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Ireland
COUNTRY #1
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IRELAND VS SIERRA LEONE

Compare Ireland and Sierra Leone 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.

Sierra Leone
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Ireland Population Pyramid
5,677,620
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Sierra Leone Population Pyramid
12,944,875
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Ireland IRELAND   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
       
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
  
31.0
33.7
32.3
172
170
171
1970
68.8
73.5
71.1
14
26
18
  
33.5
36.3
34.9
173
172
173
1980
70.1
75.4
72.7
20
27
25
  
36.4
39.2
37.8
175
174
175
1990
71.9
77.4
74.6
27
26
28
  
37.6
40.4
39.0
182
182
182
2000
73.8
79.0
76.4
30
31
30
  
38.4
39.5
39.0
183
183
183
2010
78.4
82.8
80.6
14
19
16
  
47.4
48.7
48.1
182
182
182
2019
80.2
83.5
81.8
17
26
18
  
59.6
61.9
60.8
171
178
174
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.2
83.5
17
26
59.6
61.9
171
178
Age
80.2
83.5
17
26
59.6
61.9
171
178
Age 5
80.5
83.7
18
28
67.3
68.9
148
167
Age 10
80.5
83.8
18
28
68.1
69.7
145
165
Age 15
80.5
83.8
18
28
68.6
70.1
145
164
Age 20
80.6
83.8
18
28
69.0
70.5
143
164
Age 25
80.8
83.9
18
28
69.5
71.0
143
163
Age 30
81.0
83.9
18
28
70.0
71.5
143
163
Age 35
81.1
84.0
18
29
70.7
72.2
143
164
Age 40
81.3
84.1
19
29
71.4
73.0
138
164
Age 45
81.6
84.3
20
29
72.4
73.8
138
164
Age 50
81.9
84.5
20
29
73.5
74.8
135
165
Age 55
82.4
84.8
17
29
74.9
76.0
136
167
Age 60
83.0
85.3
18
29
76.4
77.4
135
166
Age 65
83.8
85.9
23
32
78.4
79.2
135
165
Age 70
84.8
86.7
26
35
80.6
81.3
130
162
Age 75
86.2
87.7
33
37
83.3
83.9
123
152
Age 80
88.0
89.0
44
48
86.3
86.7
120
138
Age 85
90.3
90.8
61
60
89.7
90.1
102
123
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
53.73
158
139.43
58
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
32.23
9
19.29
62
3. Lung Cancers
24.05
30
2.37
169
4. Lung Disease
20.91
98
27.43
66
5. Stroke
19.27
172
120.14
40
6. Breast Cancer
19.15
59
28.09
16
7. Prostate Cancer
14.80
104
25.99
38
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.45
145
131.43
9
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.41
38
5.44
145
10. Suicide
8.90
86
11.25
56
11. Ovary Cancer
6.83
17
3.62
125
12. Pancreas Cancer
6.56
48
1.68
150
13. Lymphomas
6.29
33
3.11
143
14. Kidney Disease
6.12
160
30.17
59
15. Parkinson's Disease
5.57
32
5.12
48
16. Oesophagus Cancer
5.30
35
0.92
159
17. Diabetes Mellitus
4.68
172
37.99
62
18. Stomach Cancer
4.47
126
6.96
78
19. Liver Disease
4.13
169
33.30
49
20. Liver Cancer
3.97
132
10.33
29
21. Leukemia
3.39
105
0.73
177
22. Drug Use
3.38
20
3.17
24
23. Congenital Anomalies
3.33
149
10.44
6
24. Endocrine Disorders
3.24
103
9.40
23
25. Inflammatory/Heart
3.19
131
6.88
51
26. Skin Cancers
3.15
28
2.64
45
27. Falls
3.03
147
8.98
33
28. Cervical Cancer
3.00
145
13.10
66
29. Uterin Cancer
2.94
58
1.66
130
30. Bladder Cancer
2.93
57
2.29
77
31. Road Traffic Accidents
2.92
171
41.61
21
32. Other Neoplasms
2.55
39
0.36
115
33. Oral Cancer
2.43
108
2.18
125
34. Other Injuries
2.23
179
15.78
17
35. Hypertension
1.87
178
20.30
81
36. Low Birth Weight
1.39
157
12.61
15
37. Epilepsy
1.27
117
3.49
16
38. Multiple Sclerosis
1.12
