ERITREA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,772	4	2,154	+ 3,619
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,890	24	310	+ 3,580
Lung Cancers	3	2,322	46	62	+ 2,261
Lung Disease	4	2,322	9	662	+ 1,660
Stroke	5	2,145	2	2,564	- 419
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,574	1	3,277	- 1,703
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,328	35	113	+ 1,214
Breast Cancer	8	921	23	311	+ 609
Prostate Cancer	9	709	47	54	+ 655
Kidney Disease	10	687	12	578	+ 109
Pancreas Cancer	11	643	58	20	+ 624
Parkinson's Disease	12	642	37	85	+ 557
Lymphomas	13	622	28	147	+ 475
Suicide	14	570	21	382	+ 188
Oesophagus Cancer	15	507	39	81	+ 426
Diabetes Mellitus	16	501	7	944	- 443
Stomach Cancer	17	432	48	48	+ 384
Liver Cancer	18	385	45	69	+ 316
Liver Disease	19	339	6	1,215	- 876
Leukemia	20	332	29	144	+ 188
Ovary Cancer	21	331	40	79	+ 251
Bladder Cancer	22	310	51	42	+ 268
Skin Cancers	23	305	56	30	+ 275
Endocrine Disorders	24	302	43	71	+ 231
Falls	25	299	26	168	+ 131
Inflammatory/Heart	26	291	32	123	+ 168
Other Neoplasms	27	264	66	6	+ 258
Oral Cancer	28	221	44	71	+ 150
Hypertension	29	212	8	926	- 714
Other Injuries	30	207	15	540	- 333
Drug Use	31	202	53	36	+ 166
Congenital Anomalies	32	185	18	432	- 247
Road Traffic Accidents	33	185	5	1,326	- 1,141
Uterin Cancer	34	153	61	18	+ 135
Cervical Cancer	35	125	30	132	- 8
Epilepsy	36	103	38	81	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	37	101	67	4	+ 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	81	27	147	- 66
Alcohol	39	78	49	45	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	71	64	12	+ 60
Asthma	41	70	22	326	- 256
Skin Disease	42	70	50	45	+ 25
Drownings	43	69	33	118	- 48
Low Birth Weight	44	68	16	531	- 463
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	64	3	2,292	- 2,228
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	60	41	77	- 16
Violence	47	46	20	384	- 338
Fires	48	36	31	132	- 96
Anemia	49	35	81	0	+ 35
Tuberculosis	50	28	14	543	- 516
Osteoarthritis	51	24	85	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	52	23	65	6	+ 17
Poisonings	53	17	34	114	- 97
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	17	84	0	+ 17
Schizophrenia	55	14	83	0	+ 14
Birth Trauma	56	12	11	616	- 604
HIV/AIDS	57	10	25	308	- 297
Meningitis	58	9	19	404	- 396
Hepatitis B	59	7	57	28	- 20
Appendicitis	60	4	55	31	- 27
Maternal Conditions	61	4	13	544	- 540
Oral conditions	62	3	86	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	63	2	10	660	- 658
Upper Respiratory	64	1	60	18	- 17
War	65	1	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	62	16	- 15
Pertussis	67	0	36	90	- 90
Syphilis	68	0	54	35	- 35
Chlamydia	69	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	73	- 73
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	17	437	- 437
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	19	- 19
Ascariasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	52	37	- 37
Diphtheria	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Ireland

Eritrea

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.