USA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	311,148	1	504,904	- 193,756
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	209,695	2	287,198	- 77,503
Lung Cancers	3	125,188	5	155,533	- 30,345
Lung Disease	4	125,160	3	195,387	- 70,227
Stroke	5	115,637	4	158,520	- 42,883
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	84,830	11	60,317	+ 24,512
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	71,559	9	61,827	+ 9,732
Breast Cancer	8	49,639	13	48,671	+ 968
Prostate Cancer	9	38,222	20	35,612	+ 2,610
Kidney Disease	10	37,012	6	85,861	- 48,849
Pancreas Cancer	11	34,663	15	44,293	- 9,629
Parkinson's Disease	12	34,607	21	34,491	+ 116
Lymphomas	13	33,507	19	40,281	- 6,774
Suicide	14	30,705	12	53,099	- 22,394
Oesophagus Cancer	15	27,347	28	17,829	+ 9,518
Diabetes Mellitus	16	27,022	10	61,418	- 34,397
Stomach Cancer	17	23,304	33	13,077	+ 10,227
Liver Cancer	18	20,777	23	27,064	- 6,288
Liver Disease	19	18,251	16	43,402	- 25,152
Leukemia	20	17,889	24	26,966	- 9,077
Ovary Cancer	21	17,829	31	14,591	+ 3,238
Bladder Cancer	22	16,723	26	19,622	- 2,899
Skin Cancers	23	16,446	32	14,311	+ 2,135
Endocrine Disorders	24	16,287	14	46,985	- 30,698
Falls	25	16,128	18	40,418	- 24,290
Inflammatory/Heart	26	15,670	22	32,529	- 16,860
Other Neoplasms	27	14,238	29	17,743	- 3,505
Oral Cancer	28	11,938	35	11,555	+ 383
Hypertension	29	11,419	8	65,960	- 54,542
Other Injuries	30	11,163	25	25,997	- 14,834
Drug Use	31	10,897	7	74,435	- 63,538
Congenital Anomalies	32	9,998	34	11,762	- 1,764
Road Traffic Accidents	33	9,997	17	41,694	- 31,697
Uterin Cancer	34	8,244	36	10,063	- 1,819
Cervical Cancer	35	6,728	38	6,984	- 257
Epilepsy	36	5,556	50	3,162	+ 2,394
Multiple Sclerosis	37	5,423	44	5,059	+ 364
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	4,369	48	3,461	+ 908
Alcohol	39	4,192	30	14,659	- 10,467
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	3,852	52	2,461	+ 1,391
Asthma	41	3,785	46	3,818	- 34
Skin Disease	42	3,770	43	5,409	- 1,639
Drownings	43	3,735	45	4,070	- 335
Low Birth Weight	44	3,645	39	6,924	- 3,279
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	3,436	37	9,955	- 6,519
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	3,253	47	3,646	- 392
Violence	47	2,495	27	18,976	- 16,481
Fires	48	1,960	49	3,183	- 1,223
Anemia	49	1,880	51	3,115	- 1,235
Tuberculosis	50	1,506	62	546	+ 960
Osteoarthritis	51	1,280	61	579	+ 701
Hepatitis C	52	1,255	41	5,684	- 4,429
Poisonings	53	919	53	1,674	- 755
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	893	58	678	+ 215
Schizophrenia	55	755	57	723	+ 32
Birth Trauma	56	657	54	1,233	- 576
HIV/AIDS	57	562	42	5,660	- 5,098
Meningitis	58	479	60	606	- 127
Hepatitis B	59	383	59	608	- 224
Appendicitis	60	222	63	424	- 202
Maternal Conditions	61	202	56	779	- 577
Oral conditions	62	148	64	286	- 138
Malnutrition	63	113	40	6,762	- 6,649
Upper Respiratory	64	65	65	229	- 164
War	65	32	55	1,198	- 1,166
Encephalitis	66	11	68	25	- 14
Pertussis	67	1	69	16	- 15
Syphilis	68	0	66	49	- 49
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	34	- 34
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	2	- 2
Diphtheria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.