NO MACEDONIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		NO MACEDONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,943	2	4,420	- 2,477
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,310	30	71	+ 1,239
Lung Cancers	3	782	5	1,055	- 273
Lung Disease	4	782	6	807	- 25
Stroke	5	722	1	5,521	- 4,798
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	530	19	157	+ 373
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	447	8	560	- 113
Breast Cancer	8	310	11	386	- 76
Prostate Cancer	9	239	14	259	- 20
Kidney Disease	10	231	9	516	- 284
Pancreas Cancer	11	216	12	267	- 50
Parkinson's Disease	12	216	20	141	+ 76
Lymphomas	13	209	25	96	+ 113
Suicide	14	192	16	196	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	15	171	34	45	+ 125
Diabetes Mellitus	16	169	4	1,104	- 935
Stomach Cancer	17	146	10	455	- 310
Liver Cancer	18	130	13	260	- 130
Liver Disease	19	114	15	218	- 104
Leukemia	20	112	22	114	- 3
Ovary Cancer	21	111	26	93	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	22	104	18	163	- 58
Skin Cancers	23	103	21	126	- 23
Endocrine Disorders	24	102	44	12	+ 90
Falls	25	101	27	78	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	26	98	3	4,249	- 4,152
Other Neoplasms	27	89	40	19	+ 70
Oral Cancer	28	75	29	72	+ 3
Hypertension	29	71	7	627	- 556
Other Injuries	30	70	17	183	- 113
Drug Use	31	68	47	9	+ 59
Congenital Anomalies	32	62	37	29	+ 34
Road Traffic Accidents	33	62	24	107	- 45
Uterin Cancer	34	51	23	108	- 57
Cervical Cancer	35	42	31	68	- 26
Epilepsy	36	35	38	23	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	37	34	39	21	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	27	32	56	- 29
Alcohol	39	26	42	14	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	24	60	0	+ 24
Asthma	41	24	33	53	- 29
Skin Disease	42	24	57	1	+ 23
Drownings	43	23	41	18	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	44	23	28	73	- 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	21	56	1	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	20	43	13	+ 7
Violence	47	16	36	31	- 15
Fires	48	12	46	11	+ 1
Anemia	49	12	52	3	+ 8
Tuberculosis	50	9	35	32	- 22
Osteoarthritis	51	8	82	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	52	8	67	0	+ 8
Poisonings	53	6	45	11	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	6	53	3	+ 3
Schizophrenia	55	5	85	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	56	4	48	7	- 3
HIV/AIDS	57	4	61	0	+ 3
Meningitis	58	3	51	4	- 1
Hepatitis B	59	2	49	7	- 5
Appendicitis	60	1	55	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	61	1	54	2	- 1
Oral conditions	62	1	83	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	58	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	65	0	+ 0
War	65	0	63	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	59	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	50	4	- 4
Syphilis	68	0	62	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NO MACEDONIA

Ireland

No Macedonia

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.