VENEZUELA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,434	1	26,905	+ 1,529
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,163	35	572	+ 18,591
Lung Cancers	3	11,440	11	3,900	+ 7,541
Lung Disease	4	11,438	10	5,150	+ 6,288
Stroke	5	10,567	3	12,133	- 1,566
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,752	7	7,188	+ 564
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,539	19	2,037	+ 4,502
Breast Cancer	8	4,536	15	2,563	+ 1,973
Prostate Cancer	9	3,493	13	2,848	+ 644
Kidney Disease	10	3,382	8	5,932	- 2,549
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,168	25	1,082	+ 2,086
Parkinson's Disease	12	3,163	48	252	+ 2,911
Lymphomas	13	3,062	23	1,248	+ 1,814
Suicide	14	2,806	34	585	+ 2,221
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,499	44	370	+ 2,129
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,469	4	11,176	- 8,707
Stomach Cancer	17	2,130	17	2,175	- 45
Liver Cancer	18	1,899	26	1,029	+ 869
Liver Disease	19	1,668	16	2,340	- 672
Leukemia	20	1,635	27	1,007	+ 627
Ovary Cancer	21	1,629	36	563	+ 1,067
Bladder Cancer	22	1,528	45	365	+ 1,164
Skin Cancers	23	1,503	37	553	+ 950
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,488	30	760	+ 729
Falls	25	1,474	28	865	+ 609
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,432	33	599	+ 833
Other Neoplasms	27	1,301	18	2,167	- 866
Oral Cancer	28	1,091	38	544	+ 547
Hypertension	29	1,044	9	5,195	- 4,151
Other Injuries	30	1,020	21	1,693	- 673
Drug Use	31	996	50	225	+ 771
Congenital Anomalies	32	914	14	2,846	- 1,932
Road Traffic Accidents	33	914	5	11,127	- 10,213
Uterin Cancer	34	753	47	309	+ 444
Cervical Cancer	35	615	20	1,986	- 1,372
Epilepsy	36	508	41	411	+ 97
Multiple Sclerosis	37	496	60	51	+ 445
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	399	40	418	- 18
Alcohol	39	383	62	34	+ 349
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	352	52	180	+ 172
Asthma	41	346	46	311	+ 35
Skin Disease	42	345	66	18	+ 327
Drownings	43	341	43	388	- 47
Low Birth Weight	44	333	12	3,088	- 2,755
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	314	22	1,359	- 1,045
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	297	57	80	+ 217
Violence	47	228	2	18,132	- 17,904
Fires	48	179	54	144	+ 35
Anemia	49	172	55	126	+ 46
Tuberculosis	50	138	31	748	- 610
Osteoarthritis	51	117	72	3	+ 114
Hepatitis C	52	115	65	21	+ 93
Poisonings	53	84	58	68	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	82	53	151	- 69
Schizophrenia	55	69	69	6	+ 63
Birth Trauma	56	60	24	1,087	- 1,027
HIV/AIDS	57	51	6	7,490	- 7,439
Meningitis	58	44	49	251	- 207
Hepatitis B	59	35	63	30	+ 5
Appendicitis	60	20	56	98	- 77
Maternal Conditions	61	18	39	422	- 404
Oral conditions	62	14	86	0	+ 14
Malnutrition	63	10	32	629	- 619
Upper Respiratory	64	6	74	1	+ 5
War	65	3	51	185	- 182
Encephalitis	66	1	61	37	- 36
Pertussis	67	0	64	26	- 26
Syphilis	68	0	67	15	- 15
Chlamydia	69	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	4	- 4
Otitis Media	71	0	75	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	42	402	- 402
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	3	- 3
Ascariasis	77	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	78	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	68	8	- 8
Diphtheria	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Ireland

Venezuela

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.