HAITI VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,695	1	13,208	- 2,513
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,208	23	955	+ 6,253
Lung Cancers	3	4,303	36	492	+ 3,811
Lung Disease	4	4,302	11	2,334	+ 1,968
Stroke	5	3,975	2	11,779	- 7,804
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,916	3	7,064	- 4,148
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,460	32	680	+ 1,779
Breast Cancer	8	1,706	30	705	+ 1,001
Prostate Cancer	9	1,314	17	1,356	- 43
Kidney Disease	10	1,272	6	2,701	- 1,429
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,191	44	268	+ 923
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,189	42	329	+ 860
Lymphomas	13	1,152	47	235	+ 916
Suicide	14	1,055	21	1,085	- 30
Oesophagus Cancer	15	940	49	155	+ 785
Diabetes Mellitus	16	929	4	5,026	- 4,097
Stomach Cancer	17	801	26	863	- 62
Liver Cancer	18	714	33	662	+ 52
Liver Disease	19	627	10	2,425	- 1,798
Leukemia	20	615	43	300	+ 314
Ovary Cancer	21	613	51	153	+ 459
Bladder Cancer	22	575	55	92	+ 483
Skin Cancers	23	565	56	56	+ 509
Endocrine Disorders	24	560	24	951	- 392
Falls	25	554	35	549	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	26	539	25	941	- 402
Other Neoplasms	27	489	60	31	+ 459
Oral Cancer	28	410	45	261	+ 150
Hypertension	29	392	7	2,632	- 2,239
Other Injuries	30	384	16	1,499	- 1,115
Drug Use	31	375	52	140	+ 235
Congenital Anomalies	32	344	15	1,819	- 1,476
Road Traffic Accidents	33	344	13	2,115	- 1,771
Uterin Cancer	34	283	57	42	+ 241
Cervical Cancer	35	231	34	573	- 341
Epilepsy	36	191	41	409	- 218
Multiple Sclerosis	37	186	61	28	+ 158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	150	31	704	- 554
Alcohol	39	144	39	428	- 283
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	132	58	37	+ 95
Asthma	41	130	20	1,107	- 977
Skin Disease	42	130	40	425	- 295
Drownings	43	128	19	1,306	- 1,178
Low Birth Weight	44	125	9	2,516	- 2,390
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	118	8	2,540	- 2,421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	112	27	814	- 702
Violence	47	86	12	2,330	- 2,244
Fires	48	67	37	470	- 403
Anemia	49	65	86	0	+ 65
Tuberculosis	50	52	22	1,007	- 956
Osteoarthritis	51	44	80	0	+ 44
Hepatitis C	52	43	65	7	+ 36
Poisonings	53	32	50	154	- 123
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	31	81	0	+ 31
Schizophrenia	55	26	83	0	+ 26
Birth Trauma	56	23	14	2,100	- 2,078
HIV/AIDS	57	19	5	2,706	- 2,686
Meningitis	58	16	28	780	- 763
Hepatitis B	59	13	62	26	- 13
Appendicitis	60	8	48	172	- 164
Maternal Conditions	61	7	18	1,349	- 1,342
Oral conditions	62	5	82	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	63	4	29	717	- 713
Upper Respiratory	64	2	63	19	- 17
War	65	1	66	5	- 4
Encephalitis	66	0	54	118	- 117
Pertussis	67	0	38	446	- 446
Syphilis	68	0	46	251	- 251
Chlamydia	69	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	59	36	- 36
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	5	- 5
Dengue	78	0	64	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	53	119	- 119
Diphtheria	82	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

Ireland

Haiti

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.