GERMANY VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,539	1	147,055	- 70,516
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	51,583	2	51,168	+ 415
Lung Cancers	3	30,795	4	46,560	- 15,765
Lung Disease	4	30,788	5	42,797	- 12,009
Stroke	5	28,445	3	49,794	- 21,348
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	20,867	9	20,712	+ 155
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,603	7	26,026	- 8,423
Breast Cancer	8	12,211	10	18,842	- 6,631
Prostate Cancer	9	9,402	12	16,487	- 7,085
Kidney Disease	10	9,105	8	22,770	- 13,666
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,527	11	17,971	- 9,445
Parkinson's Disease	12	8,513	16	12,594	- 4,081
Lymphomas	13	8,242	17	12,249	- 4,006
Suicide	14	7,553	19	10,284	- 2,731
Oesophagus Cancer	15	6,727	27	6,212	+ 515
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,647	13	15,560	- 8,913
Stomach Cancer	17	5,732	20	9,658	- 3,925
Liver Cancer	18	5,111	25	8,057	- 2,946
Liver Disease	19	4,489	15	15,194	- 10,704
Leukemia	20	4,400	22	8,737	- 4,337
Ovary Cancer	21	4,386	30	5,192	- 807
Bladder Cancer	22	4,114	28	6,193	- 2,079
Skin Cancers	23	4,045	31	4,055	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,006	18	10,677	- 6,671
Falls	25	3,967	14	15,325	- 11,358
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,855	21	8,891	- 5,037
Other Neoplasms	27	3,502	24	8,161	- 4,658
Oral Cancer	28	2,937	29	6,023	- 3,086
Hypertension	29	2,809	6	26,796	- 23,987
Other Injuries	30	2,746	23	8,248	- 5,502
Drug Use	31	2,680	40	1,930	+ 750
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,459	36	2,291	+ 168
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,459	34	3,160	- 701
Uterin Cancer	34	2,028	37	2,231	- 203
Cervical Cancer	35	1,655	39	2,131	- 476
Epilepsy	36	1,367	35	3,091	- 1,724
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,334	41	1,571	- 237
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,075	38	2,166	- 1,091
Alcohol	39	1,031	26	6,257	- 5,226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	947	47	543	+ 405
Asthma	41	931	44	924	+ 7
Skin Disease	42	927	42	1,543	- 616
Drownings	43	919	49	459	+ 460
Low Birth Weight	44	897	45	770	+ 126
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	845	32	3,830	- 2,985
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	800	33	3,615	- 2,815
Violence	47	614	46	769	- 155
Fires	48	482	53	359	+ 123
Anemia	49	463	43	994	- 531
Tuberculosis	50	371	56	281	+ 90
Osteoarthritis	51	315	52	364	- 49
Hepatitis C	52	309	48	507	- 198
Poisonings	53	226	58	216	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	220	55	292	- 72
Schizophrenia	55	186	51	391	- 205
Birth Trauma	56	162	57	239	- 78
HIV/AIDS	57	138	54	345	- 207
Meningitis	58	118	60	168	- 50
Hepatitis B	59	94	59	182	- 87
Appendicitis	60	55	62	129	- 74
Maternal Conditions	61	50	64	38	+ 12
Oral conditions	62	36	63	62	- 26
Malnutrition	63	28	50	450	- 422
Upper Respiratory	64	16	61	138	- 122
War	65	8	66	10	- 2
Encephalitis	66	3	67	8	- 5
Pertussis	67	0	69	2	- 2
Syphilis	68	0	68	6	- 5
Chlamydia	69	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 16
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Ascariasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.