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Compare Singapore and Turkey 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   Turkey TURKEY
           
    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
    		  
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
    		  
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
    		  
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
    		  
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    2000
    76.1
    80.1
    78.1
    11
    24
    15
    		  
    68.1
    72.8
    70.4
    74
    90
    82
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
    		  
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    2015
    80.0
    86.1
    83.1
    10
    2
    3
    		  
    72.6
    78.9
    75.8
    68
    54
    58
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Turkey TURKEY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    86.1
    10
    2
    		  
    72.6
    78.9
    68
    54
    Age 5
    80.2
    86.3
    13
    2
    		  
    73.7
    79.8
    68
    52
    Age 10
    80.3
    86.4
    12
    2
    		  
    74.0
    80.1
    64
    48
    Age 15
    80.3
    86.4
    13
    2
    		  
    74.2
    80.3
    61
    47
    Age 20
    80.4
    86.5
    13
    2
    		  
    74.5
    80.5
    60
    47
    Age 25
    80.6
    86.6
    11
    2
    		  
    74.9
    80.7
    59
    47
    Age 30
    80.8
    86.6
    10
    2
    		  
    75.3
    80.9
    58
    46
    Age 35
    81.0
    86.8
    10
    2
    		  
    75.8
    81.2
    59
    45
    Age 40
    81.2
    86.9
    10
    2
    		  
    76.3
    81.4
    57
    45
    Age 45
    81.4
    87.0
    10
    2
    		  
    76.8
    81.7
    57
    46
    Age 50
    81.8
    87.2
    10
    2
    		  
    77.4
    82.1
    59
    47
    Age 55
    82.2
    87.5
    11
    2
    		  
    78.1
    82.5
    61
    49
    Age 60
    82.8
    88.0
    12
    2
    		  
    79.0
    83.0
    68
    55
    Age 65
    83.7
    88.6
    14
    2
    		  
    80.1
    83.7
    74
    59
    Age 70
    85.0
    89.5
    15
    2
    		  
    81.6
    84.7
    80
    64
    Age 75
    86.6
    90.6
    15
    1
    		  
    83.5
    86.0
    90
    71
    Age 80
    88.8
    92.3
    12
    1
    		  
    86.0
    87.9
    105
    81
    Age 85
    91.7
    94.8
    7
    1
    		  
    89.2
    90.5
    120
    88
    Age 90
    95.0
    97.6
    6
    1
    		  
    92.9
    93.7
    131
    98
    Age 95
    98.8
    100.8
    8
    1
    		  
    97.1
    97.6
    147
    105
    Age 100
    102.9
    104.5
    9
    2
    		  
    101.7
    102.0
    130
    104
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Turkey TURKEY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    65.19
    131
    		  
    140.53
    37
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    63.75
    56
    		  
    13.84
    139
    3. Stroke
    32.21
    155
    		  
    95.07
    82
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.34
    44
    		  
    31.40
    17
    5. Breast Cancer
    17.77
    71
    		  
    13.49
    113
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.65
    25
    		  
    10.24
    66
    7. Kidney Disease
    15.77
    73
    		  
    3.69
    163
    8. Liver Cancer
    9.82
    36
    		  
    3.05
    149
    9. Lung Disease
    9.43
    152
    		  
    28.40
    42
    10. Stomach Cancer
    7.84
    59
    		  
    12.43
    32
    11. Suicide
    7.69
    96
    		  
    7.92
    94
    12. Prostate Cancer
    7.65
    139
    		  
    25.40
    38
    13. Hypertension
    6.80
    157
    		  
    16.24
    93
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    5.92
    52
    		  
    4.42
    66
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.75
    157
    		  
    12.23
    118
    16. Oral Cancer
    4.71
    46
    		  
    1.68
    137
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.23
    84
    		  
    4.11
    90
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.90
    169
    		  
    12.61
    132
    19. Lymphomas
    3.37
    122
    		  
    7.85
    14
    20. Liver Disease
    3.26
    166
    		  
    4.45
    158
    21. Leukemia
    2.95
    115
    		  
    4.65
    45
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.87
    151
    		  
    4.85
    124
    23. Falls
    2.78
    128
    		  
    2.16
    147
    24. Cervical Cancer
    2.75
    141
    		  
    1.72
    159
    25. Skin Disease
    2.37
    71
    		  
    0.87
    118
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    3.36
    69
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.04
    85
    		  
    2.48
    63
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1.98
    149
    		  
    2.51
    140
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    1.79
    169
    		  
