GUINEA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,726	6	5,665	+ 7,060
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,576	30	579	+ 7,998
Lung Cancers	3	5,120	50	128	+ 4,992
Lung Disease	4	5,119	20	1,373	+ 3,746
Stroke	5	4,729	5	5,777	- 1,048
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,470	1	12,790	- 9,321
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,927	53	100	+ 2,827
Breast Cancer	8	2,030	38	345	+ 1,685
Prostate Cancer	9	1,563	32	525	+ 1,038
Kidney Disease	10	1,514	16	1,939	- 425
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,418	65	19	+ 1,399
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,415	44	212	+ 1,203
Lymphomas	13	1,370	48	158	+ 1,213
Suicide	14	1,256	29	892	+ 364
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,119	63	20	+ 1,099
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,105	15	2,138	- 1,033
Stomach Cancer	17	953	41	245	+ 708
Liver Cancer	18	850	23	1,167	- 318
Liver Disease	19	746	12	2,550	- 1,804
Leukemia	20	732	67	17	+ 715
Ovary Cancer	21	729	54	93	+ 637
Bladder Cancer	22	684	60	32	+ 652
Skin Cancers	23	673	49	152	+ 521
Endocrine Disorders	24	666	25	1,140	- 473
Falls	25	660	33	480	+ 180
Inflammatory/Heart	26	641	35	439	+ 201
Other Neoplasms	27	582	68	16	+ 566
Oral Cancer	28	488	52	122	+ 367
Hypertension	29	467	21	1,348	- 881
Other Injuries	30	457	18	1,504	- 1,047
Drug Use	31	446	46	169	+ 277
Congenital Anomalies	32	409	14	2,181	- 1,772
Road Traffic Accidents	33	409	9	3,788	- 3,379
Uterin Cancer	34	337	59	38	+ 299
Cervical Cancer	35	275	19	1,491	- 1,216
Epilepsy	36	227	37	350	- 122
Multiple Sclerosis	37	222	66	18	+ 204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	179	34	448	- 269
Alcohol	39	171	55	83	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	158	70	13	+ 145
Asthma	41	155	22	1,179	- 1,024
Skin Disease	42	154	51	127	+ 27
Drownings	43	153	31	528	- 376
Low Birth Weight	44	149	8	4,319	- 4,170
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	141	3	6,788	- 6,647
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	133	42	238	- 105
Violence	47	102	26	1,128	- 1,026
Fires	48	80	36	410	- 330
Anemia	49	77	83	0	+ 77
Tuberculosis	50	62	13	2,369	- 2,307
Osteoarthritis	51	52	85	0	+ 52
Hepatitis C	52	51	61	22	+ 29
Poisonings	53	38	40	295	- 257
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	37	84	0	+ 37
Schizophrenia	55	31	81	0	+ 31
Birth Trauma	56	27	7	4,797	- 4,770
HIV/AIDS	57	23	10	3,020	- 2,997
Meningitis	58	20	11	2,633	- 2,613
Hepatitis B	59	16	47	162	- 146
Appendicitis	60	9	57	41	- 32
Maternal Conditions	61	8	17	1,793	- 1,785
Oral conditions	62	6	86	0	+ 6
Malnutrition	63	5	28	1,032	- 1,027
Upper Respiratory	64	3	69	15	- 12
War	65	1	64	20	- 18
Encephalitis	66	0	56	81	- 80
Pertussis	67	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Syphilis	68	0	39	328	- 328
Chlamydia	69	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	43	232	- 232
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Malaria	75	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	45	170	- 170
Diphtheria	82	0	58	40	- 40
Measles	83	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Ireland

Guinea

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.