UNITED KINGDOM VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,290	2	71,728	- 9,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	41,980	1	98,135	- 56,155
Lung Cancers	3	25,062	5	35,715	- 10,653
Lung Disease	4	25,056	6	32,896	- 7,840
Stroke	5	23,150	4	37,626	- 14,477
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,982	3	40,540	- 23,558
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,326	7	18,446	- 4,120
Breast Cancer	8	9,937	9	12,718	- 2,781
Prostate Cancer	9	7,652	8	13,289	- 5,637
Kidney Disease	10	7,410	18	5,471	+ 1,939
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,939	11	8,995	- 2,056
Parkinson's Disease	12	6,928	13	8,573	- 1,645
Lymphomas	13	6,708	10	9,350	- 2,642
Suicide	14	6,147	20	5,325	+ 822
Oesophagus Cancer	15	5,475	12	8,727	- 3,252
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,410	17	5,842	- 433
Stomach Cancer	17	4,665	24	4,999	- 334
Liver Cancer	18	4,159	21	5,237	- 1,077
Liver Disease	19	3,654	14	7,666	- 4,012
Leukemia	20	3,581	22	5,211	- 1,630
Ovary Cancer	21	3,569	25	4,019	- 449
Bladder Cancer	22	3,348	16	6,133	- 2,786
Skin Cancers	23	3,292	27	3,727	- 435
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,261	28	3,297	- 36
Falls	25	3,229	15	7,618	- 4,389
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,137	29	3,126	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	27	2,850	26	3,986	- 1,136
Oral Cancer	28	2,390	30	3,109	- 719
Hypertension	29	2,286	23	5,208	- 2,922
Other Injuries	30	2,235	19	5,464	- 3,229
Drug Use	31	2,181	31	2,824	- 643
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,001	35	2,127	- 125
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,001	33	2,169	- 168
Uterin Cancer	34	1,650	32	2,346	- 696
Cervical Cancer	35	1,347	43	1,099	+ 248
Epilepsy	36	1,112	42	1,193	- 81
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,086	37	1,856	- 770
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	875	36	2,090	- 1,215
Alcohol	39	839	39	1,555	- 715
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	771	44	1,014	- 243
Asthma	41	758	41	1,302	- 545
Skin Disease	42	755	34	2,134	- 1,379
Drownings	43	748	49	301	+ 447
Low Birth Weight	44	730	40	1,313	- 584
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	688	38	1,599	- 911
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	651	45	876	- 225
Violence	47	499	46	868	- 368
Fires	48	392	48	334	+ 58
Anemia	49	376	50	277	+ 100
Tuberculosis	50	302	47	351	- 50
Osteoarthritis	51	256	57	167	+ 89
Hepatitis C	52	251	51	267	- 16
Poisonings	53	184	53	221	- 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	179	56	184	- 5
Schizophrenia	55	151	60	101	+ 50
Birth Trauma	56	131	54	190	- 58
HIV/AIDS	57	113	55	188	- 75
Meningitis	58	96	52	232	- 137
Hepatitis B	59	77	65	40	+ 37
Appendicitis	60	45	59	105	- 61
Maternal Conditions	61	40	64	47	- 6
Oral conditions	62	30	61	54	- 24
Malnutrition	63	23	58	116	- 93
Upper Respiratory	64	13	63	48	- 35
War	65	6	67	10	- 3
Encephalitis	66	2	68	6	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	69	3	- 3
Syphilis	68	0	62	49	- 49
Chlamydia	69	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	16	- 16
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Ireland

United Kingdom

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.