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Ireland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Ireland and Moldova 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.

Moldova
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Ireland Population Pyramid
5,677,620
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Moldova Population Pyramid
3,360,176
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   Moldova MOLDOVA
  Ireland IRELAND   Moldova MOLDOVA
       
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
 
58.2
65.9
62.0
62
48
55
1970
68.8
73.5
71.1
14
26
18
 
61.4
68.3
64.7
64
55
63
1980
70.1
75.4
72.7
20
27
25
 
61.6
68.4
64.9
82
79
83
1990
71.9
77.4
74.6
27
26
28
 
63.9
70.8
67.3
96
86
92
2000
73.8
79.0
76.4
30
31
30
 
63.2
71.0
67.1
113
104
108
2010
78.4
82.8
80.6
14
19
16
 
64.7
73.0
68.8
119
106
111
2019
80.2
83.5
81.8
17
26
18
 
69.3
77.1
73.3
110
89
95
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   Moldova MOLDOVA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.2
83.5
17
26
69.3
77.1
110
89
Age
80.2
83.5
17
26
69.3
77.1
110
89
Age 5
80.5
83.7
18
28
70.4
78.2
118
89
Age 10
80.5
83.8
18
28
70.5
78.2
119
89
Age 15
80.5
83.8
18
28
70.6
78.3
120
89
Age 20
80.6
83.8
18
28
70.8
78.4
120
91
Age 25
80.8
83.9
18
28
71.0
78.5
123
91
Age 30
81.0
83.9
18
28
71.2
78.5
127
91
Age 35
81.1
84.0
18
29
71.6
78.7
130
92
Age 40
81.3
84.1
19
29
72.0
78.9
131
92
Age 45
81.6
84.3
20
29
72.8
79.2
130
92
Age 50
81.9
84.5
20
29
73.8
79.6
129
93
Age 55
82.4
84.8
17
29
75.0
80.2
131
94
Age 60
83.0
85.3
18
29
76.6
80.9
128
95
Age 65
83.8
85.9
23
32
78.7
81.9
115
99
Age 70
84.8
86.7
26
35
81.8
83.5
83
93
Age 75
86.2
87.7
33
37
83.8
85.1
90
95
Age 80
88.0
89.0
44
48
87.3
87.7
66
89
Age 85
90.3
90.8
61
60
91.5
91.0
8
53
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   Moldova MOLDOVA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
53.73
158
245.76
18
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
32.23
9
2.92
174
3. Lung Cancers
24.05
30
18.69
61
4. Lung Disease
20.91
98
12.92
154
5. Stroke
19.27
172
100.83
71
6. Breast Cancer
19.15
59
17.42
88
7. Prostate Cancer
14.80
104
13.36
116
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.45
145
21.42
110
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.41
38
17.43
10
10. Suicide
8.90
86
12.17
50
11. Ovary Cancer
6.83
17
3.79
118
12. Pancreas Cancer
6.56
48
7.24
39
13. Lymphomas
6.29
33
4.14
114
14. Kidney Disease
6.12
160
5.43
163
15. Parkinson's Disease
5.57
32
0.11
183
16. Oesophagus Cancer
5.30
35
1.74
117
17. Diabetes Mellitus
4.68
172
6.88
158
18. Stomach Cancer
4.47
126
8.84
53
19. Liver Disease
4.13
169
50.57
10
20. Liver Cancer
3.97
132
8.77
42
21. Leukemia
3.39
105
2.60
140
22. Drug Use
3.38
20
1.13
101
23. Congenital Anomalies
3.33
149
6.58
64
24. Endocrine Disorders
3.24
103
0.85
178
25. Inflammatory/Heart
3.19
131
8.61
39
26. Skin Cancers
3.15
28
2.10
77
27. Falls
3.03
147
2.72
158
28. Cervical Cancer
3.00
145
7.09
103
29. Uterin Cancer
2.94
58
3.04
54
30. Bladder Cancer
2.93
57
3.05
52
31. Road Traffic Accidents
2.92
171
6.60
141
32. Other Neoplasms
2.55
39
1.18
58
33. Oral Cancer
2.43
108
6.32
26
34. Other Injuries
2.23
179
14.89
26
35. Hypertension
1.87
178
39.16
26
36. Low Birth Weight
1.39
157
2.98
124
37. Epilepsy
1.27
117
1.01
135
38. Multiple Sclerosis
1.12
5
0.18
100
39. Drownings
1.05
