MEXICO VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,958	1	116,238	+ 2,721
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	80,171	30	3,447	+ 76,724
Lung Cancers	3	47,862	17	7,349	+ 40,513
Lung Disease	4	47,851	7	29,123	+ 18,728
Stroke	5	44,210	4	39,790	+ 4,420
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	32,432	8	24,816	+ 7,616
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	27,359	20	6,871	+ 20,488
Breast Cancer	8	18,978	16	7,380	+ 11,598
Prostate Cancer	9	14,613	15	7,494	+ 7,119
Kidney Disease	10	14,150	3	44,622	- 30,472
Pancreas Cancer	11	13,252	27	4,510	+ 8,742
Parkinson's Disease	12	13,231	43	1,567	+ 11,664
Lymphomas	13	12,811	24	4,961	+ 7,849
Suicide	14	11,739	22	6,772	+ 4,967
Oesophagus Cancer	15	10,456	49	1,252	+ 9,204
Diabetes Mellitus	16	10,331	2	86,110	- 75,779
Stomach Cancer	17	8,909	19	6,939	+ 1,971
Liver Cancer	18	7,943	21	6,817	+ 1,126
Liver Disease	19	6,978	6	29,838	- 22,861
Leukemia	20	6,839	25	4,830	+ 2,009
Ovary Cancer	21	6,817	34	2,649	+ 4,167
Bladder Cancer	22	6,393	48	1,272	+ 5,121
Skin Cancers	23	6,288	40	1,909	+ 4,379
Endocrine Disorders	24	6,227	12	11,310	- 5,083
Falls	25	6,166	35	2,628	+ 3,538
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,991	41	1,866	+ 4,125
Other Neoplasms	27	5,444	23	6,204	- 761
Oral Cancer	28	4,564	46	1,355	+ 3,209
Hypertension	29	4,366	9	17,806	- 13,441
Other Injuries	30	4,268	11	12,175	- 7,907
Drug Use	31	4,166	44	1,470	+ 2,696
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,822	13	10,457	- 6,634
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,822	10	16,303	- 12,481
Uterin Cancer	34	3,152	50	902	+ 2,250
Cervical Cancer	35	2,572	26	4,787	- 2,215
Epilepsy	36	2,124	39	1,912	+ 212
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,073	60	295	+ 1,778
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,670	33	2,734	- 1,064
Alcohol	39	1,603	32	2,945	- 1,343
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	1,473	45	1,415	+ 57
Asthma	41	1,447	47	1,342	+ 105
Skin Disease	42	1,441	31	3,029	- 1,587
Drownings	43	1,428	42	1,799	- 371
Low Birth Weight	44	1,393	18	7,163	- 5,769
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,314	29	3,476	- 2,162
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,244	52	859	+ 385
Violence	47	954	5	32,450	- 31,496
Fires	48	749	56	604	+ 146
Anemia	49	719	37	2,182	- 1,463
Tuberculosis	50	576	38	1,943	- 1,367
Osteoarthritis	51	489	59	305	+ 185
Hepatitis C	52	480	55	625	- 146
Poisonings	53	351	57	531	- 180
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	341	51	894	- 553
Schizophrenia	55	289	63	127	+ 162
Birth Trauma	56	251	36	2,552	- 2,301
HIV/AIDS	57	215	28	4,128	- 3,913
Meningitis	58	183	58	357	- 174
Hepatitis B	59	147	61	210	- 63
Appendicitis	60	85	53	774	- 689
Maternal Conditions	61	77	54	750	- 672
Oral conditions	62	57	65	125	- 68
Malnutrition	63	43	14	7,552	- 7,508
Upper Respiratory	64	25	64	127	- 102
War	65	12	66	112	- 100
Encephalitis	66	4	62	140	- 136
Pertussis	67	0	70	21	- 21
Syphilis	68	0	73	5	- 5
Chlamydia	69	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	29	- 29
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	1	- 1
Ascariasis	77	0	72	5	- 5
Dengue	78	0	67	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	10	- 10
Diphtheria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Ireland

Mexico

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.