AUSTRALIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,356	1	21,548	+ 2,808
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,415	2	15,588	+ 826
Lung Cancers	3	9,800	4	8,769	+ 1,031
Lung Disease	4	9,797	5	8,487	+ 1,310
Stroke	5	9,052	3	10,331	- 1,279
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,640	8	4,446	+ 2,194
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,602	6	6,209	- 607
Breast Cancer	8	3,886	10	3,405	+ 480
Prostate Cancer	9	2,992	9	3,766	- 774
Kidney Disease	10	2,897	12	3,139	- 242
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,713	13	3,118	- 404
Parkinson's Disease	12	2,709	19	2,036	+ 673
Lymphomas	13	2,623	15	3,039	- 416
Suicide	14	2,404	11	3,150	- 746
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,141	25	1,494	+ 647
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,115	7	4,471	- 2,356
Stomach Cancer	17	1,824	27	1,288	+ 536
Liver Cancer	18	1,626	20	2,036	- 410
Liver Disease	19	1,429	26	1,421	+ 7
Leukemia	20	1,400	18	2,126	- 726
Ovary Cancer	21	1,396	31	1,003	+ 393
Bladder Cancer	22	1,309	30	1,187	+ 122
Skin Cancers	23	1,287	17	2,319	- 1,031
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,275	16	2,328	- 1,053
Falls	25	1,263	14	3,116	- 1,853
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,227	24	1,571	- 344
Other Neoplasms	27	1,115	28	1,252	- 138
Oral Cancer	28	935	32	972	- 38
Hypertension	29	894	23	1,631	- 738
Other Injuries	30	874	22	1,642	- 769
Drug Use	31	853	21	1,783	- 930
Congenital Anomalies	32	783	33	711	+ 72
Road Traffic Accidents	33	783	29	1,245	- 462
Uterin Cancer	34	645	35	524	+ 121
Cervical Cancer	35	527	39	342	+ 185
Epilepsy	36	435	41	285	+ 150
Multiple Sclerosis	37	425	46	188	+ 237
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	342	42	276	+ 66
Alcohol	39	328	37	380	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	301	45	229	+ 73
Asthma	41	296	36	455	- 159
Skin Disease	42	295	34	594	- 299
Drownings	43	292	47	177	+ 115
Low Birth Weight	44	285	43	248	+ 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	269	40	296	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	255	38	379	- 124
Violence	47	195	44	243	- 48
Fires	48	153	55	55	+ 99
Anemia	49	147	49	157	- 10
Tuberculosis	50	118	56	53	+ 65
Osteoarthritis	51	100	52	114	- 14
Hepatitis C	52	98	48	173	- 75
Poisonings	53	72	61	35	+ 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	70	53	71	- 1
Schizophrenia	55	59	54	64	- 5
Birth Trauma	56	51	50	140	- 89
HIV/AIDS	57	44	57	50	- 6
Meningitis	58	37	60	37	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	30	58	41	- 11
Appendicitis	60	17	62	26	- 9
Maternal Conditions	61	16	63	20	- 5
Oral conditions	62	12	59	40	- 28
Malnutrition	63	9	51	117	- 108
Upper Respiratory	64	5	64	17	- 12
War	65	3	65	8	- 5
Encephalitis	66	1	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Syphilis	68	0	67	3	- 3
Chlamydia	69	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Ireland

Australia

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.