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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

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
6,407,528
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Gambia Population Pyramid
4,882,099
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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
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. Epilepsy
25
0.11
43
0.33
42. Low Birth Weight
25
0.11
662
5.15
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. Prostatic Hypertrophy
6
0.03
0
0.00
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.