OMAN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,550	1	5,287	- 1,737
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,393	10	323	+ 2,069
Lung Cancers	3	1,428	25	113	+ 1,316
Lung Disease	4	1,428	9	325	+ 1,103
Stroke	5	1,319	2	1,648	- 328
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	968	4	701	+ 267
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	817	16	205	+ 612
Breast Cancer	8	566	18	141	+ 425
Prostate Cancer	9	436	37	37	+ 399
Kidney Disease	10	422	11	312	+ 110
Pancreas Cancer	11	396	30	77	+ 319
Parkinson's Disease	12	395	26	110	+ 285
Lymphomas	13	382	19	138	+ 245
Suicide	14	350	13	241	+ 109
Oesophagus Cancer	15	312	40	32	+ 280
Diabetes Mellitus	16	308	3	1,029	- 721
Stomach Cancer	17	266	17	185	+ 80
Liver Cancer	18	237	24	116	+ 121
Liver Disease	19	208	6	406	- 198
Leukemia	20	204	22	127	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	21	203	43	26	+ 177
Bladder Cancer	22	191	35	41	+ 150
Skin Cancers	23	188	45	22	+ 166
Endocrine Disorders	24	186	32	53	+ 133
Falls	25	184	12	292	- 108
Inflammatory/Heart	26	179	21	127	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	27	162	56	7	+ 156
Oral Cancer	28	136	31	70	+ 66
Hypertension	29	130	8	360	- 229
Other Injuries	30	127	20	130	- 2
Drug Use	31	124	42	29	+ 96
Congenital Anomalies	32	114	7	386	- 272
Road Traffic Accidents	33	114	5	527	- 413
Uterin Cancer	34	94	54	11	+ 83
Cervical Cancer	35	77	34	42	+ 34
Epilepsy	36	63	44	22	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	37	62	52	12	+ 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	50	38	36	+ 14
Alcohol	39	48	50	13	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	44	62	2	+ 42
Asthma	41	43	55	11	+ 32
Skin Disease	42	43	27	92	- 49
Drownings	43	43	14	211	- 168
Low Birth Weight	44	42	15	207	- 165
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	39	28	78	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	37	53	12	+ 26
Violence	47	28	39	34	- 6
Fires	48	22	36	38	- 16
Anemia	49	21	82	0	+ 21
Tuberculosis	50	17	48	18	- 1
Osteoarthritis	51	15	85	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	52	14	71	0	+ 14
Poisonings	53	10	33	47	- 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	10	84	0	+ 10
Schizophrenia	55	9	83	0	+ 9
Birth Trauma	56	7	29	77	- 70
HIV/AIDS	57	6	41	31	- 25
Meningitis	58	5	47	21	- 15
Hepatitis B	59	4	64	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	60	3	57	5	- 2
Maternal Conditions	61	2	46	22	- 19
Oral conditions	62	2	86	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	63	1	60	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	67	0	+ 1
War	65	0	58	4	- 4
Encephalitis	66	0	23	126	- 126
Pertussis	67	0	51	13	- 13
Syphilis	68	0	61	2	- 2
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	2	- 2
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	49	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	63	1	- 1
Diphtheria	82	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

Ireland

Oman

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.