INDIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,282,146	1	1,520,034	- 237,888
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	864,091	17	126,593	+ 737,498
Lung Cancers	3	515,862	21	88,276	+ 427,587
Lung Disease	4	515,745	2	879,732	- 363,987
Stroke	5	476,504	3	697,038	- 220,534
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	349,557	6	392,425	- 42,867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	294,874	25	77,368	+ 217,506
Breast Cancer	8	204,547	22	82,821	+ 121,726
Prostate Cancer	9	157,503	38	30,945	+ 126,558
Kidney Disease	10	152,515	11	222,903	- 70,387
Pancreas Cancer	11	142,836	37	32,812	+ 110,025
Parkinson's Disease	12	142,603	32	43,398	+ 99,205
Lymphomas	13	138,073	33	40,159	+ 97,914
Suicide	14	126,527	14	173,347	- 46,820
Oesophagus Cancer	15	112,691	34	38,898	+ 73,793
Diabetes Mellitus	16	111,348	7	271,495	- 160,147
Stomach Cancer	17	96,027	24	81,058	+ 14,969
Liver Cancer	18	85,615	39	30,369	+ 55,246
Liver Disease	19	75,206	8	268,580	- 193,374
Leukemia	20	73,714	35	33,383	+ 40,331
Ovary Cancer	21	73,470	44	21,947	+ 51,522
Bladder Cancer	22	68,909	48	14,081	+ 54,828
Skin Cancers	23	67,768	60	5,054	+ 62,715
Endocrine Disorders	24	67,114	47	15,264	+ 51,850
Falls	25	66,460	10	225,755	- 159,295
Inflammatory/Heart	26	64,570	49	12,651	+ 51,919
Other Neoplasms	27	58,671	62	2,968	+ 55,703
Oral Cancer	28	49,194	16	134,187	- 84,993
Hypertension	29	47,053	19	108,050	- 60,997
Other Injuries	30	46,000	15	149,570	- 103,571
Drug Use	31	44,902	52	11,747	+ 33,155
Congenital Anomalies	32	41,198	23	82,769	- 41,571
Road Traffic Accidents	33	41,196	12	212,596	- 171,400
Uterin Cancer	34	33,970	59	6,841	+ 27,129
Cervical Cancer	35	27,722	30	45,319	- 17,597
Epilepsy	36	22,895	40	30,307	- 7,412
Multiple Sclerosis	37	22,348	63	2,328	+ 20,020
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	18,005	26	68,108	- 50,103
Alcohol	39	17,275	43	23,097	- 5,822
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	15,871	50	11,931	+ 3,940
Asthma	41	15,595	13	196,051	- 180,456
Skin Disease	42	15,535	45	17,857	- 2,323
Drownings	43	15,391	28	48,774	- 33,384
Low Birth Weight	44	15,019	9	238,739	- 223,720
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	14,158	4	670,315	- 656,157
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	13,406	18	126,079	- 112,673
Violence	47	10,280	27	51,767	- 41,487
Fires	48	8,075	42	23,265	- 15,190
Anemia	49	7,749	81	0	+ 7,749
Tuberculosis	50	6,207	5	435,882	- 429,675
Osteoarthritis	51	5,273	85	0	+ 5,273
Hepatitis C	52	5,173	65	1,364	+ 3,808
Poisonings	53	3,786	61	3,540	+ 246
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3,679	86	0	+ 3,679
Schizophrenia	55	3,111	83	0	+ 3,111
Birth Trauma	56	2,707	20	102,819	- 100,112
HIV/AIDS	57	2,316	31	44,406	- 42,090
Meningitis	58	1,973	36	33,337	- 31,364
Hepatitis B	59	1,579	56	8,184	- 6,605
Appendicitis	60	917	53	11,245	- 10,329
Maternal Conditions	61	832	41	25,917	- 25,085
Oral conditions	62	609	84	0	+ 609
Malnutrition	63	467	55	8,626	- 8,159
Upper Respiratory	64	268	68	584	- 316
War	65	132	67	890	- 758
Encephalitis	66	46	29	48,080	- 48,035
Pertussis	67	2	54	10,094	- 10,091
Syphilis	68	0	64	2,007	- 2,007
Chlamydia	69	0	69	379	- 379
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	68	- 68
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	973	- 973
Ascariasis	77	0	70	126	- 126
Dengue	78	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	58	7,093	- 7,093
Diphtheria	82	0	72	65	- 65
Measles	83	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Ireland

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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.