QATAR VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,322	1	1,082	+ 1,240
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,565	12	75	+ 1,490
Lung Cancers	3	934	13	73	+ 862
Lung Disease	4	934	15	68	+ 866
Stroke	5	863	3	255	+ 608
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	633	10	108	+ 525
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	534	11	83	+ 451
Breast Cancer	8	370	17	53	+ 318
Prostate Cancer	9	285	31	18	+ 268
Kidney Disease	10	276	6	179	+ 97
Pancreas Cancer	11	259	30	25	+ 234
Parkinson's Disease	12	258	26	28	+ 230
Lymphomas	13	250	18	48	+ 202
Suicide	14	229	7	165	+ 64
Oesophagus Cancer	15	204	37	13	+ 191
Diabetes Mellitus	16	202	2	459	- 257
Stomach Cancer	17	174	23	42	+ 132
Liver Cancer	18	155	21	44	+ 111
Liver Disease	19	136	5	202	- 66
Leukemia	20	134	16	57	+ 76
Ovary Cancer	21	133	32	17	+ 116
Bladder Cancer	22	125	27	27	+ 98
Skin Cancers	23	123	43	8	+ 115
Endocrine Disorders	24	122	24	39	+ 82
Falls	25	120	8	129	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	26	117	25	32	+ 85
Other Neoplasms	27	106	51	3	+ 104
Oral Cancer	28	89	29	25	+ 64
Hypertension	29	85	28	26	+ 59
Other Injuries	30	83	9	115	- 32
Drug Use	31	81	39	12	+ 69
Congenital Anomalies	32	75	14	70	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	33	75	4	206	- 131
Uterin Cancer	34	62	49	6	+ 55
Cervical Cancer	35	50	36	13	+ 37
Epilepsy	36	41	35	13	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	37	40	55	2	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	33	46	7	+ 25
Alcohol	39	31	48	7	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	29	59	0	+ 28
Asthma	41	28	40	10	+ 18
Skin Disease	42	28	33	16	+ 12
Drownings	43	28	19	45	- 17
Low Birth Weight	44	27	20	45	- 18
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	26	41	10	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	24	45	8	+ 16
Violence	47	19	34	14	+ 5
Fires	48	15	22	42	- 28
Anemia	49	14	85	0	+ 14
Tuberculosis	50	11	44	8	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	51	10	81	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	52	9	63	0	+ 9
Poisonings	53	7	42	9	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	7	80	0	+ 7
Schizophrenia	55	6	83	0	+ 6
Birth Trauma	56	5	38	13	- 8
HIV/AIDS	57	4	71	0	+ 4
Meningitis	58	4	47	7	- 3
Hepatitis B	59	3	56	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	2	57	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	2	52	3	- 1
Oral conditions	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	58	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	65	0	+ 0
War	65	0	61	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	50	5	- 5
Pertussis	67	0	54	2	- 2
Syphilis	68	0	53	2	- 2
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	62	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	60	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.