
    		  
    0.92
    170
    25. Skin Disease
    2.37
    71
    		  
    0.19
    159
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    4.07
    54
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.04
    85
    		  
    1.14
    137
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1.98
    149
    		  
    1.68
    154
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    1.79
    169
    		  
    2.26
    166
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.52
    122
    		  
    0.85
    153
    31. Tuberculosis
    1.42
    119
    		  
    0.75
    136
    32. Asthma
    1.42
    126
    		  
    0.42
    169
    33. Low Birth Weight
    1.37
    160
    		  
    1.48
    158
    34. Other Injuries
    1.22
    172
    		  
    4.17
    158
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.10
    135
    		  
    0.38
    154
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    145
    		  
    2.96
    59
    37. Other Neoplasms
    0.87
    156
    		  
    2.25
    108
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.82
    143
    		  
    0.38
    166
    39. Dengue
    0.76
    16
    		  
    0.00
    172
    40. Violence
    0.58
    167
    		  
    0.63
    164
    41. Drownings
    0.48
    165
    		  
    0.63
    160
    42. Meningitis
    0.48
    133
    		  
    0.29
    152
    43. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    161
    		  
    2.40
    40
    44. Hepatitis B
    0.39
    93
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    166
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Epilepsy
    0.33
    170
    		  
    0.88
    143
    47. Fires
    0.22
    166
    		  
    0.29
    161
    48. Appendicitis
    0.20
    109
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.19
    171
    		  
    34.08
    4
    50. Drug Use
    0.18
    151
    		  
    1.69
    61
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,228
    19.71
    		  
    315
    18.81
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,036
    18.82
    		  
    60
    3.60
    3. Stroke
    2,079
    9.69
    		  
    147
    8.77
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,524
    7.11
    		  
    138
    8.23
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,090
    5.08
    		  
    74
    4.41
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,013
    4.72
    		  
    28
    1.69
    7. Liver Cancer
    643
    3.00
    		  
    9
    0.55
    8. Breast Cancer
    622
    2.90
    		  
    46
    2.75
    9. Lung Disease
    603
    2.81
    		  
    106
    6.30
    10. Stomach Cancer
    510
    2.38
    		  
    18
    1.06
    11. Suicide
    478
    2.23
    		  
    49
    2.93
    12. Hypertension
    439
    2.05
    		  
    53
    3.15
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    390
    1.82
    		  
    39
    2.33
    14. Oral Cancer
    314
    1.46
    		  
    8
    0.45
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    276
    1.28
    		  
    14
    0.83
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    253
    1.18
    		  
    30
    1.80
    17. Lymphomas
    218
    1.02
    		  
    56
    3.36
    18. Liver Disease
    216
    1.01
    		  
    7
    0.40
    19. Prostate Cancer
    213
    1.00
    		  
    50
    2.95
    20. Leukemia
    187
    0.87
    		  
    18
    1.07
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    178
    0.83
    		  
    7
    0.44
    22. Falls
    173
    0.80
    		  
    36
    2.13
    23. Skin Disease
    154
    0.72
    		  
    1
    0.07
    24. Ovary Cancer
    147
    0.69
    		  
    14
    0.84
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.64
    		  
    19
    1.14
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    120
    0.56
    		  
    7
    0.45
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    98
    0.46
    		  
    4
    0.27
    28. Cervical Cancer
    97
    0.45
    		  
    3
    0.18
    29. Tuberculosis
    93
    0.43
    		  
    4
    0.24
    30. Asthma
    90
    0.42
    		  
    2
    0.13
    31. Other Injuries
    75
    0.35
    		  
    18
    1.07
    32. Uterin Cancer
    73
    0.34
    		  
    4
    0.21
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    67
    0.31
    		  
    2
    0.14
    34. Bladder Cancer
    65
    0.30
    		  
    15
    0.89
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    65
    0.30
    		  
    7
    0.41
    36. Other Neoplasms
    57
    0.27
    		  
    11
    0.67
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    52
    0.24
    		  
    2
    0.09
    38. Dengue
    45
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    39. Low Birth Weight
    42
    0.20
    		  
    4
    0.24
    40. Skin Cancers
    30
    0.14
    		  
    9
    0.56
    41. Meningitis
    29
    0.14
    		  
    1
    0.08
    42. Violence
    29
    0.13
    		  
    2
    0.12
    43. Hepatitis B
    26
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.00
    44. Drownings
    25
    0.12
    		  
    3
    0.19
    45. Epilepsy
    17
    0.08
    		  
    3
    0.15
    46. Fires
    13
    0.06
    		  
    1
    0.05
    47. Appendicitis
    13
    0.06
    		  
    0
    0.02
    48. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12
    0.06
    		  
    179
    10.69
    49. Birth Trauma
    12
    0.06
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Drug Use
    11
    0.05
    		  
    6
    0.36
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    23.34
    44
    		  
    29.45
    26
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.77
    71
    		  
    18.65
    64
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.65
    25
    		  
    15.20
    40
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.82
    36
    		  
    1.88
    165
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.84
    59
    		  
    4.06
    120
    6. Prostate Cancer
    7.65
    139
    		  
    21.29
    53
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    5.92
    52
    		  
    8.28
    29
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.71
    46
    		  
    1.56
    145
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.23
    84
    		  
    6.30
    35
    10. Lymphomas
    3.37
    122
    		  
    10.90
    1
    11. Leukemia
    2.95
    115
    		  
    3.62
    96
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.75
    141
    		  
    0.92
    170
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    4.07
    54
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.04
    85
    		  
    1.14
    137
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    145
    		  
    2.96
    59
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    161
    		  
    2.40
    40
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.