FRANCE VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,213	1	63,181	- 968
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	41,928	2	53,157	- 11,229
Lung Cancers	3	25,031	4	35,657	- 10,626
Lung Disease	4	25,025	7	18,232	+ 6,794
Stroke	5	23,121	3	36,354	- 13,233
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,961	6	19,771	- 2,809
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,308	5	21,854	- 7,546
Breast Cancer	8	9,925	8	15,536	- 5,611
Prostate Cancer	9	7,642	13	10,873	- 3,230
Kidney Disease	10	7,400	11	11,477	- 4,076
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,931	10	12,360	- 5,429
Parkinson's Disease	12	6,919	20	7,570	- 650
Lymphomas	13	6,700	14	10,067	- 3,368
Suicide	14	6,139	16	8,961	- 2,821
Oesophagus Cancer	15	5,468	28	4,673	+ 795
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,403	12	10,912	- 5,509
Stomach Cancer	17	4,659	26	5,530	- 871
Liver Cancer	18	4,154	15	9,573	- 5,419
Liver Disease	19	3,649	22	7,382	- 3,733
Leukemia	20	3,577	21	7,457	- 3,880
Ovary Cancer	21	3,565	30	3,964	- 399
Bladder Cancer	22	3,344	24	6,566	- 3,222
Skin Cancers	23	3,288	32	3,256	+ 33
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,257	19	8,086	- 4,830
Falls	25	3,225	18	8,284	- 5,059
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,133	25	6,065	- 2,932
Other Neoplasms	27	2,847	17	8,771	- 5,924
Oral Cancer	28	2,387	27	4,676	- 2,289
Hypertension	29	2,283	23	7,109	- 4,826
Other Injuries	30	2,232	9	15,119	- 12,887
Drug Use	31	2,179	36	1,881	+ 298
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,999	35	2,012	- 13
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,999	31	3,339	- 1,340
Uterin Cancer	34	1,648	34	2,721	- 1,072
Cervical Cancer	35	1,345	40	1,574	- 228
Epilepsy	36	1,111	37	1,865	- 754
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,084	46	752	+ 332
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	874	43	986	- 112
Alcohol	39	838	33	3,189	- 2,351
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	770	51	426	+ 344
Asthma	41	757	42	1,039	- 282
Skin Disease	42	754	39	1,598	- 844
Drownings	43	747	45	868	- 121
Low Birth Weight	44	729	47	651	+ 78
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	687	38	1,807	- 1,120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	651	41	1,384	- 734
Violence	47	499	49	538	- 39
Fires	48	392	53	403	- 11
Anemia	49	376	44	973	- 597
Tuberculosis	50	301	50	435	- 134
Osteoarthritis	51	256	56	245	+ 10
Hepatitis C	52	251	52	416	- 165
Poisonings	53	184	57	228	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	178	62	75	+ 103
Schizophrenia	55	151	48	647	- 496
Birth Trauma	56	131	55	309	- 177
HIV/AIDS	57	112	54	362	- 250
Meningitis	58	96	58	163	- 68
Hepatitis B	59	77	59	135	- 59
Appendicitis	60	44	61	90	- 45
Maternal Conditions	61	40	64	52	- 11
Oral conditions	62	30	60	118	- 88
Malnutrition	63	23	29	4,212	- 4,189
Upper Respiratory	64	13	63	54	- 41
War	65	6	67	7	- 0
Encephalitis	66	2	66	8	- 6
Pertussis	67	0	69	3	- 3
Syphilis	68	0	68	4	- 4
Chlamydia	69	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 16
Schistosomiasis	72	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	1	- 1
Ascariasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	82	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.