IRELAND VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	7,502	2	3,209	+ 4,293
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,483	1	4,762	+ 721
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,099	6	1,298	+ 1,801
Stroke	4	2,876	5	1,770	+ 1,107
Lung Cancers	5	2,730	3	1,916	+ 814
Lung Disease	6	2,515	4	1,915	+ 599
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,410	7	1,095	+ 315
Prostate Cancer	8	1,016	9	585	+ 431
Breast Cancer	9	972	8	760	+ 213
Lymphomas	10	715	13	513	+ 202
Pancreas Cancer	11	688	11	530	+ 157
Oesophagus Cancer	12	667	15	419	+ 249
Parkinson's Disease	13	655	12	530	+ 126
Liver Disease	14	586	19	279	+ 307
Falls	15	582	25	247	+ 336
Bladder Cancer	16	469	22	256	+ 213
Diabetes Mellitus	17	447	16	414	+ 33
Kidney Disease	18	418	10	566	- 148
Other Injuries	19	418	30	171	+ 247
Suicide	20	407	14	470	- 63
Liver Cancer	21	400	18	318	+ 82
Leukemia	22	398	20	274	+ 125
Hypertension	23	398	29	175	+ 223
Stomach Cancer	24	382	17	357	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	25	307	21	273	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	26	305	27	218	+ 87
Skin Cancers	27	285	23	252	+ 33
Endocrine Disorders	28	252	24	249	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	29	239	26	240	- 1
Oral Cancer	30	238	28	183	+ 55
Drug Use	31	216	31	167	+ 49
Uterin Cancer	32	179	34	126	+ 53
Road Traffic Accidents	33	166	33	153	+ 13
Skin Disease	34	163	42	58	+ 105
Congenital Anomalies	35	163	32	153	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	160	38	67	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	37	142	37	83	+ 59
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	122	45	53	+ 70
Alcohol	39	119	39	64	+ 55
Low Birth Weight	40	100	44	56	+ 45
Asthma	41	100	41	58	+ 42
Epilepsy	42	91	36	85	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	43	84	35	103	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	77	40	59	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	67	46	50	+ 17
Violence	46	66	47	38	+ 28
Tuberculosis	47	27	50	23	+ 4
Fires	48	26	48	30	- 4
Drownings	49	23	43	57	- 34
Anemia	50	21	49	29	- 8
Hepatitis C	51	20	52	19	+ 1
Meningitis	52	18	58	7	+ 10
Poisonings	53	17	53	14	+ 3
Birth Trauma	54	15	56	10	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	55	14	57	9	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	14	54	14	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	57	13	51	20	- 7
Malnutrition	58	9	63	2	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	8	60	3	+ 5
Schizophrenia	60	8	55	12	- 4
Oral conditions	61	4	62	2	+ 2
Syphilis	62	4	68	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	4	64	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	4	61	3	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	3	59	6	- 3
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

United Kingdom

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.