5
0.24
70
39. Drownings
1.05
148
3.97
47
40. Alcohol
1.04
112
1.31
98
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.79
158
8.40
20
42. Violence
0.77
163
8.04
61
43. Asthma
0.70
149
17.26
27
44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.68
24
0.25
102
45. Skin Disease
0.63
128
2.01
67
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.58
149
3.14
39
47. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.55
158
91.13
8
48. Fires
0.41
152
4.26
23
49. Hepatitis C
0.32
35
0.28
39
50. Anemia
0.29
42
0.00
156
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Ireland IRELAND   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
4,762
18.40
4,027
6.64
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,209
12.40
373
0.62
3. Lung Cancers
1,916
7.40
85
0.14
4. Lung Disease
1,915
7.40
791
1.30
5. Stroke
1,770
6.84
3,769
6.22
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,298
5.02
7,420
12.24
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,095
4.23
192
0.32
8. Breast Cancer
760
2.94
615
1.01
9. Prostate Cancer
585
2.26
274
0.45
10. Kidney Disease
566
2.19
1,082
1.78
11. Pancreas Cancer
530
2.05
62
0.10
12. Parkinson's Disease
530
2.05
117
0.19
13. Lymphomas
513
1.98
132
0.22
14. Suicide
470
1.82
521
0.86
15. Oesophagus Cancer
419
1.62
37
0.06
16. Diabetes Mellitus
414
1.60
1,190
1.96
17. Stomach Cancer
357
1.38
232
0.38
18. Liver Cancer
318
1.23
400
0.66
19. Liver Disease
279
1.08
1,312
2.16
20. Leukemia
274
1.06
37
0.06
21. Ovary Cancer
273
1.05
77
0.13
22. Bladder Cancer
256
0.99
78
0.13
23. Skin Cancers
252
0.97
86
0.14
24. Endocrine Disorders
249
0.96
798
1.32
25. Falls
247
0.95
324
0.53
26. Inflammatory/Heart
240
0.93
288
0.47
27. Other Neoplasms
218
0.84
10
0.02
28. Oral Cancer
183
0.71
82
0.14
29. Hypertension
175
0.68
623
1.03
30. Other Injuries
171
0.66
1,040
1.72
31. Drug Use
167
0.65
185
0.31
32. Congenital Anomalies
153
0.59
1,532
2.53
33. Road Traffic Accidents
153
0.59
2,581
4.26
34. Uterin Cancer
126
0.49
31
0.05
35. Cervical Cancer
103
0.40
264
0.44
36. Epilepsy
85
0.33
230
0.38
37. Multiple Sclerosis
83
0.32
10
0.02
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
67
0.26
308
0.51
39. Alcohol
64
0.25
52
0.09
40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
59
0.23
7
0.01
41. Asthma
58
0.22
613
1.01
42. Skin Disease
58
0.22
81
0.13
43. Drownings
57
0.22
366
0.60
44. Low Birth Weight
56
0.22
2,791
4.60
45. Diarrhoeal diseases
53
0.20
5,275
8.70
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
50
0.19
127
0.21
47. Violence
38
0.15
618
1.02
48. Fires
30
0.12
275
0.45
49. Anemia
29
0.11
0
0.00
50. Tuberculosis
23
0.09
2,414
3.98
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
24.05
30
2.37
169
2. Breast Cancer
19.15
59
28.09
16
3. Prostate Cancer
14.80
104
25.99
38
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.41
38
5.44
145
5. Ovary Cancer
6.83
17
3.62
125
6. Pancreas Cancer
6.56
48
1.68
150
7. Lymphomas
6.29
33
3.11
143
8. Oesophagus Cancer
5.30
35
0.92
159
9. Stomach Cancer
4.47
126
6.96
78
10. Liver Cancer
3.97
132
10.33
29
11. Leukemia
3.39
105
0.73
177
12. Skin Cancers
3.15
28
2.64
45
13. Cervical Cancer
3.00
145
13.10
66
14. Uterin Cancer
2.94
58
1.66
130
15. Bladder Cancer
2.93
57
2.29
77
16. Oral Cancer
2.43
108
2.18
125
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.