CANADA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,299	1	40,063	- 4,764
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,789	2	30,970	- 7,180
Lung Cancers	3	14,202	3	20,937	- 6,735
Lung Disease	4	14,199	4	14,212	- 13
Stroke	5	13,119	5	14,159	- 1,040
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,624	7	7,431	+ 2,192
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,118	6	9,651	- 1,533
Breast Cancer	8	5,631	8	5,910	- 279
Prostate Cancer	9	4,336	13	4,711	- 375
Kidney Disease	10	4,199	14	4,578	- 379
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,932	11	5,057	- 1,125
Parkinson's Disease	12	3,926	18	3,359	+ 567
Lymphomas	13	3,801	10	5,146	- 1,345
Suicide	14	3,483	15	4,417	- 933
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,102	25	2,230	+ 873
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,066	9	5,718	- 2,652
Stomach Cancer	17	2,644	26	2,177	+ 466
Liver Cancer	18	2,357	20	3,113	- 756
Liver Disease	19	2,070	17	3,624	- 1,553
Leukemia	20	2,029	21	3,098	- 1,069
Ovary Cancer	21	2,023	29	1,902	+ 121
Bladder Cancer	22	1,897	23	2,521	- 623
Skin Cancers	23	1,866	30	1,756	+ 109
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,848	19	3,233	- 1,385
Falls	25	1,830	12	4,829	- 2,999
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,778	27	2,060	- 282
Other Neoplasms	27	1,615	31	1,679	- 63
Oral Cancer	28	1,354	32	1,592	- 238
Hypertension	29	1,295	22	2,563	- 1,267
Other Injuries	30	1,266	24	2,392	- 1,126
Drug Use	31	1,236	16	3,686	- 2,450
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,134	35	1,081	+ 53
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,134	28	1,998	- 864
Uterin Cancer	34	935	34	1,183	- 248
Cervical Cancer	35	763	41	578	+ 185
Epilepsy	36	630	44	384	+ 246
Multiple Sclerosis	37	615	37	692	- 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	496	43	442	+ 54
Alcohol	39	476	33	1,491	- 1,015
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	437	47	322	+ 115
Asthma	41	429	49	262	+ 167
Skin Disease	42	428	38	679	- 251
Drownings	43	424	48	283	+ 141
Low Birth Weight	44	413	42	553	- 140
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	390	36	840	- 451
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	369	39	636	- 267
Violence	47	283	40	605	- 322
Fires	48	222	52	192	+ 30
Anemia	49	213	46	343	- 129
Tuberculosis	50	171	58	97	+ 73
Osteoarthritis	51	145	55	139	+ 7
Hepatitis C	52	142	45	363	- 221
Poisonings	53	104	56	121	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	101	54	143	- 41
Schizophrenia	55	86	57	118	- 33
Birth Trauma	56	75	50	193	- 118
HIV/AIDS	57	64	53	163	- 99
Meningitis	58	54	59	68	- 14
Hepatitis B	59	43	60	66	- 22
Appendicitis	60	25	62	49	- 24
Maternal Conditions	61	23	64	45	- 22
Oral conditions	62	17	61	51	- 34
Malnutrition	63	13	51	192	- 180
Upper Respiratory	64	7	63	47	- 39
War	65	4	65	21	- 17
Encephalitis	66	1	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Syphilis	68	0	67	5	- 5
Chlamydia	69	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Ireland

Canada

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.