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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 IRAQ

Compare Singapore and Iraq 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.

Iraq
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   Iraq IRAQ
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Iraq IRAQ
           
    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
    		  
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
    		  
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
    		  
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
    		  
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    75.9
    80.9
    78.3
    11
    17
    13
    		  
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
    		  
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    81.0
    85.5
    83.2
    6
    4
    4
    		  
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.0
    85.5
    6
    4
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    81.3
    85.6
    6
    4
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    81.4
    85.8
    6
    4
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.8
    6
    4
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    81.7
    85.9
    6
    4
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    81.9
    86.0
    5
    4
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    82.1
    86.1
    5
    4
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    82.4
    86.3
    5
    4
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    82.7
    86.5
    4
    4
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.8
    4
    4
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    83.8
    87.2
    5
    4
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.8
    6
    5
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    8
    6
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    87.2
    89.4
    8
    4
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.8
    4
    3
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.6
    3
    4
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    61.08
    56
    15.14
    135
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.68
    149
    227.26
    23
    3. Stroke
    18.41
    175
    128.44
    31
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    11.72
    97
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    4.32
    158
    6. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    15.07
    115
    7. Kidney Disease
    12.04
    135
    37.39
    29
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    75
    4.74
    144
    9. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    2.81
    176
    10. Hypertension
    8.44
    138
    16.27
    101
    11. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    3.04
    165
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    2.88
    115
    13. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    3.94
    132
    14. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    3.82
    128
    15. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    3.16
    141
    16. Lung Disease
    4.45
    183
    8.53
    174
    17. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    2.01
    133
    18. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    0.59
    173
    19. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    4.79
    26
    20. Falls
    2.93
    153
    2.77
    156
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.67
    148
    5.43
    77
    22. Liver Disease
    2.40
    180
    10.94
    118
    23. Other Neoplasms
    2.32
    46
    0.14
    181
    24. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    1.39
    180
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    1.92
    178
    6.83
    57
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.69
    181
    34.41
    37
    27. Skin Disease
    1.60
    93
    0.25
    165
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    0.95
    158
    29. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    3.81
    31
    30. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.28
    183
    43.40
    51
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    1.09
    174
    4.74
    59
    32. Other Injuries
    1.03
    183
    6.33
    113
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    161
    0.92
    151
    34. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    2.00
    87
    35. Low Birth Weight
    0.65
    176
    8.00
    54
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    0.49
    182
    1.35
    167
    37. Asthma
    0.45
    167
    5.15
    86
    38. Drownings
    0.44
    175
    1.56
    127
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.43
    183
    19.16
    66
    40. Epilepsy
    0.42
    180
    0.75
    161
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.34
    146
    2.26
    106
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.34
    168
    3.46
    87
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.28
    173
    1.42
    93
    44. Drug Use
    0.26
    178
    1.73
    58
    45. Violence
    0.22
    182
    17.20
    26
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.20
    145
    0.00
    170
    47. Alcohol
    0.12
    181
    0.16
    177
    48. Meningitis
    0.10
    179
    1.07
    77
    49. Fires
    0.09
    182
    2.35
    66
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.07
    183
    4.96
    66
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,292
    22.26
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,189
    21.83
    5,551
    3.79
    3. Stroke
    1,559
    6.56
    20,793
    14.19
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,540
    6.48
    2,162
    1.48
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,203
    5.06
    852
    0.58
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,028
    4.32
    6,323
    4.32
    7. Liver Cancer
    746
    3.14
    555
    0.38
    8. Hypertension
    732
    3.08
    2,451
    1.67
    9. Suicide
    650
    2.73
    1,418
    0.97
    10. Breast Cancer
    605
    2.55
    1,783
    1.22
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    537
    2.26
    530
    0.36
    12. Stomach Cancer
    405
    1.70
    771
    0.53
    13. Lymphomas
    397
    1.67
    811
    0.55
    14. Lung Disease
    383
    1.61
    1,329
    0.91
    15. Oral Cancer
    317
    1.33
    410
    0.28
    16. Prostate Cancer
    303
    1.27
    171
    0.12
    17. Leukemia
    249
    1.05
    1,315
    0.90
    18. Falls
    218
    0.92
    709
    0.48
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    215
    0.90
    1,190
    0.81
    20. Liver Disease
    209
    0.88
    2,127
    1.45
    21. Ovary Cancer
    204
    0.86
    376
    0.26
    22. Other Neoplasms
    195
    0.82
    26
    0.02
    23. Uterin Cancer
    147
    0.62
    61
    0.04
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.58
    173
    0.12
    25. Skin Disease
    136
    0.57
    49
    0.03
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    121
    0.51
    10,726
    7.32
    27. Bladder Cancer
    120
    0.50
    628
    0.43
    28. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    0.45
    7,395
    5.05
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    90
    0.38
    658
    0.45
    30. Cervical Cancer
    85
    0.36
    162
    0.11
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    80
    0.34
    4,812
    3.28
    32. Other Injuries
    79
    0.33
    2,212
    1.51
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.29
    159
    0.11
    34. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.24
    339
    0.23
    35. Asthma
    37
    0.16
    914
    0.62
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32
    0.13
    2,429
    1.66
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.13
    462
    0.32
    38. Drownings
    29
    0.12
    658
    0.45
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    28
    0.12
    1,578
    1.08
    40. Tuberculosis
    26
    0.11
    821
    0.56
    41. Low Birth Weight
    25
    0.11
    6,573
    4.49
    42. Epilepsy
    25
    0.11
    253
    0.17
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.09
    283
    0.19
    44. Drug Use
    19
    0.08
    441
    0.30
    45. HIV/AIDS
    18
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    46. Violence
    15
    0.06
    5,658
    3.86
    47. Alcohol
    10
    0.04
    40
    0.03
    48. Meningitis
    8
    0.03
    372
    0.25
    49. Fires
    7
    0.03
    742
    0.51
    50. Appendicitis
    6
    0.03
    15
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    11.72
    97
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    4.32
    158
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    15.07
    115
    4. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    2.81
    176
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    3.04
    165
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    2.88
    115
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    3.94
    132
    8. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    3.82
    128
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    3.16
    141
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    2.01
    133
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    0.59
    173
    12. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    4.79
    26
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    1.39
    180
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    0.95
    158
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    3.81
    31
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    2.00
    87
    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.