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Ireland
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
IRELAND VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Ireland and Afghanistan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Afghanistan
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Ireland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Ireland IRELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.9
    71.6
    69.7
    10
    26
    17
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.73
    158
    301.71
    6
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32.23
    9
    22.34
    26
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    6.90
    122
    4. Lung Disease
    20.91
    98
    37.01
    32
    5. Stroke
    19.27
    172
    149.10
    25
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    20.24
    48
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    4.49
    167
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.45
    145
    49.80
    62
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    4.09
    169
    10. Suicide
    8.90
    86
    5.96
    129
    11. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    4.07
    106
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    1.54
    153
    13. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    4.32
    108
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.12
    160
    46.10
    15
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    32
    5.98
    24
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    8.78
    13
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.68
    172
    40.94
    58
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    10.39
    42
    19. Liver Disease
    4.13
    169
    27.20
    67
    20. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    4.22
    119
    21. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    1.95
    154
    22. Drug Use
    3.38
    20
    1.36
    77
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.33
    149
    6.42
    70
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    103
    4.30
    80
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.19
    131
    3.32
    130
    26. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    1.03
    138
    27. Falls
    3.03
    147
    5.13
    99
    28. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    5.73
    117
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    3.66
    32
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    1.95
    98
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.92
    171
    19.81
    76
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.55
    39
    0.20
    166
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    8.18
    9
    34. Other Injuries
    2.23
    179
    13.02
    36
    35. Hypertension
    1.87
    178
    65.86
    4
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.39
    157
    12.07
    17
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    117
    2.70
    37
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.12
    5
    0.42
    41
    39. Drownings
    1.05
    148
    2.78
    78
    40. Alcohol
    1.04
    112
    0.68
    133
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.79
    158
    10.64
    9
    42. Violence
    0.77
    163
    9.87
    52
    43. Asthma
    0.70
    149
    24.23
    13
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    24
    0.19
    133
    45. Skin Disease
    0.63
    128
    0.77
    121
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    149
    5.86
    17
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    158
    9.72
    68
    48. Fires
    0.41
    152
    1.60
    89
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.32
    35
    0.16
    69
    50. Anemia
    0.29
    42
    0.00
    65
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ireland IRELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,762
    18.40
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,209
    12.40
    1,765
    0.76
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,916
    7.40
    1,076
    0.46
    4. Lung Disease
    1,915
    7.40
    4,650
    2.01
    5. Stroke
    1,770
    6.84
    19,060
    8.23
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,298
    5.02
    14,649
    6.32
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,095
    4.23
    741
    0.32
    8. Breast Cancer
    760
    2.94
    1,822
    0.79
    9. Prostate Cancer
    585
    2.26
    258
    0.11
    10. Kidney Disease
    566
    2.19
    6,590
    2.85
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    2.05
    229
    0.10
    12. Parkinson's Disease
    530
    2.05
    628
    0.27
    13. Lymphomas
    513
    1.98
    946
    0.41
    14. Suicide
    470
    1.82
    1,573
    0.68
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    419
    1.62
    1,314
    0.57
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    414
    1.60
    5,750
    2.48
    17. Stomach Cancer
    357
    1.38
    1,501
    0.65
    18. Liver Cancer
    318
    1.23
    657
    0.28
    19. Liver Disease
    279
    1.08
    4,600
    1.99
    20. Leukemia
    274
    1.06
    610
    0.26
    21. Ovary Cancer
    273
    1.05
    369
    0.16
    22. Bladder Cancer
    256
    0.99
    272
    0.12
    23. Skin Cancers
    252
    0.97
    145
    0.06
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    249
    0.96
    1,364
    0.59
    25. Falls
    247
    0.95
    905
    0.39
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    240
    0.93
    527
    0.23
    27. Other Neoplasms
    218
    0.84
    29
    0.01
    28. Oral Cancer
    183
    0.71
    1,467
    0.63
    29. Hypertension
    175
    0.68
    7,995
    3.45
    30. Other Injuries
    171
    0.66
    3,241
    1.40
    31. Drug Use
    167
    0.65
    328
    0.14
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.59
    5,001
    2.16
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    153
    0.59
    6,033
    2.60
    34. Uterin Cancer
    126
    0.49
    289
    0.12
    35. Cervical Cancer
    103
    0.40
    541
    0.23
    36. Epilepsy
    85
    0.33
    993
    0.43
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    83
    0.32
    84
    0.04
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    1,505
    0.65
    39. Alcohol
    64
    0.25
    150
    0.06
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    59
    0.23
    25
    0.01
    41. Asthma
    58
    0.22
    3,403
    1.47
    42. Skin Disease
    58
    0.22
    94
    0.04
    43. Drownings
    57
    0.22
    996
    0.43
    44. Low Birth Weight
    56
    0.22
    12,631
    5.45
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53
    0.20
    5,555
    2.40
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.19
    1,041
    0.45
    47. Violence
    38
    0.15
    3,217
    1.39
    48. Fires
    30
    0.12
    348
    0.15
    49. Anemia
    29
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    50. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.09
    9,839
    4.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    6.90
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    20.24
    48
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    4.49
    167
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    4.09
    169
    5. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    4.07
    106
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    1.54
    153
    7. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    4.32
    108
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    8.78
    13
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    10.39
    42
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    4.22
    119
    11. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    1.95
    154
    12. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    1.03
    138
    13. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    5.73
    117
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    3.66
    32
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    1.95
    98
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    8.18
    9
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.