CENTRAL AFRICA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,142	7	2,900	+ 2,242
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,465	33	204	+ 3,261
Lung Cancers	3	2,069	55	47	+ 2,022
Lung Disease	4	2,068	18	956	+ 1,112
Stroke	5	1,911	5	3,284	- 1,373
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,402	1	5,231	- 3,829
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,183	45	116	+ 1,066
Breast Cancer	8	820	26	344	+ 476
Prostate Cancer	9	632	38	156	+ 475
Kidney Disease	10	612	21	710	- 99
Pancreas Cancer	11	573	60	37	+ 536
Parkinson's Disease	12	572	48	67	+ 505
Lymphomas	13	554	42	119	+ 435
Suicide	14	507	24	585	- 78
Oesophagus Cancer	15	452	53	48	+ 404
Diabetes Mellitus	16	447	15	1,141	- 695
Stomach Cancer	17	385	49	65	+ 320
Liver Cancer	18	343	44	117	+ 227
Liver Disease	19	302	14	1,153	- 852
Leukemia	20	296	47	88	+ 207
Ovary Cancer	21	295	50	64	+ 231
Bladder Cancer	22	276	64	23	+ 253
Skin Cancers	23	272	58	43	+ 229
Endocrine Disorders	24	269	25	423	- 154
Falls	25	267	36	181	+ 85
Inflammatory/Heart	26	259	30	270	- 11
Other Neoplasms	27	235	70	5	+ 230
Oral Cancer	28	197	46	91	+ 106
Hypertension	29	189	12	1,252	- 1,064
Other Injuries	30	184	23	621	- 436
Drug Use	31	180	57	44	+ 136
Congenital Anomalies	32	165	19	776	- 610
Road Traffic Accidents	33	165	10	1,790	- 1,625
Uterin Cancer	34	136	65	20	+ 117
Cervical Cancer	35	111	32	230	- 119
Epilepsy	36	92	43	119	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	37	90	72	4	+ 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	72	27	317	- 245
Alcohol	39	69	52	62	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	64	66	15	+ 49
Asthma	41	63	20	761	- 698
Skin Disease	42	62	54	48	+ 14
Drownings	43	62	34	202	- 141
Low Birth Weight	44	60	8	2,228	- 2,168
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	57	3	4,684	- 4,627
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	54	35	194	- 140
Violence	47	41	17	1,009	- 967
Fires	48	32	39	142	- 109
Anemia	49	31	84	0	+ 31
Tuberculosis	50	25	2	4,704	- 4,679
Osteoarthritis	51	21	81	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	52	21	69	6	+ 15
Poisonings	53	15	40	134	- 119
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	15	80	0	+ 15
Schizophrenia	55	12	86	0	+ 12
Birth Trauma	56	11	9	2,192	- 2,181
HIV/AIDS	57	9	4	3,753	- 3,743
Meningitis	58	8	16	1,015	- 1,007
Hepatitis B	59	6	61	33	- 27
Appendicitis	60	4	51	62	- 58
Maternal Conditions	61	3	13	1,174	- 1,171
Oral conditions	62	2	82	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	63	2	22	691	- 689
Upper Respiratory	64	1	63	24	- 23
War	65	1	28	314	- 313
Encephalitis	66	0	62	28	- 28
Pertussis	67	0	31	265	- 265
Syphilis	68	0	41	120	- 120
Chlamydia	69	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	72	0	37	169	- 169
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	59	40	- 40
Malaria	75	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Leishmaniasis	76	0	56	46	- 46
Ascariasis	77	0	71	5	- 5
Dengue	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	29	280	- 280
Diphtheria	82	0	67	11	- 11
Measles	83	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Ireland

Central Africa

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.