148
4.16
42
40. Alcohol
1.04
112
4.34
23
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.79
158
3.89
71
42. Violence
0.77
163
3.50
106
43. Asthma
0.70
149
0.44
168
44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.68
24
0.10
159
45. Skin Disease
0.63
128
0.80
119
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.58
149
1.15
107
47. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.55
158
0.10
178
48. Fires
0.41
152
1.36
95
49. Hepatitis C
0.32
35
0.03
129
50. Anemia
0.29
42
0.01
63
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Ireland IRELAND   Moldova MOLDOVA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
4,762
18.40
14,292
37.00
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,209
12.40
163
0.42
3. Lung Cancers
1,916
7.40
1,131
2.93
4. Lung Disease
1,915
7.40
752
1.95
5. Stroke
1,770
6.84
5,878
15.22
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,298
5.02
1,042
2.70
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,095
4.23
1,030
2.67
8. Breast Cancer
760
2.94
592
1.53
9. Prostate Cancer
585
2.26
295
0.76
10. Kidney Disease
566
2.19
307
0.79
11. Pancreas Cancer
530
2.05
427
1.11
12. Parkinson's Disease
530
2.05
6
0.02
13. Lymphomas
513
1.98
230
0.60
14. Suicide
470
1.82
593
1.54
15. Oesophagus Cancer
419
1.62
105
0.27
16. Diabetes Mellitus
414
1.60
407
1.05
17. Stomach Cancer
357
1.38
518
1.34
18. Liver Cancer
318
1.23
514
1.33
19. Liver Disease
279
1.08
2,869
7.43
20. Leukemia
274
1.06
140
0.36
21. Ovary Cancer
273
1.05
123
0.32
22. Bladder Cancer
256
0.99
181
0.47
23. Skin Cancers
252
0.97
121
0.31
24. Endocrine Disorders
249
0.96
40
0.10
25. Falls
247
0.95
149
0.39
26. Inflammatory/Heart
240
0.93
476
1.23
27. Other Neoplasms
218
0.84
65
0.17
28. Oral Cancer
183
0.71
375
0.97
29. Hypertension
175
0.68
2,287
5.92
30. Other Injuries
171
0.66
772
2.00
31. Drug Use
167
0.65
59
0.15
32. Road Traffic Accidents
153
0.59
293
0.76
33. Congenital Anomalies
153
0.59
190
0.49
34. Uterin Cancer
126
0.49
108
0.28
35. Cervical Cancer
103
0.40
212
0.55
36. Epilepsy
85
0.33
46
0.12
37. Multiple Sclerosis
83
0.32
9
0.02
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
67
0.26
219
0.57
39. Alcohol
64
0.25
233
0.60
40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
59
0.23
5
0.01
41. Skin Disease
58
0.22
45
0.12
42. Asthma
58
0.22
26
0.07
43. Drownings
57
0.22
179
0.46
44. Low Birth Weight
56
0.22
90
0.23
45. Diarrhoeal diseases
53
0.20
4
0.01
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
50
0.19
68
0.18
47. Violence
38
0.15
167
0.43
48. Fires
30
0.12
70
0.18
49. Anemia
29
0.11
1
0.00
50. Tuberculosis
23
0.09
197
0.51
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   Moldova MOLDOVA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
24.05
30
18.69
61
2. Breast Cancer
19.15
59
17.42
88
3. Prostate Cancer
14.80
104
13.36
116
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.41
38
17.43
10
5. Ovary Cancer
6.83
17
3.79
118
6. Pancreas Cancer
6.56
48
7.24
39
7. Lymphomas
6.29
33
4.14
114
8. Oesophagus Cancer
5.30
35
1.74
117
9. Stomach Cancer
4.47
126
8.84
53
10. Liver Cancer
3.97
132
8.77
42
11. Leukemia
3.39
105
2.60
140
12. Skin Cancers
3.15
28
2.10
77
13. Cervical Cancer
3.00
145
7.09
103
14. Uterin Cancer
2.94
58
3.04
54
15. Bladder Cancer
2.93
57
3.05
52
16. Oral Cancer
2.43
108
6.32
26
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.