TURKEY VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	238,170	1	85,905	+ 152,265
Stroke	2	237,982	2	44,006	+ 193,977
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	49,465	6	17,308	+ 32,157
Lung Cancers	4	27,786	3	35,070	- 7,285
Lung Disease	5	23,727	4	25,088	- 1,361
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,158	9	12,845	+ 4,313
Stomach Cancer	7	13,352	11	10,333	+ 3,020
Inflammatory/Heart	8	12,585	31	1,632	+ 10,953
Liver Cancer	9	11,743	20	4,542	+ 7,201
Hypertension	10	11,512	8	14,763	- 3,251
Kidney Disease	11	10,790	7	17,021	- 6,231
Liver Disease	12	10,181	13	6,340	+ 3,841
Parkinson's Disease	13	9,978	25	3,439	+ 6,538
Road Traffic Accidents	14	9,125	16	5,573	+ 3,552
Bladder Cancer	15	8,928	21	4,485	+ 4,443
Prostate Cancer	16	8,412	15	5,608	+ 2,804
Breast Cancer	17	6,211	14	5,643	+ 568
Pancreas Cancer	18	6,082	12	6,882	- 801
Diabetes Mellitus	19	5,645	5	17,900	- 12,255
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	5,334	10	10,606	- 5,272
Asthma	21	5,215	27	2,434	+ 2,780
Leukemia	22	3,557	18	4,870	- 1,313
Falls	23	3,384	22	4,373	- 990
Suicide	24	3,383	29	2,003	+ 1,380
Low Birth Weight	25	2,880	24	3,478	- 598
Other Injuries	26	2,855	30	1,678	+ 1,177
Violence	27	2,777	23	4,010	- 1,234
Congenital Anomalies	28	2,773	17	4,966	- 2,193
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,457	26	2,612	- 155
Oral Cancer	30	2,424	35	1,305	+ 1,119
Lymphomas	31	1,862	19	4,849	- 2,987
Skin Cancers	32	1,723	32	1,548	+ 175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,540	39	789	+ 750
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,396	33	1,321	+ 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,360	45	452	+ 909
Cervical Cancer	36	1,294	34	1,311	- 17
Epilepsy	37	1,194	36	1,147	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	38	1,135	37	1,090	+ 45
Ovary Cancer	39	1,069	28	2,287	- 1,218
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,049	56	169	+ 880
Birth Trauma	41	875	41	720	+ 155
HIV/AIDS	42	693	53	204	+ 489
Drownings	43	688	44	549	+ 139
Drug Use	44	681	38	972	- 292
Fires	45	532	47	343	+ 190
Encephalitis	46	531	54	184	+ 346
Other Neoplasms	47	526	42	646	- 121
Alcohol	48	498	55	182	+ 316
Meningitis	49	373	51	274	+ 98
Upper Respiratory	50	330	66	5	+ 324
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	300	52	237	+ 63
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	251	40	741	- 489
Poisonings	53	242	46	369	- 127
Tuberculosis	54	228	50	303	- 75
Skin Disease	55	162	48	324	- 162
Appendicitis	56	143	59	93	+ 50
Tetanus	57	74	64	12	+ 62
Malnutrition	58	70	43	588	- 518
Maternal Conditions	59	53	57	109	- 56
Pertussis	60	37	58	103	- 65
Leishmaniasis	61	22	68	2	+ 20
Syphilis	62	22	61	50	- 28
Hepatitis B	63	13	60	72	- 59
War	64	9	49	318	- 309
Measles	65	5	65	6	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	4	63	19	- 15
Chlamydia	67	3	69	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	67	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	71	1	- 0
Malaria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Albania

Turkey

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.