EQU. GUINEA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,634	7	419	+ 1,215
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,101	29	55	+ 1,046
Lung Cancers	3	657	41	27	+ 631
Lung Disease	4	657	20	120	+ 537
Stroke	5	607	6	437	+ 170
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	445	2	913	- 467
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	376	40	29	+ 347
Breast Cancer	8	261	24	84	+ 176
Prostate Cancer	9	201	35	43	+ 158
Kidney Disease	10	194	14	198	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	11	182	55	11	+ 171
Parkinson's Disease	12	182	46	18	+ 164
Lymphomas	13	176	45	19	+ 157
Suicide	14	161	22	107	+ 54
Oesophagus Cancer	15	144	54	12	+ 132
Diabetes Mellitus	16	142	11	299	- 157
Stomach Cancer	17	122	49	16	+ 107
Liver Cancer	18	109	34	43	+ 66
Liver Disease	19	96	13	199	- 103
Leukemia	20	94	61	4	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	21	94	52	13	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	22	88	56	9	+ 79
Skin Cancers	23	86	48	16	+ 70
Endocrine Disorders	24	86	25	73	+ 12
Falls	25	85	32	46	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	26	82	27	63	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	27	75	63	3	+ 72
Oral Cancer	28	63	37	35	+ 28
Hypertension	29	60	16	165	- 105
Other Injuries	30	59	23	105	- 46
Drug Use	31	57	30	50	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	32	53	12	249	- 197
Road Traffic Accidents	33	53	8	368	- 316
Uterin Cancer	34	43	58	8	+ 36
Cervical Cancer	35	35	28	56	- 21
Epilepsy	36	29	38	32	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	37	28	67	1	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	23	43	22	+ 1
Alcohol	39	22	53	12	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	20	62	4	+ 17
Asthma	41	20	26	65	- 45
Skin Disease	42	20	51	13	+ 7
Drownings	43	20	36	39	- 20
Low Birth Weight	44	19	4	457	- 438
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	18	9	349	- 331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	17	50	14	+ 3
Violence	47	13	33	45	- 32
Fires	48	10	39	30	- 20
Anemia	49	10	85	0	+ 10
Tuberculosis	50	8	10	321	- 313
Osteoarthritis	51	7	81	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	52	7	69	0	+ 6
Poisonings	53	5	44	21	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	5	82	0	+ 5
Schizophrenia	55	4	86	0	+ 4
Birth Trauma	56	3	5	441	- 437
HIV/AIDS	57	3	1	1,838	- 1,835
Meningitis	58	3	19	127	- 125
Hepatitis B	59	2	65	3	- 1
Appendicitis	60	1	59	6	- 4
Maternal Conditions	61	1	17	139	- 138
Oral conditions	62	1	80	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	31	48	- 47
Upper Respiratory	64	0	66	2	- 1
War	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	57	8	- 8
Pertussis	67	0	21	109	- 109
Syphilis	68	0	18	134	- 134
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	47	16	- 16
Malaria	75	0	3	668	- 668
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	42	23	- 23
Diphtheria	82	0	64	3	- 3
Measles	83	0	15	181	- 181
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Ireland

Equ. Guinea

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.