BHUTAN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	805	1	702	+ 102
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	542	13	105	+ 438
Lung Cancers	3	324	21	44	+ 280
Lung Disease	4	324	2	524	- 201
Stroke	5	299	3	360	- 61
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	219	4	177	+ 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	185	31	24	+ 161
Breast Cancer	8	128	43	8	+ 120
Prostate Cancer	9	99	55	3	+ 95
Kidney Disease	10	96	8	149	- 53
Pancreas Cancer	11	90	33	20	+ 70
Parkinson's Disease	12	90	28	31	+ 58
Lymphomas	13	87	52	5	+ 82
Suicide	14	79	26	35	+ 44
Oesophagus Cancer	15	71	22	44	+ 27
Diabetes Mellitus	16	70	7	164	- 94
Stomach Cancer	17	60	11	118	- 58
Liver Cancer	18	54	27	35	+ 19
Liver Disease	19	47	6	166	- 118
Leukemia	20	46	34	19	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	21	46	37	14	+ 32
Bladder Cancer	22	43	48	6	+ 37
Skin Cancers	23	43	41	9	+ 33
Endocrine Disorders	24	42	39	11	+ 31
Falls	25	42	12	111	- 69
Inflammatory/Heart	26	41	45	8	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	27	37	57	2	+ 35
Oral Cancer	28	31	23	43	- 12
Hypertension	29	30	16	77	- 47
Other Injuries	30	29	24	43	- 14
Drug Use	31	28	47	7	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	32	26	20	50	- 24
Road Traffic Accidents	33	26	10	123	- 98
Uterin Cancer	34	21	71	0	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	35	17	29	30	- 13
Epilepsy	36	14	38	14	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	37	14	62	1	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	11	25	39	- 27
Alcohol	39	11	49	6	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	10	50	5	+ 5
Asthma	41	10	15	78	- 68
Skin Disease	42	10	46	7	+ 2
Drownings	43	10	32	20	- 11
Low Birth Weight	44	9	14	79	- 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	9	5	169	- 160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	8	17	68	- 59
Violence	47	6	35	18	- 12
Fires	48	5	44	8	- 3
Anemia	49	5	72	0	+ 5
Tuberculosis	50	4	9	138	- 134
Osteoarthritis	51	3	78	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	52	3	64	1	+ 2
Poisonings	53	2	59	2	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	77	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	55	2	75	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	56	2	19	51	- 50
HIV/AIDS	57	1	18	58	- 57
Meningitis	58	1	36	17	- 16
Hepatitis B	59	1	53	4	- 3
Appendicitis	60	1	51	5	- 4
Maternal Conditions	61	1	42	9	- 9
Oral conditions	62	0	76	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	54	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	64	0	61	1	- 1
War	65	0	68	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	30	28	- 28
Pertussis	67	0	63	1	- 1
Syphilis	68	0	40	11	- 11
Chlamydia	69	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	85	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	1	- 1
Ascariasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	56	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	60	1	- 1
Diphtheria	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	58	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

Ireland

Bhutan

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.