IRELAND VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,405	1	4,762	+ 643
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,178	2	3,209	+ 969
Lung Cancers	3	2,824	3	1,916	+ 909
Lung Disease	4	1,917	4	1,915	+ 2
Stroke	5	1,910	5	1,770	+ 140
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,302	7	1,095	+ 207
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,003	6	1,298	- 296
Breast Cancer	8	797	8	760	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	9	771	16	414	+ 358
Lymphomas	10	694	13	513	+ 181
Pancreas Cancer	11	682	11	530	+ 152
Falls	12	651	25	247	+ 405
Prostate Cancer	13	636	9	585	+ 51
Kidney Disease	14	618	10	566	+ 51
Suicide	15	596	14	470	+ 126
Drug Use	16	497	31	167	+ 330
Liver Disease	17	489	19	279	+ 210
Parkinson's Disease	18	453	12	530	- 77
Endocrine Disorders	19	436	24	249	+ 187
Liver Cancer	20	420	18	318	+ 102
Leukemia	21	418	20	274	+ 144
Hypertension	22	346	29	175	+ 171
Bladder Cancer	23	340	22	256	+ 84
Other Injuries	24	323	30	171	+ 152
Oesophagus Cancer	25	301	15	419	- 118
Stomach Cancer	26	294	17	357	- 63
Inflammatory/Heart	27	278	26	240	+ 38
Road Traffic Accidents	28	269	33	153	+ 116
Ovary Cancer	29	257	21	273	- 16
Skin Cancers	30	237	23	252	- 15
Other Neoplasms	31	226	27	218	+ 9
Oral Cancer	32	215	28	183	+ 32
Alcohol	33	201	39	64	+ 137
Uterin Cancer	34	160	34	126	+ 33
Congenital Anomalies	35	146	32	153	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	113	45	53	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	37	93	37	83	+ 10
Skin Disease	38	92	42	58	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	86	46	50	+ 36
Violence	40	82	47	38	+ 43
Cervical Cancer	41	78	35	103	- 25
Low Birth Weight	42	75	44	56	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	60	38	67	- 7
Epilepsy	44	52	36	85	- 33
Hepatitis C	45	49	52	19	+ 30
Anemia	46	46	49	29	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	43	40	59	- 15
Drownings	48	38	43	57	- 19
Asthma	49	35	41	58	- 23
Birth Trauma	50	26	56	10	+ 16
Malnutrition	51	26	63	2	+ 24
Fires	52	26	48	30	- 4
HIV/AIDS	53	22	57	9	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	19	54	14	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	55	19	51	20	- 1
Poisonings	56	16	53	14	+ 2
Schizophrenia	57	16	55	12	+ 4
Tuberculosis	58	13	50	23	- 10
Meningitis	59	9	58	7	+ 2
Hepatitis B	60	9	59	6	+ 3
Oral conditions	61	7	62	2	+ 5
Appendicitis	62	7	60	3	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	6	64	1	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	6	61	3	+ 3
War	65	3	65	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	68	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Canada

Ireland

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.