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Ireland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Ireland and Samoa 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.

Samoa
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Ireland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Samoa SAMOA
      Ireland IRELAND   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
     
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
     
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
     
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
     
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
     
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
     
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
     
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.73
    158
    189.77
    33
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32.23
    9
    19.13
    68
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    21.56
    44
    4. Lung Disease
    20.91
    98
    47.54
    19
    5. Stroke
    19.27
    172
    118.02
    45
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    26.40
    20
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    24.32
    48
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.45
    145
    39.32
    68
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    8.66
    93
    10. Suicide
    8.90
    86
    14.60
    30
    11. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    14.84
    1
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    2.68
    124
    13. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    3.94
    122
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.12
    160
    39.81
    23
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    32
    6.72
    14
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    0.72
    172
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.68
    172
    82.64
    13
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    12.23
    20
    19. Liver Disease
    4.13
    169
    18.98
    94
    20. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    4.91
    99
    21. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    2.10
    150
    22. Drug Use
    3.38
    20
    0.42
    168
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.33
    149
    5.11
    112
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    103
    4.28
    81
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.19
    131
    5.15
    83
    26. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    1.24
    130
    27. Falls
    3.03
    147
    6.17
    83
    28. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    7.89
    94
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    7.58
    4
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    3.56
    38
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.92
    171
    15.42
    93
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.55
    39
    0.52
    86
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    3.32
    75
    34. Other Injuries
    2.23
    179
    8.08
    85
    35. Hypertension
    1.87
    178
    23.76
    63
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.39
    157
    3.59
    116
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    117
    1.39
    109
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.12
    5
    0.12
    143
    39. Drownings
    1.05
    148
    7.42
    11
    40. Alcohol
    1.04
    112
    1.39
    90
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.79
    158
    6.92
    34
    42. Violence
    0.77
    163
    3.39
    108
    43. Asthma
    0.70
    149
    17.01
    29
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    24
    0.16
    142
    45. Skin Disease
    0.63
    128
    2.65
    34
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    149
    7.61
    14
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    158
    8.39
    70
    48. Fires
    0.41
    152
    1.12
    107
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.32
    35
    0.02
    135
    50. Anemia
    0.29
    42
    0.00
    151
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ireland IRELAND   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,762
    18.40
    241
    21.56
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,209
    12.40
    19
    1.70
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,916
    7.40
    26
    2.33
    4. Lung Disease
    1,915
    7.40
    57
    5.10
    5. Stroke
    1,770
    6.84
    148
    13.24
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,298
    5.02
    53
    4.74
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,095
    4.23
    12
    1.07
    8. Breast Cancer
    760
    2.94
    19
    1.70
    9. Prostate Cancer
    585
    2.26
    11
    0.98
    10. Kidney Disease
    566
    2.19
    52
    4.65
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    2.05
    4
    0.36
    12. Parkinson's Disease
    530
    2.05
    7
    0.63
    13. Lymphomas
    513
    1.98
    6
    0.54
    14. Suicide
    470
    1.82
    25
    2.24
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    419
    1.62
    1
    0.09
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    414
    1.60
    108
    9.66
    17. Stomach Cancer
    357
    1.38
    16
    1.43
    18. Liver Cancer
    318
    1.23
    7
    0.63
    19. Liver Disease
    279
    1.08
    27
    2.42
    20. Leukemia
    274
    1.06
    3
    0.27
    21. Ovary Cancer
    273
    1.05
    10
    0.89
    22. Bladder Cancer
    256
    0.99
    5
    0.45
    23. Skin Cancers
    252
    0.97
    2
    0.18
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    249
    0.96
    6
    0.54
    25. Falls
    247
    0.95
    8
    0.72
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    240
    0.93
    7
    0.63
    27. Other Neoplasms
    218
    0.84
    1
    0.09
    28. Oral Cancer
    183
    0.71
    4
    0.36
    29. Hypertension
    175
    0.68
    30
    2.68
    30. Other Injuries
    171
    0.66
    13
    1.16
    31. Drug Use
    167
    0.65
    1
    0.09
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.59
    18
    1.61
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    153
    0.59
    26
    2.33
    34. Uterin Cancer
    126
    0.49
    5
    0.45
    35. Cervical Cancer
    103
    0.40
    6
    0.54
    36. Epilepsy
    85
    0.33
    2
    0.18
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    83
    0.32
    0
    0.00
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    9
    0.81
    39. Alcohol
    64
    0.25
    2
    0.18
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    59
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Asthma
    58
    0.22
    21
    1.88
    42. Skin Disease
    58
    0.22
    3
    0.27
    43. Drownings
    57
    0.22
    13
    1.16
    44. Low Birth Weight
    56
    0.22
    16
    1.43
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53
    0.20
    12
    1.07
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.19
    11
    0.98
    47. Violence
    38
    0.15
    6
    0.54
    48. Fires
    30
    0.12
    2
    0.18
    49. Anemia
    29
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    50. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.09
    2
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    21.56
    44
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    26.40
    20
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    24.32
    48
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    8.66
    93
    5. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    14.84
    1
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    2.68
    124
    7. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    3.94
    122
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    0.72
    172
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    12.23
    20
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    4.91
    99
    11. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    2.10
    150
    12. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    1.24
    130
    13. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    7.89
    94
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    7.58
    4
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    3.56
    38
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    3.32
    75
    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.