IRELAND VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,708	1	4,762	+ 15,946
Stroke	2	14,334	5	1,770	+ 12,565
Hypertension	3	3,174	29	175	+ 2,999
Lung Cancers	4	2,916	3	1,916	+ 1,001
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,698	6	1,298	+ 1,400
Liver Disease	6	2,572	19	279	+ 2,293
Lung Disease	7	2,122	4	1,915	+ 207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,971	7	1,095	+ 876
Kidney Disease	9	1,492	10	566	+ 926
Inflammatory/Heart	10	1,278	26	240	+ 1,039
Breast Cancer	11	1,110	8	760	+ 351
Stomach Cancer	12	997	17	357	+ 640
Liver Cancer	13	898	18	318	+ 580
Pancreas Cancer	14	846	11	530	+ 316
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	819	2	3,209	- 2,390
Prostate Cancer	16	706	9	585	+ 121
Oral Cancer	17	660	28	183	+ 478
Diabetes Mellitus	18	643	16	414	+ 230
Other Injuries	19	617	30	171	+ 446
Road Traffic Accidents	20	574	33	153	+ 421
Suicide	21	544	14	470	+ 74
Cervical Cancer	22	539	35	103	+ 436
Bladder Cancer	23	495	22	256	+ 239
Falls	24	434	25	247	+ 187
Lymphomas	25	399	13	513	- 113
Leukemia	26	387	20	274	+ 113
Ovary Cancer	27	320	21	273	+ 47
Tuberculosis	28	293	50	23	+ 270
Skin Cancers	29	289	23	252	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	30	218	15	419	- 201
Parkinson's Disease	31	214	12	530	- 316
Drownings	32	172	43	57	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	153	38	67	+ 86
Uterin Cancer	34	151	34	126	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	127	46	50	+ 77
Fires	36	121	48	30	+ 91
Alcohol	37	118	39	64	+ 54
Congenital Anomalies	38	106	32	153	- 47
Poisonings	39	106	53	14	+ 92
Drug Use	40	100	31	167	- 67
Low Birth Weight	41	91	44	56	+ 36
Epilepsy	42	91	36	85	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	43	83	27	218	- 135
Violence	44	74	47	38	+ 35
Asthma	45	65	41	58	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	64	45	53	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	47	63	57	9	+ 55
Endocrine Disorders	48	56	24	249	- 194
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	41	54	14	+ 28
Malnutrition	50	41	63	2	+ 39
Schizophrenia	51	30	55	12	+ 18
Hepatitis C	52	28	52	19	+ 9
Skin Disease	53	28	42	58	- 30
Meningitis	54	22	58	7	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	55	19	37	83	- 64
Anemia	56	17	49	29	- 12
Birth Trauma	57	11	56	10	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	58	10	61	3	+ 7
Hepatitis B	59	9	59	6	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	6	60	3	+ 3
Measles	61	2	83	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	62	2	66	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	1	64	1	- 0
Oral conditions	64	1	62	2	- 2
War	65	1	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	40	59	- 59
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	20	- 20
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Romania

Ireland

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.