SWAZILAND VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,036	5	755	+ 281
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	698	27	77	+ 621
Lung Cancers	3	417	46	17	+ 400
Lung Disease	4	417	12	264	+ 152
Stroke	5	385	4	800	- 416
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	282	2	921	- 638
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	238	43	19	+ 220
Breast Cancer	8	165	35	37	+ 128
Prostate Cancer	9	127	31	45	+ 82
Kidney Disease	10	123	8	381	- 258
Pancreas Cancer	11	115	56	6	+ 109
Parkinson's Disease	12	115	41	24	+ 91
Lymphomas	13	112	36	31	+ 80
Suicide	14	102	9	338	- 235
Oesophagus Cancer	15	91	44	18	+ 73
Diabetes Mellitus	16	90	3	892	- 802
Stomach Cancer	17	78	53	7	+ 71
Liver Cancer	18	69	37	29	+ 40
Liver Disease	19	61	11	274	- 213
Leukemia	20	60	47	16	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	21	59	52	10	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	22	56	55	6	+ 50
Skin Cancers	23	55	42	20	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	24	54	28	74	- 20
Falls	25	54	32	41	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	26	52	24	94	- 42
Other Neoplasms	27	47	61	4	+ 43
Oral Cancer	28	40	51	10	+ 30
Hypertension	29	38	10	292	- 254
Other Injuries	30	37	17	190	- 153
Drug Use	31	36	38	27	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	32	33	19	160	- 127
Road Traffic Accidents	33	33	7	384	- 351
Uterin Cancer	34	27	50	11	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	35	22	15	215	- 193
Epilepsy	36	18	30	46	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	37	18	63	1	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	15	29	51	- 36
Alcohol	39	14	48	16	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	13	58	5	+ 8
Asthma	41	13	20	150	- 137
Skin Disease	42	13	40	25	- 13
Drownings	43	12	25	87	- 75
Low Birth Weight	44	12	14	233	- 221
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	11	6	517	- 506
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	11	39	26	- 15
Violence	47	8	16	212	- 204
Fires	48	7	26	84	- 77
Anemia	49	6	84	0	+ 6
Tuberculosis	50	5	13	256	- 251
Osteoarthritis	51	4	81	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	4	65	0	+ 4
Poisonings	53	3	34	37	- 34
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	80	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	55	3	83	0	+ 3
Birth Trauma	56	2	18	166	- 164
HIV/AIDS	57	2	1	2,314	- 2,312
Meningitis	58	2	23	97	- 96
Hepatitis B	59	1	57	6	- 5
Appendicitis	60	1	54	7	- 6
Maternal Conditions	61	1	21	116	- 115
Oral conditions	62	0	82	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	22	106	- 105
Upper Respiratory	64	0	60	4	- 4
War	65	0	71	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	59	5	- 5
Pertussis	67	0	33	39	- 39
Syphilis	68	0	45	17	- 17
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	49	13	- 13
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	4	- 4
Diphtheria	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	64	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Ireland

Swaziland

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.