ZAMBIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,925	10	4,432	+ 14,493
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,754	29	590	+ 12,165
Lung Cancers	3	7,614	41	226	+ 7,388
Lung Disease	4	7,613	21	1,273	+ 6,340
Stroke	5	7,033	3	7,948	- 915
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,160	2	9,517	- 4,357
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,352	43	203	+ 4,150
Breast Cancer	8	3,019	35	366	+ 2,653
Prostate Cancer	9	2,325	30	561	+ 1,763
Kidney Disease	10	2,251	18	1,760	+ 491
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,108	62	42	+ 2,066
Parkinson's Disease	12	2,105	47	164	+ 1,941
Lymphomas	13	2,038	31	548	+ 1,490
Suicide	14	1,868	20	1,303	+ 565
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,663	36	359	+ 1,305
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,644	14	2,395	- 751
Stomach Cancer	17	1,417	42	206	+ 1,211
Liver Cancer	18	1,264	46	177	+ 1,087
Liver Disease	19	1,110	9	4,501	- 3,391
Leukemia	20	1,088	39	261	+ 827
Ovary Cancer	21	1,084	57	82	+ 1,002
Bladder Cancer	22	1,017	50	132	+ 885
Skin Cancers	23	1,000	54	108	+ 892
Endocrine Disorders	24	991	37	354	+ 637
Falls	25	981	28	596	+ 385
Inflammatory/Heart	26	953	33	501	+ 452
Other Neoplasms	27	866	65	20	+ 846
Oral Cancer	28	726	48	155	+ 571
Hypertension	29	695	13	2,616	- 1,922
Other Injuries	30	679	19	1,729	- 1,050
Drug Use	31	663	53	122	+ 540
Congenital Anomalies	32	608	12	3,146	- 2,538
Road Traffic Accidents	33	608	11	3,654	- 3,046
Uterin Cancer	34	501	64	30	+ 472
Cervical Cancer	35	409	17	1,799	- 1,389
Epilepsy	36	338	38	332	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	37	330	67	13	+ 316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	266	40	246	+ 20
Alcohol	39	255	49	140	+ 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	234	63	30	+ 204
Asthma	41	230	26	741	- 511
Skin Disease	42	229	52	126	+ 103
Drownings	43	227	27	689	- 462
Low Birth Weight	44	222	8	4,857	- 4,635
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	209	5	6,275	- 6,066
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	198	45	190	+ 8
Violence	47	152	23	1,153	- 1,001
Fires	48	119	32	546	- 427
Anemia	49	114	83	0	+ 114
Tuberculosis	50	92	6	5,941	- 5,850
Osteoarthritis	51	78	85	0	+ 78
Hepatitis C	52	76	66	18	+ 59
Poisonings	53	56	34	456	- 400
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	54	84	0	+ 54
Schizophrenia	55	46	81	0	+ 46
Birth Trauma	56	40	7	5,062	- 5,022
HIV/AIDS	57	34	1	17,234	- 17,200
Meningitis	58	29	16	1,976	- 1,947
Hepatitis B	59	23	55	104	- 81
Appendicitis	60	14	56	84	- 70
Maternal Conditions	61	12	22	1,188	- 1,176
Oral conditions	62	9	86	0	+ 9
Malnutrition	63	7	15	2,303	- 2,296
Upper Respiratory	64	4	60	68	- 64
War	65	2	69	6	- 5
Encephalitis	66	1	59	70	- 69
Pertussis	67	0	25	743	- 743
Syphilis	68	0	24	885	- 885
Chlamydia	69	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	75	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Leishmaniasis	76	0	58	72	- 72
Ascariasis	77	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	78	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	44	190	- 190
Diphtheria	82	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	83	0	61	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Ireland

Zambia

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.