IRELAND VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,913	1	4,762	+ 16,151
Stroke	2	12,160	5	1,770	+ 10,390
Lung Cancers	3	2,020	3	1,916	+ 104
Inflammatory/Heart	4	2,009	26	240	+ 1,769
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,803	2	3,209	- 1,406
Liver Disease	6	1,690	19	279	+ 1,410
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,584	7	1,095	+ 489
Suicide	8	1,361	14	470	+ 891
Lung Disease	9	1,360	4	1,915	- 555
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,204	6	1,298	- 94
Stomach Cancer	11	1,092	17	357	+ 735
Alcohol	12	1,040	39	64	+ 976
Breast Cancer	13	864	8	760	+ 104
Other Injuries	14	837	30	171	+ 666
HIV/AIDS	15	790	57	9	+ 782
Pancreas Cancer	16	754	11	530	+ 223
Hypertension	17	682	29	175	+ 507
Diabetes Mellitus	18	682	16	414	+ 268
Road Traffic Accidents	19	651	33	153	+ 498
Prostate Cancer	20	524	9	585	- 61
Falls	21	435	25	247	+ 188
Kidney Disease	22	430	10	566	- 136
Violence	23	426	47	38	+ 387
Liver Cancer	24	415	18	318	+ 97
Oral Cancer	25	404	28	183	+ 222
Parkinson's Disease	26	348	12	530	- 181
Drug Use	27	339	31	167	+ 172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	332	38	67	+ 265
Lymphomas	29	331	13	513	- 181
Tuberculosis	30	313	50	23	+ 290
Leukemia	31	306	20	274	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	32	302	21	273	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	33	276	15	419	- 142
Cervical Cancer	34	276	35	103	+ 173
Uterin Cancer	35	255	34	126	+ 129
Drownings	36	246	43	57	+ 189
Fires	37	237	48	30	+ 207
Bladder Cancer	38	234	22	256	- 22
Skin Cancers	39	209	23	252	- 43
Poisonings	40	207	53	14	+ 193
Congenital Anomalies	41	156	32	153	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	103	46	50	+ 53
Skin Disease	43	102	42	58	+ 44
Low Birth Weight	44	80	44	56	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	45	74	24	249	- 175
Asthma	46	66	41	58	+ 8
Encephalitis	47	40	66	0	+ 40
Meningitis	48	39	58	7	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	49	31	37	83	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	28	40	59	- 31
Other Neoplasms	51	27	27	218	- 191
Epilepsy	52	27	36	85	- 58
Birth Trauma	53	27	56	10	+ 16
Appendicitis	54	15	60	3	+ 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	15	45	53	- 38
Maternal Conditions	56	10	61	3	+ 7
Malnutrition	57	9	63	2	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	58	6	64	1	+ 5
War	59	5	65	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	2	59	6	- 4
Chlamydia	61	1	69	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	68	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	52	19	- 19
Diphtheria	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	29	- 29
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	20	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	14	- 14
Oral conditions	86	0	62	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Russia

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.