AFGHANISTAN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,506	1	40,195	- 3,689
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,603	23	1,765	+ 22,838
Lung Cancers	3	14,688	32	1,076	+ 13,612
Lung Disease	4	14,685	15	4,650	+ 10,035
Stroke	5	13,567	3	19,060	- 5,493
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,953	4	14,649	- 4,697
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,396	39	741	+ 7,654
Breast Cancer	8	5,824	22	1,822	+ 4,002
Prostate Cancer	9	4,485	55	258	+ 4,227
Kidney Disease	10	4,343	10	6,590	- 2,248
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,067	56	229	+ 3,838
Parkinson's Disease	12	4,060	41	628	+ 3,433
Lymphomas	13	3,931	36	946	+ 2,985
Suicide	14	3,603	24	1,573	+ 2,030
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,209	29	1,314	+ 1,894
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,170	12	5,750	- 2,579
Stomach Cancer	17	2,734	26	1,501	+ 1,234
Liver Cancer	18	2,438	40	657	+ 1,781
Liver Disease	19	2,141	16	4,600	- 2,458
Leukemia	20	2,099	42	610	+ 1,489
Ovary Cancer	21	2,092	48	369	+ 1,723
Bladder Cancer	22	1,962	54	272	+ 1,690
Skin Cancers	23	1,930	59	145	+ 1,785
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,911	28	1,364	+ 547
Falls	25	1,892	37	905	+ 987
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,838	45	527	+ 1,312
Other Neoplasms	27	1,671	63	29	+ 1,642
Oral Cancer	28	1,401	27	1,467	- 67
Hypertension	29	1,340	8	7,995	- 6,655
Other Injuries	30	1,310	18	3,241	- 1,932
Drug Use	31	1,278	51	328	+ 950
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,173	14	5,001	- 3,828
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,173	11	6,033	- 4,860
Uterin Cancer	34	967	53	289	+ 679
Cervical Cancer	35	789	44	541	+ 249
Epilepsy	36	652	35	993	- 341
Multiple Sclerosis	37	636	62	84	+ 552
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	513	25	1,505	- 992
Alcohol	39	492	58	150	+ 342
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	452	65	25	+ 426
Asthma	41	444	17	3,403	- 2,959
Skin Disease	42	442	61	94	+ 348
Drownings	43	438	34	996	- 558
Low Birth Weight	44	428	5	12,631	- 12,203
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	403	13	5,555	- 5,152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	382	33	1,041	- 659
Violence	47	293	19	3,217	- 2,924
Fires	48	230	50	348	- 118
Anemia	49	221	83	0	+ 221
Tuberculosis	50	177	7	9,839	- 9,662
Osteoarthritis	51	150	84	0	+ 150
Hepatitis C	52	147	64	28	+ 119
Poisonings	53	108	47	384	- 276
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	105	85	0	+ 105
Schizophrenia	55	89	81	0	+ 89
Birth Trauma	56	77	6	10,723	- 10,646
HIV/AIDS	57	66	46	464	- 398
Meningitis	58	56	20	2,626	- 2,569
Hepatitis B	59	45	38	863	- 818
Appendicitis	60	26	52	298	- 272
Maternal Conditions	61	24	9	7,807	- 7,783
Oral conditions	62	17	86	0	+ 17
Malnutrition	63	13	43	589	- 576
Upper Respiratory	64	8	68	9	- 2
War	65	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Encephalitis	66	1	31	1,190	- 1,189
Pertussis	67	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Syphilis	68	0	60	94	- 94
Chlamydia	69	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	77	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Diphtheria	82	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	83	0	49	350	- 350
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Ireland

Afghanistan

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.