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Ireland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Ireland and Albania 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.

Albania
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   Albania ALBANIA
      Ireland IRELAND   Albania ALBANIA
           
    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
     
    61.6
    63.6
    62.6
    48
    53
    51
    1970
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
     
    65.6
    68.7
    67.1
    43
    52
    47
    1980
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
     
    67.5
    72.3
    69.8
    40
    55
    48
    1990
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
     
    69.0
    74.9
    71.9
    43
    50
    44
    2000
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
     
    69.4
    76.4
    72.6
    67
    47
    56
    2010
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
     
    73.2
    79.8
    76.2
    46
    39
    42
    2019
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
     
    76.3
    79.9
    78.0
    42
    50
    44
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Albania ALBANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    76.3
    79.9
    42
    50
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    77.1
    80.6
    41
    49
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    77.1
    80.7
    41
    49
    Age 15
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    77.2
    80.8
    41
    49
    Age 20
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    77.4
    80.9
    41
    48
    Age 25
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    77.6
    81.0
    42
    49
    Age 30
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    77.7
    81.0
    43
    50
    Age 35
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    77.8
    81.1
    43
    53
    Age 40
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    78.0
    81.1
    44
    57
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    78.4
    81.2
    44
    59
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    78.9
    81.4
    44
    62
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    79.5
    81.6
    45
    67
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    80.2
    81.9
    50
    76
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    81.4
    82.2
    54
    91
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    82.4
    82.6
    67
    104
    Age 75
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    83.7
    83.6
    102
    163
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    85.5
    84.9
    167
    182
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    87.9
    86.9
    182
    183
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Albania ALBANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.73
    158
    178.76
    36
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32.23
    9
    36.92
    4
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    21.55
    45
    4. Lung Disease
    20.91
    98
    17.46
    123
    5. Stroke
    19.27
    172
    176.14
    12
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    10.57
    154
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    12.90
    120
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.45
    145
    13.67
    143
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    4.25
    160
    10. Suicide
    8.90
    86
    3.72
    155
    11. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    1.74
    176
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    4.77
    70
    13. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    1.58
    177
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.12
    160
    8.43
    147
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    32
    7.22
    11
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    1.05
    155
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.68
    172
    4.25
    175
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    10.67
    35
    19. Liver Disease
    4.13
    169
    8.30
    139
    20. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    8.97
    39
    21. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    3.28
    109
    22. Drug Use
    3.38
    20
    0.70
    141
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.33
    149
    4.40
    128
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    103
    2.13
    145
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.19
    131
    9.64
    30
    26. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    1.38
    126
    27. Falls
    3.03
    147
    2.86
    154
    28. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    2.23
    162
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    1.80
    122
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    6.60
    4
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.92
    171
    9.88
    124
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.55
    39
    0.39
    104
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    1.92
    138
    34. Other Injuries
    2.23
    179
    2.93
    172
    35. Hypertension
    1.87
    178
    8.48
    137
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.39
    157
    4.27
    101
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    117
    1.25
    120
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.12
    5
    0.87
    14
    39. Drownings
    1.05
    148
    0.87
    154
    40. Alcohol
    1.04
    112
    0.48
    143
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.79
    158
    1.16
    145
    42. Violence
    0.77
    163
    3.30
    109
    43. Asthma
    0.70
    149
    3.86
    97
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    24
    0.23
    114
    45. Skin Disease
    0.63
    128
    0.13
    175
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    149
    1.08
    110
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    158
    0.25
    171
    48. Fires
    0.41
    152
    0.48
    143
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.32
    35
    0.00
    168
    50. Anemia
    0.29
    42
    0.00
    66
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ireland IRELAND   Albania ALBANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,762
    18.40
    8,797
    30.66
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,209
    12.40
    1,827
    6.37
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,916
    7.40
    1,026
    3.58
    4. Lung Disease
    1,915
    7.40
    876
    3.05
    5. Stroke
    1,770
    6.84
    8,790
    30.63
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,298
    5.02
    634
    2.21
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,095
    4.23
    197
    0.69
    8. Breast Cancer
    760
    2.94
    229
    0.80
    9. Prostate Cancer
    585
    2.26
    311
    1.08
    10. Kidney Disease
    566
    2.19
    399
    1.39
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    2.05
    225
    0.78
    12. Parkinson's Disease
    530
    2.05
    369
    1.29
    13. Lymphomas
    513
    1.98
    69
    0.24
    14. Suicide
    470
    1.82
    125
    0.44
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    419
    1.62
    52
    0.18
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    414
    1.60
    208
    0.72
    17. Stomach Cancer
    357
    1.38
    493
    1.72
    18. Liver Cancer
    318
    1.23
    434
    1.51
    19. Liver Disease
    279
    1.08
    376
    1.31
    20. Leukemia
    274
    1.06
    131
    0.46
    21. Ovary Cancer
    273
    1.05
    39
    0.14
    22. Bladder Cancer
    256
    0.99
    330
    1.15
    23. Skin Cancers
    252
    0.97
    64
    0.22
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    249
    0.96
    91
    0.32
    25. Falls
    247
    0.95
    125
    0.44
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    240
    0.93
    465
    1.62
    27. Other Neoplasms
    218
    0.84
    19
    0.07
    28. Oral Cancer
    183
    0.71
    90
    0.31
    29. Hypertension
    175
    0.68
    425
    1.48
    30. Other Injuries
    171
    0.66
    105
    0.37
    31. Drug Use
    167
    0.65
    25
    0.09
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.59
    102
    0.36
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    153
    0.59
    337
    1.17
    34. Uterin Cancer
    126
    0.49
    42
    0.15
    35. Cervical Cancer
    103
    0.40
    48
    0.17
    36. Epilepsy
    85
    0.33
    44
    0.15
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    83
    0.32
    39
    0.14
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    57
    0.20
    39. Alcohol
    64
    0.25
    18
    0.06
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    59
    0.23
    11
    0.04
    41. Asthma
    58
    0.22
    193
    0.67
    42. Skin Disease
    58
    0.22
    6
    0.02
    43. Drownings
    57
    0.22
    25
    0.09
    44. Low Birth Weight
    56
    0.22
    106
    0.37
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53
    0.20
    9
    0.03
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.19
    50
    0.17
    47. Violence
    38
    0.15
    103
    0.36
    48. Fires
    30
    0.12
    20
    0.07
    49. Anemia
    29
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    50. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.09
    8
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Albania ALBANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    21.55
    45
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    10.57
    154
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    12.90
    120
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    4.25
    160
    5. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    1.74
    176
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    4.77
    70
    7. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    1.58
    177
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    1.05
    155
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    10.67
    35
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    8.97
    39
    11. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    3.28
    109
    12. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    1.38
    126
    13. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    2.23
    162
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    1.80
    122
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    6.60
    4
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    1.92
    138
    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.