ROMANIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,513	1	71,810	- 55,298
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,129	15	2,839	+ 8,290
Lung Cancers	3	6,644	4	10,113	- 3,470
Lung Disease	4	6,642	7	7,359	- 717
Stroke	5	6,137	2	49,707	- 43,570
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,502	5	9,357	- 4,855
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,798	8	6,835	- 3,038
Breast Cancer	8	2,634	11	3,851	- 1,216
Prostate Cancer	9	2,028	16	2,449	- 420
Kidney Disease	10	1,964	9	5,175	- 3,210
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,840	14	2,935	- 1,095
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,837	31	741	+ 1,096
Lymphomas	13	1,778	25	1,385	+ 394
Suicide	14	1,630	21	1,886	- 257
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,451	30	755	+ 697
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,434	18	2,230	- 796
Stomach Cancer	17	1,237	12	3,457	- 2,220
Liver Cancer	18	1,103	13	3,114	- 2,011
Liver Disease	19	969	6	8,920	- 7,951
Leukemia	20	949	26	1,342	- 393
Ovary Cancer	21	946	27	1,109	- 163
Bladder Cancer	22	887	23	1,715	- 828
Skin Cancers	23	873	29	1,003	- 130
Endocrine Disorders	24	864	48	193	+ 672
Falls	25	856	24	1,504	- 648
Inflammatory/Heart	26	832	10	4,433	- 3,601
Other Neoplasms	27	756	43	289	+ 467
Oral Cancer	28	634	17	2,290	- 1,656
Hypertension	29	606	3	11,007	- 10,401
Other Injuries	30	592	19	2,139	- 1,547
Drug Use	31	578	40	346	+ 232
Congenital Anomalies	32	531	38	367	+ 164
Road Traffic Accidents	33	531	20	1,992	- 1,462
Uterin Cancer	34	438	34	522	- 85
Cervical Cancer	35	357	22	1,870	- 1,513
Epilepsy	36	295	42	314	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	37	288	55	66	+ 222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	232	33	531	- 299
Alcohol	39	222	37	409	- 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	204	85	0	+ 204
Asthma	41	201	45	225	- 24
Skin Disease	42	200	53	97	+ 103
Drownings	43	198	32	596	- 398
Low Birth Weight	44	193	41	317	- 123
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	182	46	223	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	173	35	440	- 268
Violence	47	132	44	255	- 123
Fires	48	104	36	421	- 317
Anemia	49	100	56	59	+ 41
Tuberculosis	50	80	28	1,015	- 936
Osteoarthritis	51	68	86	0	+ 68
Hepatitis C	52	67	52	98	- 32
Poisonings	53	49	39	366	- 318
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	47	49	143	- 96
Schizophrenia	55	40	51	103	- 63
Birth Trauma	56	35	57	38	- 3
HIV/AIDS	57	30	47	219	- 189
Meningitis	58	25	54	76	- 51
Hepatitis B	59	20	59	30	- 10
Appendicitis	60	12	60	21	- 9
Maternal Conditions	61	11	58	35	- 25
Oral conditions	62	8	64	2	+ 5
Malnutrition	63	6	50	142	- 136
Upper Respiratory	64	3	63	3	+ 1
War	65	2	65	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	1	62	6	- 5
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	66	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	61	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Ireland

Romania

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.