CONGO VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,548	4	2,494	+ 3,054
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,739	25	230	+ 3,509
Lung Cancers	3	2,232	47	54	+ 2,179
Lung Disease	4	2,232	17	541	+ 1,691
Stroke	5	2,062	5	2,267	- 205
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,513	3	2,576	- 1,064
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,276	38	89	+ 1,187
Breast Cancer	8	885	32	159	+ 726
Prostate Cancer	9	682	28	198	+ 484
Kidney Disease	10	660	15	613	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	11	618	52	42	+ 576
Parkinson's Disease	12	617	42	69	+ 548
Lymphomas	13	597	45	61	+ 536
Suicide	14	548	19	349	+ 199
Oesophagus Cancer	15	488	57	19	+ 468
Diabetes Mellitus	16	482	10	1,050	- 568
Stomach Cancer	17	416	39	88	+ 328
Liver Cancer	18	370	30	169	+ 201
Liver Disease	19	325	13	931	- 605
Leukemia	20	319	46	57	+ 261
Ovary Cancer	21	318	48	49	+ 268
Bladder Cancer	22	298	61	15	+ 284
Skin Cancers	23	293	53	36	+ 257
Endocrine Disorders	24	290	27	208	+ 83
Falls	25	288	33	149	+ 139
Inflammatory/Heart	26	279	26	220	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	27	254	63	8	+ 246
Oral Cancer	28	213	54	33	+ 180
Hypertension	29	204	12	933	- 729
Other Injuries	30	199	20	333	- 134
Drug Use	31	194	44	65	+ 129
Congenital Anomalies	32	178	14	729	- 551
Road Traffic Accidents	33	178	7	1,598	- 1,420
Uterin Cancer	34	147	60	15	+ 132
Cervical Cancer	35	120	29	196	- 76
Epilepsy	36	99	40	76	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	37	97	66	4	+ 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	78	35	105	- 27
Alcohol	39	75	49	46	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	69	59	15	+ 54
Asthma	41	67	23	291	- 223
Skin Disease	42	67	50	46	+ 21
Drownings	43	67	36	104	- 37
Low Birth Weight	44	65	9	1,283	- 1,218
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	61	8	1,304	- 1,243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	58	43	67	- 9
Violence	47	44	18	539	- 494
Fires	48	35	37	90	- 55
Anemia	49	34	82	0	+ 34
Tuberculosis	50	27	2	2,781	- 2,754
Osteoarthritis	51	23	85	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	52	22	67	2	+ 20
Poisonings	53	16	41	71	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	16	84	0	+ 16
Schizophrenia	55	13	81	0	+ 13
Birth Trauma	56	12	11	997	- 986
HIV/AIDS	57	10	1	4,509	- 4,499
Meningitis	58	9	22	299	- 291
Hepatitis B	59	7	62	14	- 8
Appendicitis	60	4	58	18	- 15
Maternal Conditions	61	4	16	578	- 574
Oral conditions	62	3	86	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	63	2	24	272	- 270
Upper Respiratory	64	1	64	7	- 6
War	65	1	72	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	56	20	- 20
Pertussis	67	0	21	329	- 329
Syphilis	68	0	34	107	- 107
Chlamydia	69	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	45	- 45
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	65	7	- 7
Malaria	75	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	55	23	- 23
Diphtheria	82	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	31	159	- 159
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Ireland

Congo

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.