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Ireland
COUNTRY #1
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
IRELAND VS SAMOA

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
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
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Samoa Population Pyramid
267,390
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
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.