CHILE VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,983	1	10,685	+ 6,298
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,445	5	4,000	+ 7,445
Lung Cancers	3	6,833	9	3,452	+ 3,380
Lung Disease	4	6,831	4	4,062	+ 2,769
Stroke	5	6,312	2	9,731	- 3,420
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,630	6	3,920	+ 710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,906	11	3,022	+ 883
Breast Cancer	8	2,709	16	1,689	+ 1,021
Prostate Cancer	9	2,086	14	2,435	- 349
Kidney Disease	10	2,020	3	4,065	- 2,045
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,892	17	1,567	+ 325
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,889	26	790	+ 1,099
Lymphomas	13	1,829	18	1,394	+ 435
Suicide	14	1,676	15	1,700	- 24
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,493	30	722	+ 771
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,475	10	3,177	- 1,702
Stomach Cancer	17	1,272	8	3,631	- 2,359
Liver Cancer	18	1,134	19	1,369	- 235
Liver Disease	19	996	13	2,647	- 1,651
Leukemia	20	976	24	879	+ 97
Ovary Cancer	21	973	35	514	+ 459
Bladder Cancer	22	913	32	641	+ 272
Skin Cancers	23	898	34	526	+ 372
Endocrine Disorders	24	889	22	1,286	- 397
Falls	25	880	23	904	- 24
Inflammatory/Heart	26	855	31	709	+ 146
Other Neoplasms	27	777	20	1,358	- 581
Oral Cancer	28	652	40	307	+ 345
Hypertension	29	623	7	3,817	- 3,193
Other Injuries	30	609	21	1,310	- 701
Drug Use	31	595	50	149	+ 446
Congenital Anomalies	32	546	25	858	- 312
Road Traffic Accidents	33	546	12	2,826	- 2,281
Uterin Cancer	34	450	45	275	+ 175
Cervical Cancer	35	367	27	780	- 412
Epilepsy	36	303	43	294	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	37	296	62	27	+ 269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	238	46	223	+ 15
Alcohol	39	229	47	207	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	210	48	187	+ 24
Asthma	41	207	42	295	- 88
Skin Disease	42	206	28	763	- 558
Drownings	43	204	44	283	- 79
Low Birth Weight	44	199	36	437	- 238
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	188	39	334	- 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	178	52	104	+ 73
Violence	47	136	29	744	- 608
Fires	48	107	41	295	- 188
Anemia	49	103	49	180	- 77
Tuberculosis	50	82	38	410	- 328
Osteoarthritis	51	70	51	131	- 61
Hepatitis C	52	69	61	27	+ 42
Poisonings	53	50	57	68	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	49	56	73	- 25
Schizophrenia	55	41	58	38	+ 3
Birth Trauma	56	36	54	87	- 52
HIV/AIDS	57	31	33	539	- 509
Meningitis	58	26	53	95	- 69
Hepatitis B	59	21	60	30	- 9
Appendicitis	60	12	59	37	- 25
Maternal Conditions	61	11	63	24	- 13
Oral conditions	62	8	65	5	+ 3
Malnutrition	63	6	37	420	- 414
Upper Respiratory	64	4	67	4	- 1
War	65	2	64	14	- 12
Encephalitis	66	1	70	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	68	3	- 3
Syphilis	68	0	66	5	- 5
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	55	79	- 79
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	69	2	- 2
Diphtheria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Ireland

Chile

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.