PHILIPPINES VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107,619	1	129,955	- 22,336
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	72,529	39	2,010	+ 70,518
Lung Cancers	3	43,300	13	10,296	+ 33,004
Lung Disease	4	43,290	6	32,559	+ 10,731
Stroke	5	39,996	3	74,167	- 34,171
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	29,341	2	93,807	- 64,466
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	24,751	16	8,063	+ 16,688
Breast Cancer	8	17,169	15	9,802	+ 7,367
Prostate Cancer	9	13,220	26	4,149	+ 9,071
Kidney Disease	10	12,802	4	39,380	- 26,579
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,989	37	2,121	+ 9,868
Parkinson's Disease	12	11,970	55	594	+ 11,376
Lymphomas	13	11,589	36	2,279	+ 9,311
Suicide	14	10,620	35	2,325	+ 8,295
Oesophagus Cancer	15	9,459	53	672	+ 8,787
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,346	7	32,260	- 22,914
Stomach Cancer	17	8,060	41	1,868	+ 6,192
Liver Cancer	18	7,186	19	7,663	- 477
Liver Disease	19	6,312	20	7,076	- 764
Leukemia	20	6,187	29	3,596	+ 2,591
Ovary Cancer	21	6,167	40	1,994	+ 4,173
Bladder Cancer	22	5,784	58	569	+ 5,215
Skin Cancers	23	5,688	61	368	+ 5,320
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,633	12	10,464	- 4,830
Falls	25	5,578	28	3,861	+ 1,717
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,420	30	3,545	+ 1,875
Other Neoplasms	27	4,925	23	5,146	- 222
Oral Cancer	28	4,129	34	2,916	+ 1,213
Hypertension	29	3,949	5	34,500	- 30,550
Other Injuries	30	3,861	31	3,536	+ 325
Drug Use	31	3,769	52	695	+ 3,074
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,458	17	8,051	- 4,593
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,458	10	13,017	- 9,559
Uterin Cancer	34	2,851	50	761	+ 2,091
Cervical Cancer	35	2,327	33	3,076	- 749
Epilepsy	36	1,922	45	1,120	+ 802
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,876	72	31	+ 1,845
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,511	21	6,865	- 5,354
Alcohol	39	1,450	60	401	+ 1,049
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	1,332	62	323	+ 1,010
Asthma	41	1,309	11	11,404	- 10,095
Skin Disease	42	1,304	25	4,229	- 2,925
Drownings	43	1,292	27	3,881	- 2,589
Low Birth Weight	44	1,261	14	10,141	- 8,880
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,188	22	6,189	- 5,000
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,125	42	1,807	- 681
Violence	47	863	9	14,835	- 13,972
Fires	48	678	54	600	+ 78
Anemia	49	650	32	3,435	- 2,785
Tuberculosis	50	521	8	27,061	- 26,540
Osteoarthritis	51	443	57	570	- 127
Hepatitis C	52	434	81	0	+ 434
Poisonings	53	318	65	226	+ 92
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	309	51	752	- 443
Schizophrenia	55	261	68	127	+ 134
Birth Trauma	56	227	18	7,960	- 7,733
HIV/AIDS	57	194	66	204	- 10
Meningitis	58	166	47	1,041	- 876
Hepatitis B	59	133	56	590	- 457
Appendicitis	60	77	63	276	- 199
Maternal Conditions	61	70	38	2,042	- 1,972
Oral conditions	62	51	73	28	+ 23
Malnutrition	63	39	24	4,311	- 4,272
Upper Respiratory	64	22	70	39	- 16
War	65	11	49	817	- 806
Encephalitis	66	4	67	185	- 181
Pertussis	67	0	43	1,760	- 1,760
Syphilis	68	0	44	1,157	- 1,157
Chlamydia	69	0	78	4	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	71	37	- 37
Otitis Media	71	0	74	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	72	0	64	233	- 233
Chagas disease	73	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	94	- 94
Leishmaniasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	76	13	- 13
Dengue	78	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Trichuriasis	79	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	84	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	59	521	- 521
Diphtheria	82	0	75	14	- 14
Measles	83	0	48	894	- 894
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Ireland

Philippines

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.