CHINA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,288,438	2	1,771,525	- 483,087
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	868,331	6	304,455	+ 563,877
Lung Cancers	3	518,394	4	714,311	- 195,917
Lung Disease	4	518,276	3	968,607	- 450,331
Stroke	5	478,842	1	2,043,210	- 1,564,368
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	351,273	12	183,342	+ 167,931
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	296,321	9	248,388	+ 47,933
Breast Cancer	8	205,551	19	92,757	+ 112,794
Prostate Cancer	9	158,276	28	51,056	+ 107,220
Kidney Disease	10	153,264	11	192,302	- 39,039
Pancreas Cancer	11	143,537	18	111,537	+ 32,001
Parkinson's Disease	12	143,303	20	70,699	+ 72,604
Lymphomas	13	138,751	23	57,838	+ 80,912
Suicide	14	127,148	17	116,324	+ 10,824
Oesophagus Cancer	15	113,244	10	242,891	- 129,647
Diabetes Mellitus	16	111,894	14	161,672	- 49,778
Stomach Cancer	17	96,498	5	398,439	- 301,940
Liver Cancer	18	86,035	13	180,952	- 94,917
Liver Disease	19	75,575	15	145,603	- 70,028
Leukemia	20	74,076	22	58,145	+ 15,931
Ovary Cancer	21	73,830	35	28,078	+ 45,752
Bladder Cancer	22	69,247	29	37,873	+ 31,374
Skin Cancers	23	68,101	41	19,669	+ 48,432
Endocrine Disorders	24	67,444	37	25,613	+ 41,831
Falls	25	66,786	16	138,878	- 72,091
Inflammatory/Heart	26	64,887	33	29,954	+ 34,933
Other Neoplasms	27	58,959	53	4,374	+ 54,585
Oral Cancer	28	49,436	24	54,695	- 5,260
Hypertension	29	47,284	7	301,183	- 253,898
Other Injuries	30	46,225	25	54,087	- 7,862
Drug Use	31	45,122	38	24,214	+ 20,909
Congenital Anomalies	32	41,400	31	36,613	+ 4,787
Road Traffic Accidents	33	41,398	8	250,272	- 208,874
Uterin Cancer	34	34,137	45	11,751	+ 22,385
Cervical Cancer	35	27,858	27	51,650	- 23,792
Epilepsy	36	23,008	46	11,365	+ 11,643
Multiple Sclerosis	37	22,458	59	1,734	+ 20,724
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	18,093	30	37,723	- 19,630
Alcohol	39	17,360	42	19,071	- 1,711
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	15,949	49	10,108	+ 5,841
Asthma	41	15,672	39	23,147	- 7,476
Skin Disease	42	15,611	52	5,222	+ 10,389
Drownings	43	15,466	26	52,807	- 37,341
Low Birth Weight	44	15,092	40	21,631	- 6,539
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	14,227	50	8,719	+ 5,508
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	13,472	21	65,350	- 51,878
Violence	47	10,330	47	11,115	- 785
Fires	48	8,115	48	10,498	- 2,383
Anemia	49	7,787	83	0	+ 7,787
Tuberculosis	50	6,237	32	34,802	- 28,565
Osteoarthritis	51	5,299	82	0	+ 5,299
Hepatitis C	52	5,198	66	86	+ 5,112
Poisonings	53	3,805	36	25,762	- 21,957
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3,697	81	0	+ 3,697
Schizophrenia	55	3,126	86	0	+ 3,126
Birth Trauma	56	2,720	43	17,644	- 14,925
HIV/AIDS	57	2,327	34	28,746	- 26,418
Meningitis	58	1,982	51	5,704	- 3,721
Hepatitis B	59	1,587	56	2,757	- 1,170
Appendicitis	60	921	60	1,468	- 547
Maternal Conditions	61	836	54	3,596	- 2,760
Oral conditions	62	612	80	0	+ 612
Malnutrition	63	470	44	12,995	- 12,525
Upper Respiratory	64	269	57	2,663	- 2,394
War	65	132	61	900	- 768
Encephalitis	66	46	55	2,796	- 2,750
Pertussis	67	2	64	484	- 481
Syphilis	68	0	58	1,824	- 1,824
Chlamydia	69	0	67	55	- 55
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	15	- 15
Schistosomiasis	72	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	68	34	- 34
Dengue	78	0	70	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	63	491	- 491
Diphtheria	82	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	83	0	62	558	- 558
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Ireland

China

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.