ALBANIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		ALBANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,827	1	8,797	- 5,970
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,905	3	1,827	+ 78
Lung Cancers	3	1,137	4	1,026	+ 111
Lung Disease	4	1,137	5	876	+ 261
Stroke	5	1,051	2	8,790	- 7,740
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	771	6	634	+ 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	650	20	197	+ 453
Breast Cancer	8	451	17	229	+ 222
Prostate Cancer	9	347	16	311	+ 37
Kidney Disease	10	336	11	399	- 62
Pancreas Cancer	11	315	18	225	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	12	314	13	369	- 54
Lymphomas	13	304	31	69	+ 236
Suicide	14	279	24	125	+ 154
Oesophagus Cancer	15	248	34	52	+ 197
Diabetes Mellitus	16	246	19	208	+ 37
Stomach Cancer	17	212	7	493	- 281
Liver Cancer	18	189	9	434	- 245
Liver Disease	19	166	12	376	- 210
Leukemia	20	163	22	131	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	21	162	39	39	+ 123
Bladder Cancer	22	152	15	330	- 178
Skin Cancers	23	149	32	64	+ 86
Endocrine Disorders	24	148	29	91	+ 57
Falls	25	147	23	125	+ 22
Inflammatory/Heart	26	142	8	465	- 322
Other Neoplasms	27	129	47	19	+ 110
Oral Cancer	28	108	30	90	+ 19
Hypertension	29	104	10	425	- 321
Other Injuries	30	101	26	105	- 4
Drug Use	31	99	44	25	+ 74
Congenital Anomalies	32	91	28	102	- 12
Road Traffic Accidents	33	91	14	337	- 246
Uterin Cancer	34	75	38	42	+ 33
Cervical Cancer	35	61	36	48	+ 13
Epilepsy	36	50	37	44	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	37	49	40	39	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	40	33	57	- 17
Alcohol	39	38	48	18	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	35	51	11	+ 24
Asthma	41	34	21	193	- 158
Skin Disease	42	34	55	6	+ 28
Drownings	43	34	43	25	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	44	33	25	106	- 73
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	31	52	9	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	30	35	50	- 21
Violence	47	23	27	103	- 80
Fires	48	18	45	20	- 2
Anemia	49	17	86	0	+ 17
Tuberculosis	50	14	54	8	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	51	12	81	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	52	11	66	0	+ 11
Poisonings	53	8	53	9	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	8	80	0	+ 8
Schizophrenia	55	7	83	0	+ 7
Birth Trauma	56	6	41	32	- 26
HIV/AIDS	57	5	42	26	- 20
Meningitis	58	4	49	14	- 9
Hepatitis B	59	3	63	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	2	56	5	- 3
Maternal Conditions	61	2	59	2	- 0
Oral conditions	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	58	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	50	12	- 12
War	65	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	46	20	- 19
Pertussis	67	0	60	1	- 1
Syphilis	68	0	62	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	57	3	- 3
Diphtheria	82	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALBANIA

Ireland

Albania

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.