ZIMBABWE VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,605	3	8,493	+ 7,112
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,517	31	768	+ 9,749
Lung Cancers	3	6,279	43	286	+ 5,993
Lung Disease	4	6,277	23	1,163	+ 5,114
Stroke	5	5,799	5	5,126	+ 674
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,254	2	10,779	- 6,525
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,589	40	505	+ 3,084
Breast Cancer	8	2,490	28	839	+ 1,650
Prostate Cancer	9	1,917	32	628	+ 1,289
Kidney Disease	10	1,856	12	2,214	- 357
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,738	47	217	+ 1,522
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,736	46	226	+ 1,510
Lymphomas	13	1,680	26	960	+ 721
Suicide	14	1,540	13	2,069	- 529
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,372	29	801	+ 570
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,355	9	3,344	- 1,989
Stomach Cancer	17	1,169	33	559	+ 610
Liver Cancer	18	1,042	38	510	+ 532
Liver Disease	19	915	17	1,941	- 1,026
Leukemia	20	897	45	244	+ 654
Ovary Cancer	21	894	51	173	+ 721
Bladder Cancer	22	839	54	125	+ 714
Skin Cancers	23	825	44	264	+ 561
Endocrine Disorders	24	817	34	553	+ 263
Falls	25	809	41	465	+ 344
Inflammatory/Heart	26	786	25	1,047	- 261
Other Neoplasms	27	714	62	37	+ 677
Oral Cancer	28	599	49	208	+ 391
Hypertension	29	573	24	1,146	- 573
Other Injuries	30	560	20	1,656	- 1,096
Drug Use	31	546	48	213	+ 334
Congenital Anomalies	32	501	11	2,217	- 1,716
Road Traffic Accidents	33	501	4	6,037	- 5,536
Uterin Cancer	34	413	50	182	+ 231
Cervical Cancer	35	337	14	2,023	- 1,686
Epilepsy	36	279	39	508	- 229
Multiple Sclerosis	37	272	67	14	+ 258
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	219	35	548	- 329
Alcohol	39	210	61	48	+ 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	193	64	26	+ 167
Asthma	41	190	21	1,531	- 1,341
Skin Disease	42	189	52	173	+ 16
Drownings	43	187	27	956	- 768
Low Birth Weight	44	183	7	4,038	- 3,855
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	172	6	4,595	- 4,422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	163	36	542	- 379
Violence	47	125	18	1,916	- 1,791
Fires	48	98	30	793	- 694
Anemia	49	94	84	0	+ 94
Tuberculosis	50	76	16	1,999	- 1,924
Osteoarthritis	51	64	81	0	+ 64
Hepatitis C	52	63	66	14	+ 49
Poisonings	53	46	37	515	- 469
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	45	80	0	+ 45
Schizophrenia	55	38	86	0	+ 38
Birth Trauma	56	33	8	3,405	- 3,373
HIV/AIDS	57	28	1	19,988	- 19,960
Meningitis	58	24	22	1,325	- 1,301
Hepatitis B	59	19	60	57	- 38
Appendicitis	60	11	58	66	- 55
Maternal Conditions	61	10	19	1,749	- 1,739
Oral conditions	62	7	82	0	+ 7
Malnutrition	63	6	10	2,396	- 2,390
Upper Respiratory	64	3	59	65	- 62
War	65	2	65	26	- 24
Encephalitis	66	1	56	117	- 117
Pertussis	67	0	42	419	- 419
Syphilis	68	0	55	124	- 124
Chlamydia	69	0	69	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	72	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	75	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	57	102	- 102
Diphtheria	82	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	63	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Ireland

Zimbabwe

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.