NAMIBIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,551	5	1,221	+ 1,330
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,719	21	176	+ 1,544
Lung Cancers	3	1,026	35	59	+ 968
Lung Disease	4	1,026	10	461	+ 565
Stroke	5	948	4	1,333	- 385
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	695	2	1,464	- 769
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	587	36	54	+ 532
Breast Cancer	8	407	24	121	+ 286
Prostate Cancer	9	313	31	94	+ 219
Kidney Disease	10	303	15	322	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	11	284	53	18	+ 267
Parkinson's Disease	12	284	42	43	+ 240
Lymphomas	13	275	40	46	+ 229
Suicide	14	252	17	243	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	15	224	52	21	+ 203
Diabetes Mellitus	16	222	7	724	- 503
Stomach Cancer	17	191	45	33	+ 159
Liver Cancer	18	170	41	45	+ 125
Liver Disease	19	150	14	336	- 186
Leukemia	20	147	49	24	+ 123
Ovary Cancer	21	146	50	23	+ 123
Bladder Cancer	22	137	54	16	+ 121
Skin Cancers	23	135	29	108	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	24	134	33	73	+ 61
Falls	25	132	34	62	+ 70
Inflammatory/Heart	26	128	22	162	- 33
Other Neoplasms	27	117	60	8	+ 109
Oral Cancer	28	98	30	100	- 2
Hypertension	29	94	12	428	- 334
Other Injuries	30	92	19	207	- 115
Drug Use	31	89	46	32	+ 58
Congenital Anomalies	32	82	16	283	- 201
Road Traffic Accidents	33	82	6	868	- 786
Uterin Cancer	34	68	56	11	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	35	55	23	133	- 78
Epilepsy	36	46	38	49	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	37	44	64	2	+ 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	36	32	76	- 40
Alcohol	39	34	48	28	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	32	57	9	+ 22
Asthma	41	31	20	200	- 169
Skin Disease	42	31	47	31	- 0
Drownings	43	31	26	110	- 79
Low Birth Weight	44	30	9	516	- 486
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	28	8	645	- 617
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	27	44	33	- 6
Violence	47	20	11	450	- 429
Fires	48	16	28	109	- 93
Anemia	49	15	83	0	+ 15
Tuberculosis	50	12	3	1,416	- 1,404
Osteoarthritis	51	10	81	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	52	10	66	1	+ 10
Poisonings	53	8	39	46	- 39
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	7	82	0	+ 7
Schizophrenia	55	6	86	0	+ 6
Birth Trauma	56	5	13	345	- 339
HIV/AIDS	57	5	1	2,928	- 2,924
Meningitis	58	4	27	109	- 105
Hepatitis B	59	3	63	4	- 1
Appendicitis	60	2	58	9	- 7
Maternal Conditions	61	2	25	110	- 108
Oral conditions	62	1	80	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	18	224	- 223
Upper Respiratory	64	1	61	6	- 6
War	65	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	59	8	- 8
Pertussis	67	0	37	54	- 54
Syphilis	68	0	43	35	- 35
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	55	14	- 14
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	51	22	- 22
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	6	- 6
Diphtheria	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	65	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Ireland

Namibia

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.