IRELAND VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,149	1	4,762	+ 4,387
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,183	2	3,209	- 26
Stroke	3	3,098	5	1,770	+ 1,328
Lung Cancers	4	2,897	3	1,916	+ 981
Lung Disease	5	2,663	4	1,915	+ 747
Hypertension	6	1,667	29	175	+ 1,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,619	7	1,095	+ 524
Kidney Disease	8	1,417	10	566	+ 850
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,289	6	1,298	- 10
Breast Cancer	10	1,172	8	760	+ 413
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,118	11	530	+ 588
Prostate Cancer	12	1,026	9	585	+ 441
Diabetes Mellitus	13	968	16	414	+ 555
Falls	14	953	25	247	+ 707
Liver Disease	15	945	19	279	+ 666
Parkinson's Disease	16	784	12	530	+ 254
Lymphomas	17	762	13	513	+ 249
Endocrine Disorders	18	664	24	249	+ 415
Suicide	19	640	14	470	+ 170
Stomach Cancer	20	601	17	357	+ 244
Inflammatory/Heart	21	553	26	240	+ 313
Leukemia	22	544	20	274	+ 270
Other Injuries	23	513	30	171	+ 342
Other Neoplasms	24	508	27	218	+ 290
Liver Cancer	25	501	18	318	+ 183
Alcohol	26	389	39	64	+ 325
Oesophagus Cancer	27	387	15	419	- 32
Bladder Cancer	28	385	22	256	+ 129
Oral Cancer	29	375	28	183	+ 192
Ovary Cancer	30	323	21	273	+ 50
Skin Cancers	31	252	23	252	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	238	45	53	+ 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	225	46	50	+ 175
Road Traffic Accidents	34	197	33	153	+ 44
Epilepsy	35	192	36	85	+ 107
Congenital Anomalies	36	143	32	153	- 10
Uterin Cancer	37	139	34	126	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	135	38	67	+ 68
Cervical Cancer	39	133	35	103	+ 30
Drug Use	40	120	31	167	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	41	98	37	83	+ 15
Skin Disease	42	96	42	58	+ 38
Anemia	43	62	49	29	+ 33
Asthma	44	58	41	58	- 0
Low Birth Weight	45	48	44	56	- 8
Violence	46	48	47	38	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	34	40	59	- 25
Hepatitis C	48	32	52	19	+ 12
Drownings	49	29	43	57	- 29
Malnutrition	50	28	63	2	+ 26
Schizophrenia	51	24	55	12	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	52	23	51	20	+ 3
Fires	53	22	48	30	- 8
HIV/AIDS	54	21	57	9	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	18	54	14	+ 4
Tuberculosis	56	17	50	23	- 6
Birth Trauma	57	15	56	10	+ 5
Poisonings	58	13	53	14	- 1
Hepatitis B	59	11	59	6	+ 5
Meningitis	60	10	58	7	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	61	9	64	1	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	8	60	3	+ 5
Oral conditions	63	4	62	2	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	61	3	- 1
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
War	66	1	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	81	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	82	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Germany

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.