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Singapore
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Singapore and Gambia 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.

Gambia
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   Gambia GAMBIA
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    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
     
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
     
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    75.9
    80.9
    78.3
    11
    17
    13
     
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
     
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    81.0
    85.5
    83.2
    6
    4
    4
     
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.0
    85.5
    6
    4
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    81.3
    85.6
    6
    4
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    81.4
    85.8
    6
    4
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.8
    6
    4
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    81.7
    85.9
    6
    4
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    81.9
    86.0
    5
    4
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    82.1
    86.1
    5
    4
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    82.4
    86.3
    5
    4
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    82.7
    86.5
    4
    4
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.8
    4
    4
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    83.8
    87.2
    5
    4
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.8
    6
    5
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    8
    6
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    87.2
    89.4
    8
    4
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.8
    4
    3
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.6
    3
    4
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    61.08
    56
    113.77
    18
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.68
    149
    142.59
    53
    3. Stroke
    18.41
    175
    108.94
    59
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    3.62
    150
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    1.05
    183
    6. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    4.44
    182
    7. Kidney Disease
    12.04
    135
    32.04
    48
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    75
    9.64
    77
    9. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    6.08
    156
    10. Hypertension
    8.44
    138
    22.89
    68
    11. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    30.83
    3
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    0.54
    179
    13. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    1.43
    178
    14. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    0.74
    181
    15. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    0.44
    183
    16. Lung Disease
    4.45
    183
    29.40
    54
    17. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    0.01
    181
    18. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    0.23
    180
    19. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    0.09
    183
    20. Falls
    2.93
    153
    9.85
    22
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.67
    148
    6.44
    58
    22. Liver Disease
    2.40
    180
    33.48
    48
    23. Other Neoplasms
    2.32
    46
    0.42
    95
    24. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    25.76
    23
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    1.92
    178
    6.72
    59
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.69
    181
    51.34
    8
    27. Skin Disease
    1.60
    93
    2.12
    59
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    0.48
    177
    29. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    0.44
    181
    30. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.28
    183
    37.65
    66
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    1.09
    174
    6.31
    18
    32. Other Injuries
    1.03
    183
    11.81
    46
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    161
    6.56
    37
    34. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    0.01
    177
    35. Low Birth Weight
    0.65
    176
    9.17
    43
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    0.49
    182
    11.17
    16
    37. Asthma
    0.45
    167
    15.88
    35
    38. Drownings
    0.44
    175
    2.58
    84
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.43
    183
    19.89
    49
    40. Epilepsy
    0.42
    180
    2.78
    36
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.34
    146
    28.42
    38
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.34
    168
    41.12
    43
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.28
    173
    2.55
    52
    44. Drug Use
    0.26
    178
    2.38
    34
    45. Violence
    0.22
    182
    11.94
    43
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.20
    145
    70.82
    17
    47. Alcohol
    0.12
    181
    1.23
    103
    48. Meningitis
    0.10
    179
    13.27
    23
    49. Fires
    0.09
    182
    3.83
    32
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.07
    183
    10.44
    21
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,292
    22.26
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,189
    21.83
    1,340
    10.42
    3. Stroke
    1,559
    6.56
    802
    6.24
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,540
    6.48
    34
    0.26
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,203
    5.06
    11
    0.09
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,028
    4.32
    266
    2.07
    7. Liver Cancer
    746
    3.14
    377
    2.93
    8. Hypertension
    732
    3.08
    172
    1.34
    9. Suicide
    650
    2.73
    113
    0.88
    10. Breast Cancer
    605
    2.55
    26
    0.20
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    537
    2.26
    6
    0.05
    12. Stomach Cancer
    405
    1.70
    14
    0.11
    13. Lymphomas
    397
    1.67
    12
    0.09
    14. Lung Disease
    383
    1.61
    206
    1.60
    15. Oral Cancer
    317
    1.33
    0
    0.00
    16. Prostate Cancer
    303
    1.27
    21
    0.16
    17. Leukemia
    249
    1.05
    2
    0.02
    18. Falls
    218
    0.92
    83
    0.65
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    215
    0.90
    59
    0.46
    20. Liver Disease
    209
    0.88
    323
    2.51
    21. Ovary Cancer
    204
    0.86
    2
    0.02
    22. Other Neoplasms
    195
    0.82
    3
    0.02
    23. Uterin Cancer
    147
    0.62
    1
    0.01
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.58
    5
    0.04
    25. Skin Disease
    136
    0.57
    19
    0.15
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    121
    0.51
    695
    5.40
    27. Bladder Cancer
    120
    0.50
    4
    0.03
    28. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    0.45
    290
    2.25
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    90
    0.38
    34
    0.26
    30. Cervical Cancer
    85
    0.36
    145
    1.13
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    80
    0.34
    383
    2.98
    32. Other Injuries
    79
    0.33
    194
    1.51
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.29
    56
    0.44
    34. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.24
    0
    0.00
    35. Asthma
    37
    0.16
    134
    1.04
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32
    0.13
    89
    0.69
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.13
    230
    1.79
    38. Drownings
    29
    0.12
    69
    0.54
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    28
    0.12
    626
    4.87
    40. Tuberculosis
    26
    0.11
    445
    3.46
    41. Low Birth Weight
    25
    0.11
    662
    5.15
    42. Epilepsy
    25
    0.11
    43
    0.33
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.09
    24
    0.19
    44. Drug Use
    19
    0.08
    28
    0.22
    45. HIV/AIDS
    18
    0.08
    1,125
    8.75
    46. Violence
    15
    0.06
    195
    1.52
    47. Alcohol
    10
    0.04
    12
    0.09
    48. Meningitis
    8
    0.03
    229
    1.78
    49. Fires
    7
    0.03
    67
    0.52
    50. Appendicitis
    6
    0.03
    5
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    3.62
    150
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    1.05
    183
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    4.44
    182
    4. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    6.08
    156
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    30.83
    3
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    0.54
    179
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    1.43
    178
    8. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    0.74
    181
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    0.44
    183
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    0.01
    181
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    0.23
    180
    12. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    0.09
    183
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    25.76
    23
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    0.48
    177
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    0.44
    181
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    0.01
    177
    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.