ARGENTINA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,760	1	48,765	- 6,005
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,817	19	3,737	+ 25,080
Lung Cancers	3	17,204	6	10,014	+ 7,190
Lung Disease	4	17,200	3	23,234	- 6,034
Stroke	5	15,891	4	22,878	- 6,986
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,658	2	40,986	- 29,328
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,834	7	8,931	+ 904
Breast Cancer	8	6,822	8	7,063	- 241
Prostate Cancer	9	5,253	15	4,507	+ 745
Kidney Disease	10	5,086	5	13,588	- 8,502
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,764	14	4,607	+ 157
Parkinson's Disease	12	4,756	36	965	+ 3,791
Lymphomas	13	4,605	24	2,708	+ 1,897
Suicide	14	4,220	18	3,747	+ 473
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,758	29	2,054	+ 1,704
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,713	9	6,838	- 3,124
Stomach Cancer	17	3,203	20	3,523	- 321
Liver Cancer	18	2,855	30	2,045	+ 810
Liver Disease	19	2,508	16	4,029	- 1,521
Leukemia	20	2,458	27	2,189	+ 269
Ovary Cancer	21	2,450	33	1,307	+ 1,143
Bladder Cancer	22	2,298	31	1,675	+ 623
Skin Cancers	23	2,260	34	1,073	+ 1,187
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,238	17	3,987	- 1,749
Falls	25	2,216	43	506	+ 1,710
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,153	13	5,495	- 3,342
Other Neoplasms	27	1,957	21	3,224	- 1,267
Oral Cancer	28	1,641	35	1,073	+ 568
Hypertension	29	1,569	11	5,799	- 4,230
Other Injuries	30	1,534	12	5,642	- 4,108
Drug Use	31	1,497	39	826	+ 672
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,374	26	2,419	- 1,045
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,374	10	6,298	- 4,924
Uterin Cancer	34	1,133	37	944	+ 189
Cervical Cancer	35	925	25	2,480	- 1,555
Epilepsy	36	764	50	332	+ 431
Multiple Sclerosis	37	745	58	101	+ 644
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	600	44	488	+ 113
Alcohol	39	576	46	442	+ 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	529	54	243	+ 286
Asthma	41	520	47	403	+ 117
Skin Disease	42	518	22	3,171	- 2,652
Drownings	43	513	48	380	+ 133
Low Birth Weight	44	501	28	2,183	- 1,682
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	472	42	578	- 106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	447	56	139	+ 308
Violence	47	343	23	2,712	- 2,369
Fires	48	269	52	280	- 10
Anemia	49	258	40	691	- 433
Tuberculosis	50	207	41	655	- 448
Osteoarthritis	51	176	59	73	+ 103
Hepatitis C	52	173	57	113	+ 60
Poisonings	53	126	55	193	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	123	63	48	+ 75
Schizophrenia	55	104	61	59	+ 45
Birth Trauma	56	90	49	373	- 283
HIV/AIDS	57	77	32	1,481	- 1,404
Meningitis	58	66	51	316	- 251
Hepatitis B	59	53	62	56	- 3
Appendicitis	60	31	60	71	- 40
Maternal Conditions	61	28	53	279	- 251
Oral conditions	62	20	66	14	+ 7
Malnutrition	63	16	38	929	- 914
Upper Respiratory	64	9	67	12	- 3
War	65	4	70	5	- 0
Encephalitis	66	2	64	17	- 16
Pertussis	67	0	68	10	- 10
Syphilis	68	0	65	15	- 15
Chlamydia	69	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	69	5	- 5
Otitis Media	71	0	73	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	45	451	- 451
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	2	- 2
Ascariasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	3	- 3
Diphtheria	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Ireland

Argentina

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.