RUSSIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	128,131	1	562,711	- 434,580
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	86,353	5	48,522	+ 37,831
Lung Cancers	3	51,553	3	54,361	- 2,809
Lung Disease	4	51,541	9	36,600	+ 14,941
Stroke	5	47,619	2	327,199	- 279,580
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	34,933	10	32,404	+ 2,528
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	29,468	7	42,633	- 13,165
Breast Cancer	8	20,441	13	23,242	- 2,800
Prostate Cancer	9	15,740	20	14,107	+ 1,633
Kidney Disease	10	15,242	22	11,581	+ 3,661
Pancreas Cancer	11	14,274	16	20,282	- 6,008
Parkinson's Disease	12	14,251	26	9,371	+ 4,880
Lymphomas	13	13,798	29	8,919	+ 4,879
Suicide	14	12,644	8	36,625	- 23,981
Oesophagus Cancer	15	11,262	33	7,431	+ 3,830
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,128	18	18,345	- 7,217
Stomach Cancer	17	9,596	11	29,386	- 19,789
Liver Cancer	18	8,556	24	11,165	- 2,609
Liver Disease	19	7,516	6	45,463	- 37,947
Leukemia	20	7,367	31	8,238	- 871
Ovary Cancer	21	7,342	32	8,123	- 781
Bladder Cancer	22	6,886	38	6,307	+ 579
Skin Cancers	23	6,772	39	5,612	+ 1,161
Endocrine Disorders	24	6,707	45	2,004	+ 4,703
Falls	25	6,642	21	11,705	- 5,063
Inflammatory/Heart	26	6,453	4	54,060	- 47,607
Other Neoplasms	27	5,863	51	729	+ 5,135
Oral Cancer	28	4,916	25	10,880	- 5,964
Hypertension	29	4,702	17	18,348	- 13,645
Other Injuries	30	4,597	14	22,517	- 17,920
Drug Use	31	4,487	27	9,113	- 4,626
Congenital Anomalies	32	4,117	41	4,201	- 84
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,117	19	17,507	- 13,390
Uterin Cancer	34	3,395	35	6,867	- 3,472
Cervical Cancer	35	2,770	34	7,423	- 4,653
Epilepsy	36	2,288	52	718	+ 1,570
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,233	49	827	+ 1,407
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,799	28	8,938	- 7,139
Alcohol	39	1,726	12	27,984	- 26,258
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	1,586	50	750	+ 836
Asthma	41	1,558	46	1,764	- 206
Skin Disease	42	1,552	43	2,735	- 1,183
Drownings	43	1,538	36	6,629	- 5,091
Low Birth Weight	44	1,501	44	2,153	- 652
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,415	55	403	+ 1,012
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,340	42	2,770	- 1,430
Violence	47	1,027	23	11,450	- 10,423
Fires	48	807	37	6,387	- 5,580
Anemia	49	774	81	0	+ 774
Tuberculosis	50	620	30	8,422	- 7,801
Osteoarthritis	51	527	84	0	+ 527
Hepatitis C	52	517	66	2	+ 515
Poisonings	53	378	40	5,565	- 5,187
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	368	85	0	+ 368
Schizophrenia	55	311	83	0	+ 311
Birth Trauma	56	270	53	714	- 444
HIV/AIDS	57	231	15	21,262	- 21,030
Meningitis	58	197	48	1,037	- 840
Hepatitis B	59	158	60	43	+ 114
Appendicitis	60	92	54	409	- 317
Maternal Conditions	61	83	56	267	- 184
Oral conditions	62	61	86	0	+ 61
Malnutrition	63	47	57	242	- 196
Upper Respiratory	64	27	58	158	- 131
War	65	13	59	123	- 110
Encephalitis	66	5	47	1,076	- 1,072
Pertussis	67	0	65	2	- 2
Syphilis	68	0	62	19	- 19
Chlamydia	69	0	61	25	- 25
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	63	3	- 3
Diphtheria	82	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Ireland

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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.