BRUNEI VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Ireland IRELAND BRUNEI Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 448 1 295 + 153
Alzheimers & Dementia 2 302 6 73 + 229
Lung Cancers 3 180 7 73 + 107
Lung Disease 4 180 10 61 + 119
Stroke 5 166 2 240 - 74
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 122 9 69 + 53
Colon-Rectum Cancers 7 103 8 69 + 34
Breast Cancer 8 71 12 39 + 32
Prostate Cancer 9 55 26 19 + 36
Kidney Disease 10 53 4 105 - 51
Pancreas Cancer 11 50 31 13 + 37
Parkinson's Disease 12 50 27 18 + 31
Lymphomas 13 48 16 32 + 16
Suicide 14 44 32 12 + 32
Oesophagus Cancer 15 39 45 3 + 36
Diabetes Mellitus 16 39 3 179 - 140
Stomach Cancer 17 34 18 25 + 8
Liver Cancer 18 30 13 38 - 8
Liver Disease 19 26 36 9 + 17
Leukemia 20 26 24 19 + 7
Ovary Cancer 21 26 33 11 + 14
Bladder Cancer 22 24 40 4 + 20
Skin Cancers 23 24 52 2 + 22
Endocrine Disorders 24 23 5 86 - 63
Falls 25 23 22 20 + 3
Inflammatory/Heart 26 23 19 25 - 3
Other Neoplasms 27 20 25 19 + 2
Oral Cancer 28 17 20 22 - 5
Hypertension 29 16 11 46 - 30
Other Injuries 30 16 17 29 - 13
Drug Use 31 16 47 3 + 13
Congenital Anomalies 32 14 14 37 - 23
Road Traffic Accidents 33 14 15 32 - 18
Uterin Cancer 34 12 34 11 + 1
Cervical Cancer 35 10 28 18 - 8
Epilepsy 36 8 44 4 + 4
Multiple Sclerosis 37 8 85 0 + 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease 38 6 39 6 + 1
Alcohol 39 6 56 1 + 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis 40 6 53 1 + 4
Asthma 41 5 30 14 - 9
Skin Disease 42 5 23 20 - 15
Drownings 43 5 35 9 - 3
Low Birth Weight 44 5 29 15 - 9
Diarrhoeal diseases 45 5 41 4 + 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease 46 5 42 4 + 1
Violence 47 4 46 3 + 1
Fires 48 3 49 3 + 0
Anemia 49 3 54 1 + 1
Tuberculosis 50 2 21 21 - 18
Osteoarthritis 51 2 83 0 + 2
Hepatitis C 52 2 38 6 - 5
Poisonings 53 1 64 0 + 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy 54 1 48 3 - 2
Schizophrenia 55 1 51 2 - 1
Birth Trauma 56 1 43 4 - 3
HIV/AIDS 57 1 81 0 + 1
Meningitis 58 1 58 1 + 0
Hepatitis B 59 1 37 7 - 6
Appendicitis 60 0 63 0 + 0
Maternal Conditions 61 0 50 3 - 2
Oral conditions 62 0 57 1 - 0
Malnutrition 63 0 55 1 - 1
Upper Respiratory 64 0 65 0 + 0
War 65 0 62 0 - 0
Encephalitis 66 0 82 0 + 0
Pertussis 67 0 61 0 - 0
Syphilis 68 0 60 0 - 0
Chlamydia 69 0 80 0 - 0
Leprosy 70 0 79 0 - 0
Otitis Media 71 0 59 1 - 1
Schistosomiasis 72 0 78 0 - 0
Chagas disease 73 0 74 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 74 0 77 0 - 0
Malaria 75 0 75 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 76 0 76 0 - 0
Ascariasis 77 0 68 0 - 0
Dengue 78 0 66 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 79 0 67 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 80 0 69 0 - 0
Tetanus 81 0 70 0 - 0
Diphtheria 82 0 72 0 - 0
Measles 83 0 71 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 84 0 73 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 84 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 86 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRUNEI

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020