SPAIN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,020	1	51,684	- 8,664
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,993	2	42,339	- 13,346
Lung Cancers	3	17,309	4	22,131	- 4,822
Lung Disease	4	17,305	5	18,926	- 1,622
Stroke	5	15,988	3	29,004	- 13,015
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,729	7	13,717	- 1,988
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,894	6	16,957	- 7,064
Breast Cancer	8	6,863	11	7,067	- 204
Prostate Cancer	9	5,285	13	6,420	- 1,135
Kidney Disease	10	5,117	8	9,725	- 4,607
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,793	12	6,752	- 1,960
Parkinson's Disease	12	4,785	20	4,943	- 158
Lymphomas	13	4,633	16	5,335	- 702
Suicide	14	4,245	25	3,609	+ 636
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,781	29	2,011	+ 1,770
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,736	10	7,773	- 4,037
Stomach Cancer	17	3,222	14	5,796	- 2,574
Liver Cancer	18	2,873	18	5,098	- 2,226
Liver Disease	19	2,523	23	4,231	- 1,708
Leukemia	20	2,473	24	3,772	- 1,299
Ovary Cancer	21	2,465	28	2,026	+ 439
Bladder Cancer	22	2,312	17	5,222	- 2,910
Skin Cancers	23	2,274	32	1,803	+ 471
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,252	21	4,863	- 2,611
Falls	25	2,230	26	3,246	- 1,017
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,167	19	4,984	- 2,817
Other Neoplasms	27	1,969	22	4,748	- 2,779
Oral Cancer	28	1,651	27	2,583	- 932
Hypertension	29	1,579	9	9,115	- 7,536
Other Injuries	30	1,543	15	5,536	- 3,993
Drug Use	31	1,507	41	776	+ 730
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,382	38	863	+ 519
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,382	31	1,829	- 447
Uterin Cancer	34	1,140	34	1,612	- 472
Cervical Cancer	35	930	39	855	+ 75
Epilepsy	36	768	40	824	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	37	750	49	287	+ 463
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	604	44	475	+ 129
Alcohol	39	580	46	333	+ 246
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	533	48	294	+ 239
Asthma	41	523	35	1,133	- 610
Skin Disease	42	521	30	1,840	- 1,319
Drownings	43	516	45	446	+ 71
Low Birth Weight	44	504	52	253	+ 251
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	475	36	1,064	- 589
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	450	33	1,612	- 1,162
Violence	47	345	51	262	+ 83
Fires	48	271	55	185	+ 86
Anemia	49	260	37	914	- 654
Tuberculosis	50	208	50	270	- 62
Osteoarthritis	51	177	53	212	- 35
Hepatitis C	52	174	42	652	- 479
Poisonings	53	127	57	170	- 43
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	123	54	204	- 81
Schizophrenia	55	104	56	181	- 76
Birth Trauma	56	91	60	113	- 22
HIV/AIDS	57	78	43	538	- 461
Meningitis	58	66	59	129	- 62
Hepatitis B	59	53	58	162	- 109
Appendicitis	60	31	61	79	- 48
Maternal Conditions	61	28	64	14	+ 14
Oral conditions	62	20	63	44	- 23
Malnutrition	63	16	47	302	- 287
Upper Respiratory	64	9	62	47	- 38
War	65	4	68	6	- 1
Encephalitis	66	2	70	4	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	73	2	- 2
Syphilis	68	0	67	9	- 9
Chlamydia	69	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	9	- 9
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	11	- 11
Ascariasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	72	2	- 2
Diphtheria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Ireland

Spain

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.