EGYPT VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	101,222	1	173,871	- 72,649
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	68,218	16	6,975	+ 61,243
Lung Cancers	3	40,726	18	5,677	+ 35,049
Lung Disease	4	40,717	9	13,393	+ 27,324
Stroke	5	37,619	3	43,839	- 6,220
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,597	7	20,695	+ 6,902
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	23,280	24	3,083	+ 20,197
Breast Cancer	8	16,148	13	9,180	+ 6,969
Prostate Cancer	9	12,434	35	1,282	+ 11,152
Kidney Disease	10	12,041	6	21,087	- 9,047
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,277	26	2,906	+ 8,370
Parkinson's Disease	12	11,258	28	2,391	+ 8,867
Lymphomas	13	10,901	14	7,539	+ 3,362
Suicide	14	9,989	25	3,022	+ 6,967
Oesophagus Cancer	15	8,897	41	951	+ 7,946
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,791	8	19,131	- 10,340
Stomach Cancer	17	7,581	32	1,844	+ 5,737
Liver Cancer	18	6,759	4	24,512	- 17,753
Liver Disease	19	5,937	2	60,122	- 54,185
Leukemia	20	5,820	22	3,763	+ 2,057
Ovary Cancer	21	5,800	31	1,944	+ 3,857
Bladder Cancer	22	5,440	19	5,133	+ 308
Skin Cancers	23	5,350	39	1,013	+ 4,337
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,299	29	2,372	+ 2,927
Falls	25	5,247	30	2,019	+ 3,228
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,098	27	2,489	+ 2,609
Other Neoplasms	27	4,632	61	116	+ 4,516
Oral Cancer	28	3,884	45	793	+ 3,091
Hypertension	29	3,715	5	21,094	- 17,380
Other Injuries	30	3,632	21	3,819	- 187
Drug Use	31	3,545	62	116	+ 3,429
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,252	10	12,163	- 8,911
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,252	12	10,141	- 6,888
Uterin Cancer	34	2,682	52	422	+ 2,260
Cervical Cancer	35	2,189	48	625	+ 1,564
Epilepsy	36	1,808	50	451	+ 1,357
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,764	56	213	+ 1,552
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,421	34	1,339	+ 83
Alcohol	39	1,364	60	141	+ 1,223
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	1,253	65	26	+ 1,227
Asthma	41	1,231	15	7,104	- 5,873
Skin Disease	42	1,226	55	219	+ 1,007
Drownings	43	1,215	37	1,122	+ 93
Low Birth Weight	44	1,186	11	11,391	- 10,206
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,118	23	3,692	- 2,574
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,058	36	1,248	- 190
Violence	47	812	20	4,165	- 3,353
Fires	48	638	33	1,568	- 931
Anemia	49	612	82	0	+ 612
Tuberculosis	50	490	51	432	+ 58
Osteoarthritis	51	416	85	0	+ 416
Hepatitis C	52	408	63	97	+ 312
Poisonings	53	299	57	195	+ 104
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	290	84	0	+ 290
Schizophrenia	55	246	80	0	+ 246
Birth Trauma	56	214	17	6,109	- 5,895
HIV/AIDS	57	183	53	397	- 214
Meningitis	58	156	43	827	- 671
Hepatitis B	59	125	40	988	- 864
Appendicitis	60	72	59	142	- 70
Maternal Conditions	61	66	44	795	- 729
Oral conditions	62	48	86	0	+ 48
Malnutrition	63	37	46	759	- 722
Upper Respiratory	64	21	68	5	+ 16
War	65	10	47	714	- 703
Encephalitis	66	4	38	1,046	- 1,042
Pertussis	67	0	42	906	- 906
Syphilis	68	0	58	159	- 159
Chlamydia	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	220	- 220
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	13	- 13
Ascariasis	77	0	67	6	- 6
Dengue	78	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	49	540	- 540
Diphtheria	82	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	83	0	64	43	- 43
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Ireland

Egypt

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.