TURKEY VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,273	1	85,905	- 1,632
War	2	53,714	49	318	+ 53,396
Stroke	3	39,962	2	44,006	- 4,044
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	30,714	9	12,845	+ 17,869
Low Birth Weight	5	26,482	24	3,478	+ 23,003
Birth Trauma	6	22,481	41	720	+ 21,761
Tuberculosis	7	20,629	50	303	+ 20,325
Hypertension	8	16,762	8	14,763	+ 1,999
Maternal Conditions	9	16,368	57	109	+ 16,259
Kidney Disease	10	13,817	7	17,021	- 3,204
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,649	16	5,573	+ 7,076
Diabetes Mellitus	12	12,055	5	17,900	- 5,845
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	11,647	40	741	+ 10,907
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,485	17	4,966	+ 5,518
Lung Disease	15	9,749	4	25,088	- 15,339
Liver Disease	16	9,644	13	6,340	+ 3,304
Asthma	17	7,134	27	2,434	+ 4,700
Other Injuries	18	6,796	30	1,678	+ 5,118
Violence	19	6,744	23	4,010	+ 2,734
Meningitis	20	5,505	51	274	+ 5,230
Pertussis	21	4,419	58	103	+ 4,316
Breast Cancer	22	3,820	14	5,643	- 1,823
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,700	6	17,308	- 13,608
Suicide	24	3,297	29	2,003	+ 1,294
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,155	39	789	+ 2,366
Stomach Cancer	26	3,146	11	10,333	- 7,186
Oral Cancer	27	3,076	35	1,305	+ 1,771
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,860	26	2,612	+ 247
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,756	33	1,321	+ 1,435
Tetanus	30	2,630	64	12	+ 2,618
Encephalitis	31	2,495	54	184	+ 2,311
Lung Cancers	32	2,256	3	35,070	- 32,815
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,182	45	452	+ 1,731
Drownings	34	2,088	44	549	+ 1,540
Epilepsy	35	2,081	36	1,147	+ 934
Lymphomas	36	1,983	19	4,849	- 2,865
Falls	37	1,898	22	4,373	- 2,475
Hepatitis B	38	1,810	60	72	+ 1,738
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,554	10	10,606	- 9,052
Liver Cancer	40	1,378	20	4,542	- 3,164
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,316	25	3,439	- 2,124
Leukemia	42	1,279	18	4,870	- 3,591
Malnutrition	43	1,236	43	588	+ 647
Cervical Cancer	44	1,134	34	1,311	- 177
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,105	31	1,632	- 528
HIV/AIDS	46	973	53	204	+ 769
Poisonings	47	804	46	369	+ 435
Ovary Cancer	48	774	28	2,287	- 1,513
Measles	49	735	65	6	+ 728
Fires	50	730	47	343	+ 387
Drug Use	51	688	38	972	- 284
Appendicitis	52	626	59	93	+ 532
Uterin Cancer	53	605	37	1,090	- 485
Bladder Cancer	54	570	21	4,485	- 3,915
Prostate Cancer	55	541	15	5,608	- 5,067
Pancreas Cancer	56	481	12	6,882	- 6,402
Malaria	57	389	75	0	+ 389
Alcohol	58	314	55	182	+ 132
Skin Cancers	59	304	32	1,548	- 1,244
Syphilis	60	197	61	50	+ 147
Skin Disease	61	197	48	324	- 127
Multiple Sclerosis	62	176	56	169	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	63	60	42	646	- 586
Hepatitis C	64	58	63	19	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	53	52	237	- 184
Ascariasis	66	35	70	1	+ 34
Diphtheria	67	35	71	1	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	68	19	66	5	+ 14
Chlamydia	69	3	69	2	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	3	68	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	67	3	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	62	33	- 33
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.