BOTSWANA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,230	3	1,632	+ 598
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,503	23	164	+ 1,339
Lung Cancers	3	897	39	45	+ 852
Lung Disease	4	897	10	482	+ 415
Stroke	5	829	4	1,588	- 759
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	608	2	1,674	- 1,066
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	513	47	28	+ 485
Breast Cancer	8	356	33	68	+ 287
Prostate Cancer	9	274	41	45	+ 229
Kidney Disease	10	265	9	506	- 241
Pancreas Cancer	11	248	50	16	+ 232
Parkinson's Disease	12	248	38	47	+ 201
Lymphomas	13	240	31	77	+ 163
Suicide	14	220	15	370	- 150
Oesophagus Cancer	15	196	28	103	+ 93
Diabetes Mellitus	16	194	5	1,273	- 1,079
Stomach Cancer	17	167	53	10	+ 157
Liver Cancer	18	149	35	57	+ 92
Liver Disease	19	131	12	459	- 328
Leukemia	20	128	51	13	+ 115
Ovary Cancer	21	128	49	19	+ 108
Bladder Cancer	22	120	60	6	+ 113
Skin Cancers	23	118	37	52	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	24	117	27	103	+ 14
Falls	25	116	34	62	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	26	112	20	177	- 65
Other Neoplasms	27	102	55	9	+ 93
Oral Cancer	28	86	32	70	+ 16
Hypertension	29	82	11	471	- 389
Other Injuries	30	80	19	216	- 136
Drug Use	31	78	48	26	+ 52
Congenital Anomalies	32	72	16	287	- 216
Road Traffic Accidents	33	72	7	608	- 537
Uterin Cancer	34	59	56	9	+ 50
Cervical Cancer	35	48	22	164	- 116
Epilepsy	36	40	36	56	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	37	39	63	3	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	31	29	90	- 59
Alcohol	39	30	45	31	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	28	52	11	+ 17
Asthma	41	27	18	232	- 205
Skin Disease	42	27	46	30	- 3
Drownings	43	27	30	83	- 56
Low Birth Weight	44	26	13	447	- 421
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	25	8	527	- 502
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	23	43	37	- 14
Violence	47	18	14	389	- 371
Fires	48	14	26	108	- 94
Anemia	49	13	84	0	+ 13
Tuberculosis	50	11	6	649	- 638
Osteoarthritis	51	9	81	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	52	9	66	1	+ 8
Poisonings	53	7	42	42	- 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	6	80	0	+ 6
Schizophrenia	55	5	86	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	56	5	17	261	- 257
HIV/AIDS	57	4	1	4,950	- 4,946
Meningitis	58	3	25	108	- 105
Hepatitis B	59	3	62	6	- 3
Appendicitis	60	2	57	8	- 6
Maternal Conditions	61	1	24	118	- 116
Oral conditions	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	21	171	- 170
Upper Respiratory	64	0	58	7	- 7
War	65	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	59	7	- 7
Pertussis	67	0	40	45	- 45
Syphilis	68	0	44	36	- 36
Chlamydia	69	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	10	- 10
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	61	6	- 6
Diphtheria	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Ireland

Botswana

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.