SINGAPORE VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,951	1	5,292	+ 660
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,541	36	32	+ 3,509
Stroke	3	2,778	3	1,559	+ 1,219
Lung Cancers	4	2,188	4	1,540	+ 648
Lung Disease	5	2,120	14	383	+ 1,737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,746	5	1,203	+ 543
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,075	2	5,189	- 4,115
Diabetes Mellitus	8	898	28	108	+ 790
Prostate Cancer	9	863	16	303	+ 560
Breast Cancer	10	861	10	605	+ 255
Falls	11	732	18	218	+ 514
Skin Cancers	12	714	34	56	+ 658
Lymphomas	13	710	13	397	+ 314
Pancreas Cancer	14	634	11	537	+ 97
Suicide	15	617	9	650	- 33
Road Traffic Accidents	16	535	26	121	+ 414
Kidney Disease	17	505	6	1,028	- 524
Leukemia	18	457	17	249	+ 207
Parkinson's Disease	19	412	29	90	+ 323
Hypertension	20	382	8	732	- 350
Endocrine Disorders	21	379	37	30	+ 349
Stomach Cancer	22	377	12	405	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	23	366	19	215	+ 150
Liver Cancer	24	336	7	746	- 409
Oesophagus Cancer	25	326	24	137	+ 189
Bladder Cancer	26	312	27	120	+ 191
Other Neoplasms	27	286	22	195	+ 91
Other Injuries	28	255	32	79	+ 176
Ovary Cancer	29	242	21	204	+ 38
Congenital Anomalies	30	205	31	80	+ 125
Oral Cancer	31	191	15	317	- 126
Liver Disease	32	184	20	209	- 25
Uterin Cancer	33	169	23	147	+ 22
Skin Disease	34	138	25	136	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	132	43	22	+ 109
Asthma	36	106	35	37	+ 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	94	39	28	+ 67
Low Birth Weight	38	92	41	25	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	82	33	69	+ 13
Drug Use	40	81	44	19	+ 62
Cervical Cancer	41	71	30	85	- 14
Violence	42	67	46	15	+ 52
Epilepsy	43	64	42	25	+ 39
Drownings	44	63	38	29	+ 35
Alcohol	45	60	47	10	+ 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	55	58	2	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	47	51	57	3	+ 48
Hepatitis C	48	35	56	3	+ 32
Osteoarthritis	49	28	82	0	+ 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	26	51	6	+ 20
Anemia	51	20	85	0	+ 20
Tuberculosis	52	20	40	26	- 6
Fires	53	20	49	7	+ 13
Birth Trauma	54	17	55	3	+ 14
Malnutrition	55	16	63	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	56	16	52	4	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	57	12	45	18	- 6
Poisonings	58	11	60	1	+ 10
Meningitis	59	10	48	8	+ 2
Schizophrenia	60	9	84	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	61	9	81	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	62	7	50	6	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	6	53	3	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	4	54	3	+ 1
Pertussis	65	1	62	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	61	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	1	79	0	+ 1
War	68	1	59	2	- 2
Tetanus	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	64	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

New Zealand

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.