JORDAN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,167	1	4,856	+ 5,311
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,852	11	706	+ 6,146
Lung Cancers	3	4,091	7	1,059	+ 3,032
Lung Disease	4	4,090	15	444	+ 3,646
Stroke	5	3,779	2	2,908	+ 870
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,772	8	937	+ 1,834
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,338	13	616	+ 1,722
Breast Cancer	8	1,622	12	686	+ 936
Prostate Cancer	9	1,249	33	131	+ 1,118
Kidney Disease	10	1,209	6	1,494	- 285
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,133	22	245	+ 887
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,131	27	169	+ 962
Lymphomas	13	1,095	18	323	+ 772
Suicide	14	1,003	28	165	+ 838
Oesophagus Cancer	15	894	42	63	+ 830
Diabetes Mellitus	16	883	4	1,684	- 801
Stomach Cancer	17	761	17	365	+ 396
Liver Cancer	18	679	25	186	+ 493
Liver Disease	19	596	14	494	+ 103
Leukemia	20	585	16	370	+ 215
Ovary Cancer	21	583	32	139	+ 443
Bladder Cancer	22	546	23	213	+ 334
Skin Cancers	23	537	49	38	+ 500
Endocrine Disorders	24	532	26	180	+ 352
Falls	25	527	24	191	+ 336
Inflammatory/Heart	26	512	38	74	+ 438
Other Neoplasms	27	465	57	9	+ 456
Oral Cancer	28	390	31	143	+ 247
Hypertension	29	373	5	1,532	- 1,159
Other Injuries	30	365	19	294	+ 71
Drug Use	31	356	34	115	+ 241
Congenital Anomalies	32	327	9	934	- 608
Road Traffic Accidents	33	327	3	1,717	- 1,390
Uterin Cancer	34	269	39	74	+ 195
Cervical Cancer	35	220	41	64	+ 156
Epilepsy	36	182	46	49	+ 133
Multiple Sclerosis	37	177	54	12	+ 165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	143	40	67	+ 76
Alcohol	39	137	55	11	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	126	61	4	+ 122
Asthma	41	124	35	114	+ 9
Skin Disease	42	123	48	42	+ 81
Drownings	43	122	36	107	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	44	119	10	857	- 738
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	112	30	152	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	106	50	22	+ 84
Violence	47	82	21	269	- 187
Fires	48	64	29	153	- 89
Anemia	49	61	82	0	+ 61
Tuberculosis	50	49	53	12	+ 37
Osteoarthritis	51	42	84	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	52	41	64	1	+ 40
Poisonings	53	30	47	47	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	29	85	0	+ 29
Schizophrenia	55	25	81	0	+ 25
Birth Trauma	56	21	20	271	- 249
HIV/AIDS	57	18	63	2	+ 16
Meningitis	58	16	37	78	- 63
Hepatitis B	59	13	60	4	+ 8
Appendicitis	60	7	58	8	- 1
Maternal Conditions	61	7	44	53	- 46
Oral conditions	62	5	86	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	63	4	51	15	- 11
Upper Respiratory	64	2	69	0	+ 2
War	65	1	59	6	- 5
Encephalitis	66	0	52	14	- 13
Pertussis	67	0	43	55	- 55
Syphilis	68	0	45	52	- 52
Chlamydia	69	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	3	- 3
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	56	11	- 11
Diphtheria	82	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

Ireland

Jordan

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.