    9.15
    67
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.52
    122
    		  
    3.15
    76
    31. Tuberculosis
    1.42
    119
    		  
    0.56
    142
    32. Asthma
    1.42
    126
    		  
    10.30
    39
    33. Low Birth Weight
    1.37
    160
    		  
    6.68
    99
    34. Other Injuries
    1.22
    172
    		  
    8.91
    107
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.10
    135
    		  
    2.13
    110
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    145
    		  
    6.86
    4
    37. Other Neoplasms
    0.87
    156
    		  
    0.03
    170
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.82
    143
    		  
    18.26
    4
    39. Dengue
    0.76
    16
    		  
    0.18
    76
    40. Violence
    0.58
    167
    		  
    3.23
    109
    41. Drownings
    0.48
    165
    		  
    1.04
    146
    42. Meningitis
    0.48
    133
    		  
    7.84
    47
    43. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    161
    		  
    1.25
    116
    44. Hepatitis B
    0.39
    93
    		  
    0.06
    157
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    166
    		  
    2.42
    104
    46. Epilepsy
    0.33
    170
    		  
    1.87
    89
    47. Fires
    0.22
    166
    		  
    0.65
    137
    48. Appendicitis
    0.20
    109
    		  
    0.12
    128
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.19
    171
    		  
    1.65
    131
    50. Drug Use
    0.18
    151
    		  
    0.05
    160
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Turkey TURKEY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,228
    19.71
    		  
    95,573
    25.61
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,036
    18.82
    		  
    9,589
    2.57
    3. Stroke
    2,079
    9.69
    		  
    64,583
    17.30
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,524
    7.11
    		  
    21,690
    5.81
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,090
    5.08
    		  
    7,040
    1.89
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,013
    4.72
    		  
    2,534
    0.68
    7. Liver Cancer
    643
    3.00
    		  
    2,093
    0.56
    8. Breast Cancer
    622
    2.90
    		  
    5,116
    1.37
    9. Lung Disease
    603
    2.81
    		  
    19,218
    5.15
    10. Stomach Cancer
    510
    2.38
    		  
    8,525
    2.28
    11. Suicide
    478
    2.23
    		  
    5,898
    1.58
    12. Hypertension
    439
    2.05
    		  
    10,994
    2.95
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    390
    1.82
    		  
    3,024
    0.81
    14. Oral Cancer
    314
    1.46
    		  
    1,178
    0.32
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    276
    1.28
    		  
    8,948
    2.40
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    253
    1.18
    		  
    8,539
    2.29
    17. Lymphomas
    218
    1.02
    		  
    5,431
    1.46
    18. Liver Disease
    216
    1.01
    		  
    3,085
    0.83
    19. Prostate Cancer
    213
    1.00
    		  
    7,215
    1.93
    20. Leukemia
    187
    0.87
    		  
    3,278
    0.88
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    178
    0.83
    		  
    3,378
    0.91
    22. Falls
    173
    0.80
    		  
    1,552
    0.42
    23. Skin Disease
    154
    0.72
    		  
    597
    0.16
    24. Ovary Cancer
    147
    0.69
    		  
    1,549
    0.42
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.64
    		  
    2,310
    0.62
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    120
    0.56
    		  
    1,747
    0.47
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    98
    0.46
    		  
    2,175
    0.58
    28. Cervical Cancer
    97
    0.45
    		  
    651
    0.17
    29. Tuberculosis
    93
    0.43
    		  
    379
    0.10
    30. Asthma
    90
    0.42
    		  
    7,036
    1.89
    31. Other Injuries
    75
    0.35
    		  
    6,551
    1.76
    32. Uterin Cancer
    73
    0.34
    		  
    930
    0.25
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    67
    0.31
    		  
    1,476
    0.40
    34. Bladder Cancer
    65
    0.30
    		  
    4,645
    1.24
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    65
    0.30
    		  
    6,578
    1.76
    36. Other Neoplasms
    57
    0.27
    		  
    20
    0.01
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    52
    0.24
    		  
    12,618
    3.38
    38. Dengue
    45
    0.21
    		  
    126
    0.03
    39. Low Birth Weight
    42
    0.20
    		  
    4,784
    1.28
    40. Skin Cancers
    30
    0.14
    		  
    861
    0.23
    41. Meningitis
    29
    0.14
    		  
    5,601
    1.50
    42. Violence
    29
    0.13
    		  
    2,424
    0.65
    43. Hepatitis B
    26
    0.12
    		  
    40
    0.01
    44. Drownings
    25
    0.12
    		  
    783
    0.21
    45. Epilepsy
    17
    0.08
    		  
    1,384
    0.37
    46. Fires
    13
    0.06
    		  
    469
    0.13
    47. Appendicitis
    13
    0.06
    		  
    89
    0.02
    48. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12
    0.06
    		  
    1,110
    0.30
    49. Birth Trauma
    12
    0.06
    		  
    1,737
    0.47
    50. Drug Use
    11
    0.05
    		  
    34
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Turkey TURKEY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    23.34
    44
    		  
    31.40
    17
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.77
    71
    		  
    13.49
    113
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.65
    25
    		  
    10.24
    66
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.82
    36
    		  
    3.05
    149
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.84
    59
    		  
    12.43
    32
    6. Prostate Cancer
    7.65
    139
    		  
    25.40
    38
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    5.92
    52
    		  
    4.42
    66
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.71
    46
    		  
    1.68
    137
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.23
    84
    		  
    4.11
    90
    10. Lymphomas
    3.37
    122
    		  
    7.85
    14
    11. Leukemia
    2.95
    115
    		  
    4.65
    45
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.75
    141
    		  
    1.72
    159
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    3.36
    69
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.04
    85
    		  
    2.48
    63
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    145
    		  
    6.86
    4
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    161
    		  
    1.25
    116
     
     
     
    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.