SOUTH AFRICA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,996	3	32,739	+ 22,257
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	37,064	22	4,676	+ 32,388
Lung Cancers	3	22,127	15	7,705	+ 14,422
Lung Disease	4	22,122	13	11,895	+ 10,227
Stroke	5	20,439	4	30,693	- 10,254
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,994	2	39,341	- 24,347
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,648	28	3,587	+ 9,062
Breast Cancer	8	8,774	23	4,533	+ 4,240
Prostate Cancer	9	6,756	24	4,374	+ 2,382
Kidney Disease	10	6,542	9	15,302	- 8,760
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,127	35	2,007	+ 4,120
Parkinson's Disease	12	6,117	46	1,077	+ 5,040
Lymphomas	13	5,922	31	2,818	+ 3,105
Suicide	14	5,427	10	13,774	- 8,347
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,834	29	3,486	+ 1,348
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,776	5	30,188	- 25,411
Stomach Cancer	17	4,119	39	1,535	+ 2,584
Liver Cancer	18	3,672	33	2,383	+ 1,289
Liver Disease	19	3,226	14	9,013	- 5,788
Leukemia	20	3,162	40	1,464	+ 1,698
Ovary Cancer	21	3,151	51	951	+ 2,201
Bladder Cancer	22	2,956	52	829	+ 2,127
Skin Cancers	23	2,907	48	993	+ 1,914
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,879	19	5,890	- 3,011
Falls	25	2,851	42	1,399	+ 1,452
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,770	21	5,408	- 2,639
Other Neoplasms	27	2,517	58	267	+ 2,250
Oral Cancer	28	2,110	41	1,406	+ 704
Hypertension	29	2,018	12	12,789	- 10,770
Other Injuries	30	1,973	17	6,014	- 4,041
Drug Use	31	1,926	53	770	+ 1,156
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,767	25	4,351	- 2,583
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,767	11	13,014	- 11,247
Uterin Cancer	34	1,457	54	512	+ 945
Cervical Cancer	35	1,189	20	5,555	- 4,366
Epilepsy	36	982	37	1,870	- 888
Multiple Sclerosis	37	959	62	113	+ 846
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	772	36	1,894	- 1,122
Alcohol	39	741	49	987	- 246
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	681	55	376	+ 305
Asthma	41	669	18	5,966	- 5,297
Skin Disease	42	666	45	1,101	- 435
Drownings	43	660	32	2,403	- 1,743
Low Birth Weight	44	644	16	6,250	- 5,606
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	607	8	15,843	- 15,236
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	575	47	1,015	- 440
Violence	47	441	7	21,000	- 20,559
Fires	48	346	27	3,618	- 3,271
Anemia	49	332	82	0	+ 332
Tuberculosis	50	266	6	21,965	- 21,699
Osteoarthritis	51	226	85	0	+ 226
Hepatitis C	52	222	70	8	+ 214
Poisonings	53	162	50	975	- 813
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	158	86	0	+ 158
Schizophrenia	55	133	80	0	+ 133
Birth Trauma	56	116	30	3,004	- 2,887
HIV/AIDS	57	99	1	71,996	- 71,896
Meningitis	58	85	26	3,660	- 3,576
Hepatitis B	59	68	61	139	- 72
Appendicitis	60	39	56	274	- 234
Maternal Conditions	61	36	38	1,700	- 1,664
Oral conditions	62	26	84	0	+ 26
Malnutrition	63	20	34	2,381	- 2,361
Upper Respiratory	64	11	60	223	- 212
War	65	6	64	66	- 60
Encephalitis	66	2	59	234	- 232
Pertussis	67	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Syphilis	68	0	44	1,130	- 1,130
Chlamydia	69	0	68	18	- 18
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	72	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	83	- 83
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	65	38	- 38
Diphtheria	82	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	83	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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.