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Ireland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Ireland and New Guinea 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.

New Guinea
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
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%
New Guinea Population Pyramid
14,204,060
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   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
  Ireland IRELAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
       
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
 
37.8
39.7
38.7
151
154
152
1970
68.8
73.5
71.1
14
26
18
 
42.8
44.7
43.7
149
151
149
1980
70.1
75.4
72.7
20
27
25
 
49.5
53.8
51.6
141
137
138
1990
71.9
77.4
74.6
27
26
28
 
52.3
57.8
55.0
151
144
144
2000
73.8
79.0
76.4
30
31
30
 
56.7
61.3
58.9
139
133
136
2010
78.4
82.8
80.6
14
19
16
 
59.5
64.3
61.8
148
142
145
2019
80.2
83.5
81.8
17
26
18
 
63.4
67.4
65.3
145
149
148
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.2
83.5
17
26
63.4
67.4
145
149
Age
80.2
83.5
17
26
63.4
67.4
145
149
Age 5
80.5
83.7
18
28
66.6
70.2
154
157
Age 10
80.5
83.8
18
28
66.9
70.5
157
159
Age 15
80.5
83.8
18
28
67.1
70.7
160
161
Age 20
80.6
83.8
18
28
67.5
70.9
160
161
Age 25
80.8
83.9
18
28
68.0
71.3
161
161
Age 30
81.0
83.9
18
28
68.5
71.8
161
162
Age 35
81.1
84.0
18
29
69.1
72.3
161
162
Age 40
81.3
84.1
19
29
69.9
73.1
164
162
Age 45
81.6
84.3
20
29
70.9
73.9
162
163
Age 50
81.9
84.5
20
29
72.1
75.0
161
163
Age 55
82.4
84.8
17
29
73.6
76.2
161
164
Age 60
83.0
85.3
18
29
75.4
77.6
159
163
Age 65
83.8
85.9
23
32
77.5
79.3
157
163
Age 70
84.8
86.7
26
35
80.0
81.3
154
161
Age 75
86.2
87.7
33
37
82.9
83.8
148
157
Age 80
88.0
89.0
44
48
86.0
86.6
146
156
Age 85
90.3
90.8
61
60
89.4
89.8
143
146
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
53.73
158
152.96
47
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
32.23
9
14.47
138
3. Lung Cancers
24.05
30
13.71
82
4. Lung Disease
20.91
98
122.46
2
5. Stroke
19.27
172
118.90
43
6. Breast Cancer
19.15
59
28.94
13
7. Prostate Cancer
14.80
104
21.28
54
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.45
145
41.97
66
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.41
38
10.80
64
10. Suicide
8.90
86
3.57
157
11. Ovary Cancer
6.83
17
5.99
34
12. Pancreas Cancer
6.56
48
2.21
136
13. Lymphomas
6.29
33
6.83
21
14. Kidney Disease
6.12
160
13.07
128
15. Parkinson's Disease
5.57
32
6.12
20
16. Oesophagus Cancer
5.30
35
4.59
38
17. Diabetes Mellitus
4.68
172
96.77
10
18. Stomach Cancer
4.47
126
10.61
36
19. Liver Disease
4.13
169
10.10
127
20. Liver Cancer
3.97
132
12.14
22
21. Leukemia
3.39
105
4.25
57
22. Drug Use
3.38
20
0.20
180
23. Congenital Anomalies
3.33
149
6.28
80
24. Endocrine Disorders
3.24
103
2.76
123
25. Inflammatory/Heart
3.19
131
4.35
97
26. Skin Cancers
3.15
28
9.28
1
27. Falls
3.03
147
13.87
8
28. Cervical Cancer
3.00
145
21.97
33
29. Uterin Cancer
2.94
58
3.18
48
30. Bladder Cancer
2.93
57
2.00
96
31. Road Traffic Accidents
2.92
171
14.45
99
32. Other Neoplasms
2.55
39
0.37
113
33. Oral Cancer
2.43
108
12.56
2
34. Other Injuries
2.23
179
8.96
77
35. Hypertension
1.87
178
25.98
53
36. Low Birth Weight
1.39
157
8.64
49
37. Epilepsy
1.27
117
1.37
111
38. Multiple Sclerosis
1.12
5
0.08
171
39. Drownings
