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Singapore
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
SINGAPORE VS CHINA

Compare Singapore and China health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

China
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Singapore Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   China CHINA
      Singapore SINGAPORE   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.7
    65.7
    63.7
    47
    50
    45
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    75.9
    80.9
    78.3
    11
    17
    13
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    81.0
    85.5
    83.2
    6
    4
    4
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.0
    85.5
    6
    4
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    81.3
    85.6
    6
    4
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    81.4
    85.8
    6
    4
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.8
    6
    4
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    81.7
    85.9
    6
    4
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    81.9
    86.0
    5
    4
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    82.1
    86.1
    5
    4
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    82.4
    86.3
    5
    4
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    82.7
    86.5
    4
    4
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.8
    4
    4
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    83.8
    87.2
    5
    4
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.8
    6
    5
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    8
    6
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    87.2
    89.4
    8
    4
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.8
    4
    3
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.6
    3
    4
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    61.08
    56
    11.28
    152
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.68
    149
    97.57
    115
    3. Stroke
    18.41
    175
    110.80
    58
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    36.63
    5
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    13.02
    42
    6. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    8.95
    169
    7. Kidney Disease
    12.04
    135
    10.39
    141
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    75
    6.67
    121
    9. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    6.41
    152
    10. Hypertension
    8.44
    138
    16.80
    98
    11. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    9.30
    33
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    5.72
    59
    13. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    20.55
    3
    14. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    3.04
    145
    15. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    2.76
    153
    16. Lung Disease
    4.45
    183
    54.18
    13
    17. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    2.81
    89
    18. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    1.16
    157
    19. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    3.48
    97
    20. Falls
    2.93
    153
    8.04
    50
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.67
    148
    1.73
    168
    22. Liver Disease
    2.40
    180
    7.57
    146
    23. Other Neoplasms
    2.32
    46
    0.24
    152
    24. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    5.16
    124
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    1.92
    178
    3.32
    150
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.69
    181
    15.09
    96
    27. Skin Disease
    1.60
    93
    0.30
    162
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    12.42
    6
    29. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    2.04
    94
    30. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.28
    183
    8.56
    148
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    1.09
    174
    3.95
    98
    32. Other Injuries
    1.03
    183
    3.50
    161
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    161
    2.05
    106
    34. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    1.05
    137
    35. Low Birth Weight
    0.65
    176
    1.76
    150
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    0.49
    182
    1.51
    162
    37. Asthma
    0.45
    167
    1.29
    123
    38. Drownings
    0.44
    175
    3.66
    56
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.43
    183
    17.36
    97
    40. Epilepsy
    0.42
    180
    0.74
    163
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.34
    146
    1.88
    111
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.34
    168
    0.72
    150
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.28
    173
    3.53
    34
    44. Drug Use
    0.26
    178
    1.34
    79
    45. Violence
    0.22
    182
    0.73
    166
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.20
    145
    1.62
    111
    47. Alcohol
    0.12
    181
    1.05
    111
    48. Meningitis
    0.10
    179
    0.39
    128
    49. Fires
    0.09
    182
    0.62
    129
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.07
    183
    1.40
    108
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Singapore SINGAPORE   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,292
    22.26
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,189
    21.83
    183,342
    1.91
    3. Stroke
    1,559
    6.56
    2.043m
    21.27
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,540
    6.48
    714,311
    7.44
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,203
    5.06
    248,388
    2.59
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,028
    4.32
    192,302
    2.00
    7. Liver Cancer
    746
    3.14
    180,952
    1.88
    8. Hypertension
    732
    3.08
    301,183
    3.14
    9. Suicide
    650
    2.73
    116,324
    1.21
    10. Breast Cancer
    605
    2.55
    92,757
    0.97
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    537
    2.26
    111,537
    1.16
    12. Stomach Cancer
    405
    1.70
    398,439
    4.15
    13. Lymphomas
    397
    1.67
    57,838
    0.60
    14. Lung Disease
    383
    1.61
    968,607
    10.08
    15. Oral Cancer
    317
    1.33
    54,695
    0.57
    16. Prostate Cancer
    303
    1.27
    51,056
    0.53
    17. Leukemia
    249
    1.05
    58,145
    0.61
    18. Falls
    218
    0.92
    138,878
    1.45
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    215
    0.90
    29,954
    0.31
    20. Liver Disease
    209
    0.88
    145,603
    1.52
    21. Ovary Cancer
    204
    0.86
    28,078
    0.29
    22. Other Neoplasms
    195
    0.82
    4,374
    0.05
    23. Uterin Cancer
    147
    0.62
    11,751
    0.12
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.58
    242,891
    2.53
    25. Skin Disease
    136
    0.57
    5,222
    0.05
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    121
    0.51
    250,272
    2.61
    27. Bladder Cancer
    120
    0.50
    37,873
    0.39
    28. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    0.45
    161,672
    1.68
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    90
    0.38
    70,699
    0.74
    30. Cervical Cancer
    85
    0.36
    51,650
    0.54
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    80
    0.34
    36,613
    0.38
    32. Other Injuries
    79
    0.33
    54,087
    0.56
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.29
    37,723
    0.39
    34. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.24
    19,669
    0.20
    35. Asthma
    37
    0.16
    23,147
    0.24
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32
    0.13
    304,455
    3.17
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.13
    25,613
    0.27
    38. Drownings
    29
    0.12
    52,807
    0.55
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    28
    0.12
    8,719
    0.09
    40. Tuberculosis
    26
    0.11
    34,802
    0.36
    41. Low Birth Weight
    25
    0.11
    21,631
    0.23
    42. Epilepsy
    25
    0.11
    11,365
    0.12
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.09
    65,350
    0.68
    44. Drug Use
    19
    0.08
    24,214
    0.25
    45. HIV/AIDS
    18
    0.08
    28,746
    0.30
    46. Violence
    15
    0.06
    11,115
    0.12
    47. Alcohol
    10
    0.04
    19,071
    0.20
    48. Meningitis
    8
    0.03
    5,704
    0.06
    49. Fires
    7
    0.03
    10,498
    0.11
    50. Appendicitis
    6
    0.03
    1,468
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    36.63
    5
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    13.02
    42
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    8.95
    169
    4. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    6.41
    152
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    9.30
    33
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    5.72
    59
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    20.55
    3
    8. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    3.04
    145
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    2.76
    153
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    2.81
    89
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    1.16
    157
    12. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    3.48
    97
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    5.16
    124
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    12.42
    6
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    2.04
    94
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    1.05
    137
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.