PAKISTAN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	229,622	1	240,720	- 11,098
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	154,752	22	15,216	+ 139,536
Lung Cancers	3	92,387	26	9,688	+ 82,699
Lung Disease	4	92,366	5	86,968	+ 5,398
Stroke	5	85,338	2	141,432	- 56,094
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	62,603	6	83,483	- 20,880
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	52,810	38	5,279	+ 47,531
Breast Cancer	8	36,633	20	18,009	+ 18,624
Prostate Cancer	9	28,208	45	3,559	+ 24,648
Kidney Disease	10	27,314	9	56,796	- 29,482
Pancreas Cancer	11	25,581	60	1,069	+ 24,512
Parkinson's Disease	12	25,539	35	6,145	+ 19,394
Lymphomas	13	24,728	31	7,020	+ 17,708
Suicide	14	22,660	18	19,331	+ 3,329
Oesophagus Cancer	15	20,182	29	7,866	+ 12,316
Diabetes Mellitus	16	19,942	7	63,852	- 43,911
Stomach Cancer	17	17,198	43	4,044	+ 13,153
Liver Cancer	18	15,333	41	4,427	+ 10,906
Liver Disease	19	13,469	10	54,835	- 41,366
Leukemia	20	13,202	39	5,254	+ 7,948
Ovary Cancer	21	13,158	46	3,533	+ 9,625
Bladder Cancer	22	12,341	48	2,727	+ 9,614
Skin Cancers	23	12,137	54	1,539	+ 10,598
Endocrine Disorders	24	12,020	25	11,439	+ 580
Falls	25	11,902	28	8,642	+ 3,260
Inflammatory/Heart	26	11,564	52	2,318	+ 9,246
Other Neoplasms	27	10,508	64	412	+ 10,096
Oral Cancer	28	8,810	21	17,181	- 8,371
Hypertension	29	8,427	16	22,917	- 14,491
Other Injuries	30	8,238	13	27,010	- 18,772
Drug Use	31	8,042	61	829	+ 7,213
Congenital Anomalies	32	7,378	14	26,320	- 18,941
Road Traffic Accidents	33	7,378	12	28,170	- 20,792
Uterin Cancer	34	6,084	59	1,191	+ 4,893
Cervical Cancer	35	4,965	44	4,009	+ 956
Epilepsy	36	4,100	40	4,873	- 773
Multiple Sclerosis	37	4,002	65	411	+ 3,591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	3,225	36	5,450	- 2,226
Alcohol	39	3,094	50	2,520	+ 574
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	2,842	56	1,388	+ 1,454
Asthma	41	2,793	17	20,750	- 17,958
Skin Disease	42	2,782	67	132	+ 2,650
Drownings	43	2,756	37	5,376	- 2,620
Low Birth Weight	44	2,690	4	93,373	- 90,683
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	2,536	3	104,383	- 101,847
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,401	15	26,017	- 23,616
Violence	47	1,841	23	12,925	- 11,084
Fires	48	1,446	42	4,305	- 2,859
Anemia	49	1,388	85	0	+ 1,388
Tuberculosis	50	1,112	11	42,103	- 40,992
Osteoarthritis	51	944	80	0	+ 944
Hepatitis C	52	926	58	1,227	- 301
Poisonings	53	678	47	3,364	- 2,686
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	659	81	0	+ 659
Schizophrenia	55	557	83	0	+ 557
Birth Trauma	56	485	8	59,559	- 59,074
HIV/AIDS	57	415	32	6,797	- 6,383
Meningitis	58	353	19	18,025	- 17,672
Hepatitis B	59	283	53	2,267	- 1,984
Appendicitis	60	164	51	2,472	- 2,308
Maternal Conditions	61	149	24	12,392	- 12,243
Oral conditions	62	109	82	0	+ 109
Malnutrition	63	84	27	8,852	- 8,768
Upper Respiratory	64	48	66	288	- 241
War	65	24	62	597	- 573
Encephalitis	66	8	33	6,651	- 6,643
Pertussis	67	0	34	6,358	- 6,358
Syphilis	68	0	57	1,289	- 1,289
Chlamydia	69	0	70	44	- 44
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	28	- 28
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	587	- 587
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	4	- 4
Ascariasis	77	0	68	75	- 75
Dengue	78	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	30	7,541	- 7,541
Diphtheria	82	0	69	68	- 68
Measles	83	0	49	2,579	- 2,579
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Ireland

Pakistan

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.