MOLDOVA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,275	1	14,292	- 11,017
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,207	32	163	+ 2,044
Lung Cancers	3	1,318	5	1,131	+ 187
Lung Disease	4	1,317	9	752	+ 566
Stroke	5	1,217	2	5,878	- 4,661
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	893	6	1,042	- 149
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	753	7	1,030	- 277
Breast Cancer	8	523	11	592	- 69
Prostate Cancer	9	402	19	295	+ 107
Kidney Disease	10	390	18	307	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	11	365	15	427	- 62
Parkinson's Disease	12	364	55	6	+ 358
Lymphomas	13	353	22	230	+ 123
Suicide	14	323	10	593	- 270
Oesophagus Cancer	15	288	38	105	+ 183
Diabetes Mellitus	16	284	16	407	- 122
Stomach Cancer	17	245	12	518	- 272
Liver Cancer	18	219	13	514	- 295
Liver Disease	19	192	3	2,869	- 2,677
Leukemia	20	188	34	140	+ 48
Ovary Cancer	21	188	35	123	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	22	176	29	181	- 5
Skin Cancers	23	173	36	121	+ 53
Endocrine Disorders	24	171	46	40	+ 131
Falls	25	170	33	149	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	26	165	14	476	- 311
Other Neoplasms	27	150	42	65	+ 85
Oral Cancer	28	126	17	375	- 249
Hypertension	29	120	4	2,287	- 2,167
Other Injuries	30	118	8	772	- 654
Drug Use	31	115	43	59	+ 56
Congenital Anomalies	32	105	27	190	- 85
Road Traffic Accidents	33	105	20	293	- 188
Uterin Cancer	34	87	37	108	- 21
Cervical Cancer	35	71	25	212	- 142
Epilepsy	36	58	44	46	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	37	57	52	9	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	46	24	219	- 173
Alcohol	39	44	21	233	- 189
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	41	57	5	+ 35
Asthma	41	40	48	26	+ 14
Skin Disease	42	40	45	45	- 5
Drownings	43	39	30	179	- 140
Low Birth Weight	44	38	39	90	- 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	36	59	4	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	34	41	68	- 34
Violence	47	26	31	167	- 140
Fires	48	21	40	70	- 49
Anemia	49	20	66	1	+ 19
Tuberculosis	50	16	26	197	- 181
Osteoarthritis	51	13	56	6	+ 8
Hepatitis C	52	13	63	1	+ 12
Poisonings	53	10	23	220	- 211
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	9	50	12	- 3
Schizophrenia	55	8	65	1	+ 7
Birth Trauma	56	7	47	37	- 30
HIV/AIDS	57	6	28	189	- 183
Meningitis	58	5	49	17	- 12
Hepatitis B	59	4	58	4	- 0
Appendicitis	60	2	51	10	- 8
Maternal Conditions	61	2	54	7	- 5
Oral conditions	62	2	53	8	- 6
Malnutrition	63	1	64	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	1	62	2	- 2
War	65	0	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	60	3	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	61	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Ireland

Moldova

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.