1.05
148
2.58
85
40. Alcohol
1.04
112
1.41
87
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.79
158
6.32
40
42. Violence
0.77
163
12.19
39
43. Asthma
0.70
149
47.57
2
44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.68
24
0.12
155
45. Skin Disease
0.63
128
2.76
33
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.58
149
17.27
3
47. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.55
158
48.64
36
48. Fires
0.41
152
5.98
7
49. Hepatitis C
0.32
35
0.12
83
50. Anemia
0.29
42
0.00
145
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Ireland IRELAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
4,762
18.40
6,835
12.17
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,209
12.40
343
0.61
3. Lung Cancers
1,916
7.40
622
1.11
4. Lung Disease
1,915
7.40
4,538
8.08
5. Stroke
1,770
6.84
5,095
9.08
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,298
5.02
2,595
4.62
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,095
4.23
445
0.79
8. Breast Cancer
760
2.94
764
1.36
9. Prostate Cancer
585
2.26
285
0.51
10. Kidney Disease
566
2.19
687
1.22
11. Pancreas Cancer
530
2.05
107
0.19
12. Parkinson's Disease
530
2.05
185
0.33
13. Lymphomas
513
1.98
353
0.63
14. Suicide
470
1.82
259
0.46
15. Oesophagus Cancer
419
1.62
199
0.35
16. Diabetes Mellitus
414
1.60
4,533
8.07
17. Stomach Cancer
357
1.38
447
0.80
18. Liver Cancer
318
1.23
644
1.15
19. Liver Disease
279
1.08
624
1.11
20. Leukemia
274
1.06
253
0.45
21. Ovary Cancer
273
1.05
179
0.32
22. Bladder Cancer
256
0.99
82
0.15
23. Skin Cancers
252
0.97
417
0.74
24. Endocrine Disorders
249
0.96
153
0.27
25. Falls
247
0.95
502
0.89
26. Inflammatory/Heart
240
0.93
229
0.41
27. Other Neoplasms
218
0.84
15
0.03
28. Oral Cancer
183
0.71
580
1.03
29. Hypertension
175
0.68
1,096
1.95
30. Other Injuries
171
0.66
647
1.15
31. Drug Use
167
0.65
13
0.02
32. Road Traffic Accidents
153
0.59
1,105
1.97
33. Congenital Anomalies
153
0.59
951
1.69
34. Uterin Cancer
126
0.49
81
0.14
35. Cervical Cancer
103
0.40
665
1.18
36. Epilepsy
85
0.33
111
0.20
37. Multiple Sclerosis
83
0.32
5
0.01
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
67
0.26
301
0.54
39. Alcohol
64
0.25
93
0.17
40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
59
0.23
5
0.01
41. Skin Disease
58
0.22
126
0.22
42. Asthma
58
0.22
1,842
3.28
43. Drownings
57
0.22
240
0.43
44. Low Birth Weight
56
0.22
1,661
2.96
45. Diarrhoeal diseases
53
0.20
2,295
4.09
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
50
0.19
1,072
1.91
47. Violence
38
0.15
969
1.73
48. Fires
30
0.12
488
0.87
49. Anemia
29
0.11
0
0.00
50. Tuberculosis
23
0.09
3,969
7.07
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
24.05
30
13.71
82
2. Breast Cancer
19.15
59
28.94
13
3. Prostate Cancer
14.80
104
21.28
54
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.41
38
10.80
64
5. Ovary Cancer
6.83
17
5.99
34
6. Pancreas Cancer
6.56
48
2.21
136
7. Lymphomas
6.29
33
6.83
21
8. Oesophagus Cancer
5.30
35
4.59
38
9. Stomach Cancer
4.47
126
10.61
36
10. Liver Cancer
3.97
132
12.14
22
11. Leukemia
3.39
105
4.25
57
12. Skin Cancers
3.15
28
9.28
1
13. Cervical Cancer
3.00
145
21.97
33
14. Uterin Cancer
2.94
58
3.18
48
15. Bladder Cancer
2.93
57
2.00
96
16. Oral Cancer
2.43
108
12.56
2
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.