ITALY VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,471	1	97,116	- 41,645
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	37,384	3	41,445	- 4,060
Lung Cancers	3	22,318	4	34,152	- 11,834
Lung Disease	4	22,313	5	32,382	- 10,069
Stroke	5	20,616	2	62,633	- 42,018
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,123	9	16,339	- 1,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,758	7	21,254	- 8,496
Breast Cancer	8	8,850	10	13,868	- 5,019
Prostate Cancer	9	6,814	20	8,409	- 1,595
Kidney Disease	10	6,598	11	12,726	- 6,127
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,180	13	12,095	- 5,915
Parkinson's Disease	12	6,170	19	8,428	- 2,258
Lymphomas	13	5,974	16	9,670	- 3,697
Suicide	14	5,474	26	4,042	+ 1,432
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,875	34	2,045	+ 2,830
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,817	8	19,836	- 15,019
Stomach Cancer	17	4,155	14	10,252	- 6,098
Liver Cancer	18	3,704	17	9,620	- 5,916
Liver Disease	19	3,254	23	5,559	- 2,306
Leukemia	20	3,189	21	6,728	- 3,539
Ovary Cancer	21	3,179	28	3,282	- 103
Bladder Cancer	22	2,981	22	6,711	- 3,729
Skin Cancers	23	2,932	29	3,239	- 307
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,904	18	8,431	- 5,527
Falls	25	2,875	25	4,222	- 1,347
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,794	24	5,531	- 2,737
Other Neoplasms	27	2,538	15	9,984	- 7,446
Oral Cancer	28	2,128	27	3,343	- 1,215
Hypertension	29	2,036	6	29,931	- 27,895
Other Injuries	30	1,990	12	12,112	- 10,122
Drug Use	31	1,943	45	654	+ 1,289
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,782	37	1,443	+ 339
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,782	30	3,221	- 1,438
Uterin Cancer	34	1,470	33	2,198	- 728
Cervical Cancer	35	1,199	40	1,154	+ 46
Epilepsy	36	991	39	1,337	- 346
Multiple Sclerosis	37	967	44	677	+ 290
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	779	43	690	+ 89
Alcohol	39	747	55	277	+ 470
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	687	42	701	- 15
Asthma	41	675	47	494	+ 181
Skin Disease	42	672	38	1,440	- 768
Drownings	43	666	52	344	+ 322
Low Birth Weight	44	650	51	357	+ 292
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	613	36	1,622	- 1,009
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	580	32	2,216	- 1,636
Violence	47	445	50	409	+ 36
Fires	48	349	56	271	+ 78
Anemia	49	335	35	1,672	- 1,337
Tuberculosis	50	269	53	336	- 67
Osteoarthritis	51	228	48	481	- 253
Hepatitis C	52	224	31	2,451	- 2,227
Poisonings	53	164	58	154	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	159	57	241	- 82
Schizophrenia	55	135	49	424	- 290
Birth Trauma	56	117	59	140	- 23
HIV/AIDS	57	100	46	520	- 420
Meningitis	58	85	60	128	- 42
Hepatitis B	59	68	54	334	- 266
Appendicitis	60	40	61	49	- 9
Maternal Conditions	61	36	67	6	+ 30
Oral conditions	62	26	62	47	- 21
Malnutrition	63	20	41	775	- 755
Upper Respiratory	64	12	64	20	- 9
War	65	6	66	6	- 0
Encephalitis	66	2	68	5	- 3
Pertussis	67	0	73	1	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 16
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	63	22	- 22
Diphtheria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Ireland

Italy

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.