ETHIOPIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107,867	4	36,530	+ 71,337
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	72,696	21	8,258	+ 64,439
Lung Cancers	3	43,400	38	2,202	+ 41,198
Lung Disease	4	43,390	15	11,870	+ 31,520
Stroke	5	40,088	3	39,362	+ 727
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	29,408	1	59,931	- 30,522
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	24,808	31	3,755	+ 21,053
Breast Cancer	8	17,209	20	8,485	+ 8,723
Prostate Cancer	9	13,251	50	1,244	+ 12,006
Kidney Disease	10	12,831	13	12,103	+ 728
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,017	61	488	+ 11,529
Parkinson's Disease	12	11,997	46	1,578	+ 10,419
Lymphomas	13	11,616	33	3,590	+ 8,026
Suicide	14	10,645	25	6,030	+ 4,614
Oesophagus Cancer	15	9,481	40	1,839	+ 7,642
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,368	10	16,258	- 6,890
Stomach Cancer	17	8,079	47	1,519	+ 6,560
Liver Cancer	18	7,203	42	1,730	+ 5,473
Liver Disease	19	6,327	8	27,270	- 20,943
Leukemia	20	6,202	30	4,222	+ 1,979
Ovary Cancer	21	6,181	36	2,424	+ 3,757
Bladder Cancer	22	5,797	51	1,080	+ 4,718
Skin Cancers	23	5,701	52	1,006	+ 4,695
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,646	45	1,623	+ 4,024
Falls	25	5,591	28	4,510	+ 1,081
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,432	39	2,168	+ 3,264
Other Neoplasms	27	4,936	66	148	+ 4,788
Oral Cancer	28	4,139	48	1,477	+ 2,662
Hypertension	29	3,959	12	13,470	- 9,512
Other Injuries	30	3,870	16	11,735	- 7,865
Drug Use	31	3,778	60	513	+ 3,265
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,466	11	15,638	- 12,172
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,466	5	31,564	- 28,098
Uterin Cancer	34	2,858	62	421	+ 2,437
Cervical Cancer	35	2,332	27	5,019	- 2,686
Epilepsy	36	1,926	44	1,625	+ 301
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,880	70	61	+ 1,819
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,515	41	1,758	- 243
Alcohol	39	1,453	55	750	+ 704
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	1,335	65	221	+ 1,115
Asthma	41	1,312	29	4,484	- 3,172
Skin Disease	42	1,307	53	904	+ 403
Drownings	43	1,295	35	3,133	- 1,838
Low Birth Weight	44	1,264	7	28,020	- 26,757
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,191	2	44,361	- 43,170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,128	49	1,339	- 211
Violence	47	865	22	8,076	- 7,211
Fires	48	679	34	3,255	- 2,575
Anemia	49	652	83	0	+ 652
Tuberculosis	50	522	9	21,455	- 20,933
Osteoarthritis	51	444	80	0	+ 444
Hepatitis C	52	435	69	115	+ 321
Poisonings	53	319	32	3,668	- 3,350
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	309	81	0	+ 309
Schizophrenia	55	262	86	0	+ 262
Birth Trauma	56	228	6	31,107	- 30,879
HIV/AIDS	57	195	17	11,471	- 11,277
Meningitis	58	166	14	12,019	- 11,853
Hepatitis B	59	133	56	742	- 609
Appendicitis	60	77	58	677	- 600
Maternal Conditions	61	70	18	8,887	- 8,817
Oral conditions	62	51	82	0	+ 51
Malnutrition	63	39	19	8,643	- 8,604
Upper Respiratory	64	23	57	709	- 686
War	65	11	64	281	- 269
Encephalitis	66	4	63	386	- 382
Pertussis	67	0	23	6,896	- 6,896
Syphilis	68	0	43	1,699	- 1,699
Chlamydia	69	0	72	21	- 21
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	39	- 39
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	839	- 839
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	579	- 579
Ascariasis	77	0	68	130	- 130
Dengue	78	0	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Diphtheria	82	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	83	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Ireland

Ethiopia

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.