GEORGIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,459	1	16,014	- 11,555
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,005	5	1,826	+ 1,179
Lung Cancers	3	1,794	8	1,152	+ 642
Lung Disease	4	1,794	7	1,158	+ 635
Stroke	5	1,657	2	11,969	- 10,312
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,216	9	886	+ 330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,026	14	444	+ 582
Breast Cancer	8	711	11	613	+ 99
Prostate Cancer	9	548	22	290	+ 257
Kidney Disease	10	530	10	826	- 295
Pancreas Cancer	11	497	23	227	+ 270
Parkinson's Disease	12	496	19	354	+ 142
Lymphomas	13	480	25	208	+ 272
Suicide	14	440	18	367	+ 73
Oesophagus Cancer	15	392	43	75	+ 317
Diabetes Mellitus	16	387	6	1,621	- 1,234
Stomach Cancer	17	334	12	533	- 199
Liver Cancer	18	298	17	385	- 87
Liver Disease	19	262	4	1,871	- 1,610
Leukemia	20	256	30	171	+ 85
Ovary Cancer	21	256	29	174	+ 82
Bladder Cancer	22	240	26	205	+ 34
Skin Cancers	23	236	33	149	+ 87
Endocrine Disorders	24	233	38	109	+ 125
Falls	25	231	16	420	- 189
Inflammatory/Heart	26	225	21	346	- 122
Other Neoplasms	27	204	52	15	+ 190
Oral Cancer	28	171	31	167	+ 5
Hypertension	29	164	3	4,387	- 4,224
Other Injuries	30	160	20	346	- 186
Drug Use	31	156	41	90	+ 67
Congenital Anomalies	32	143	28	174	- 31
Road Traffic Accidents	33	143	13	496	- 353
Uterin Cancer	34	118	36	115	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	35	96	27	187	- 91
Epilepsy	36	80	44	51	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	37	78	54	12	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	63	24	226	- 164
Alcohol	39	60	45	49	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	55	57	8	+ 48
Asthma	41	54	35	136	- 82
Skin Disease	42	54	51	17	+ 37
Drownings	43	54	39	95	- 42
Low Birth Weight	44	52	37	114	- 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	49	50	19	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	47	15	426	- 380
Violence	47	36	40	90	- 55
Fires	48	28	34	140	- 112
Anemia	49	27	85	0	+ 27
Tuberculosis	50	22	32	153	- 131
Osteoarthritis	51	18	80	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	52	18	64	0	+ 18
Poisonings	53	13	49	23	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	13	81	0	+ 13
Schizophrenia	55	11	83	0	+ 11
Birth Trauma	56	9	46	39	- 30
HIV/AIDS	57	8	42	89	- 81
Meningitis	58	7	47	25	- 18
Hepatitis B	59	5	58	7	- 2
Appendicitis	60	3	55	10	- 7
Maternal Conditions	61	3	53	13	- 10
Oral conditions	62	2	82	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	63	2	59	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	64	1	60	1	+ 0
War	65	0	61	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	48	24	- 24
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	56	8	- 8
Ascariasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

Ireland

Georgia

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.