COLOMBIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,120	1	43,066	+ 2,054
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,408	22	2,157	+ 28,251
Lung Cancers	3	18,154	10	5,250	+ 12,903
Lung Disease	4	18,149	4	15,928	+ 2,221
Stroke	5	16,769	3	16,573	+ 196
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,301	5	10,773	+ 1,528
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,377	12	4,371	+ 6,006
Breast Cancer	8	7,198	13	3,669	+ 3,529
Prostate Cancer	9	5,543	14	3,584	+ 1,958
Kidney Disease	10	5,367	7	6,834	- 1,467
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,027	25	2,022	+ 3,004
Parkinson's Disease	12	5,018	47	383	+ 4,635
Lymphomas	13	4,859	18	2,603	+ 2,256
Suicide	14	4,453	26	1,965	+ 2,488
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,966	36	835	+ 3,130
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,918	11	5,028	- 1,110
Stomach Cancer	17	3,379	9	6,112	- 2,733
Liver Cancer	18	3,013	24	2,065	+ 948
Liver Disease	19	2,647	19	2,426	+ 220
Leukemia	20	2,594	21	2,208	+ 386
Ovary Cancer	21	2,585	33	1,122	+ 1,463
Bladder Cancer	22	2,425	42	609	+ 1,816
Skin Cancers	23	2,385	35	1,028	+ 1,356
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,362	30	1,367	+ 995
Falls	25	2,339	29	1,518	+ 821
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,272	31	1,329	+ 943
Other Neoplasms	27	2,065	15	3,205	- 1,140
Oral Cancer	28	1,731	37	807	+ 924
Hypertension	29	1,656	8	6,400	- 4,744
Other Injuries	30	1,619	28	1,592	+ 26
Drug Use	31	1,580	44	492	+ 1,089
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,450	16	2,963	- 1,513
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,450	6	7,765	- 6,315
Uterin Cancer	34	1,195	45	423	+ 772
Cervical Cancer	35	976	20	2,266	- 1,291
Epilepsy	36	806	43	597	+ 208
Multiple Sclerosis	37	786	60	62	+ 724
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	634	39	698	- 65
Alcohol	39	608	68	23	+ 585
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	559	51	242	+ 316
Asthma	41	549	54	191	+ 357
Skin Disease	42	547	34	1,102	- 555
Drownings	43	542	40	689	- 147
Low Birth Weight	44	529	23	2,095	- 1,567
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	498	38	747	- 249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	472	63	38	+ 434
Violence	47	362	2	19,268	- 18,906
Fires	48	284	56	127	+ 158
Anemia	49	273	57	101	+ 172
Tuberculosis	50	218	32	1,272	- 1,053
Osteoarthritis	51	186	58	67	+ 119
Hepatitis C	52	182	59	65	+ 117
Poisonings	53	133	61	61	+ 72
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	129	48	333	- 203
Schizophrenia	55	109	70	18	+ 92
Birth Trauma	56	95	41	648	- 553
HIV/AIDS	57	82	17	2,683	- 2,602
Meningitis	58	69	50	244	- 175
Hepatitis B	59	56	62	50	+ 5
Appendicitis	60	32	52	213	- 181
Maternal Conditions	61	29	46	394	- 365
Oral conditions	62	21	75	7	+ 14
Malnutrition	63	16	27	1,878	- 1,862
Upper Respiratory	64	9	66	27	- 17
War	65	5	49	260	- 255
Encephalitis	66	2	64	38	- 36
Pertussis	67	0	69	18	- 18
Syphilis	68	0	65	30	- 30
Chlamydia	69	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	8	- 8
Otitis Media	71	0	73	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	7	- 7
Ascariasis	77	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	78	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	14	- 14
Diphtheria	82	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Ireland

Colombia

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.