TURKEY VS ARMENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARMENIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	251,538	1	85,905	+ 165,633
Stroke	2	59,944	2	44,006	+ 15,938
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	34,313	9	12,845	+ 21,469
Lung Cancers	4	29,093	3	35,070	- 5,977
Lung Disease	5	23,525	4	25,088	- 1,564
Hypertension	6	21,842	8	14,763	+ 7,079
Diabetes Mellitus	7	20,167	5	17,900	+ 2,267
Liver Disease	8	17,705	13	6,340	+ 11,364
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,675	16	5,573	+ 11,102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	13,261	10	10,606	+ 2,655
Kidney Disease	11	13,186	7	17,021	- 3,835
Stomach Cancer	12	12,665	11	10,333	+ 2,332
Breast Cancer	13	12,544	14	5,643	+ 6,901
Liver Cancer	14	10,232	20	4,542	+ 5,690
Pancreas Cancer	15	10,119	12	6,882	+ 3,237
Congenital Anomalies	16	7,973	17	4,966	+ 3,006
Other Injuries	17	7,419	30	1,678	+ 5,741
Peptic Ulcer Disease	18	6,639	39	789	+ 5,849
Prostate Cancer	19	6,245	15	5,608	+ 637
Bladder Cancer	20	5,035	21	4,485	+ 550
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,908	31	1,632	+ 3,276
Leukemia	22	3,842	18	4,870	- 1,028
Low Birth Weight	23	3,669	24	3,478	+ 191
Uterin Cancer	24	3,431	37	1,090	+ 2,341
Violence	25	3,163	23	4,010	- 848
Lymphomas	26	3,004	19	4,849	- 1,845
Cervical Cancer	27	2,792	34	1,311	+ 1,481
Suicide	28	2,772	29	2,003	+ 768
Ovary Cancer	29	2,559	28	2,287	+ 272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	30	1,902	45	452	+ 1,451
Hepatitis C	31	1,819	63	19	+ 1,800
HIV/AIDS	32	1,806	53	204	+ 1,602
Oral Cancer	33	1,696	35	1,305	+ 391
Skin Cancers	34	1,597	32	1,548	+ 49
Endocrine Disorders	35	1,469	26	2,612	- 1,143
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,443	33	1,321	+ 122
Other Neoplasms	37	1,236	42	646	+ 589
Tuberculosis	38	1,233	50	303	+ 929
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	1,127	6	17,308	- 16,181
Falls	40	1,061	22	4,373	- 3,313
Drug Use	41	1,011	38	972	+ 39
Birth Trauma	42	967	41	720	+ 247
Skin Disease	43	770	48	324	+ 446
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	757	85	0	+ 757
Drownings	45	595	44	549	+ 46
Poisonings	46	572	46	369	+ 203
Fires	47	372	47	343	+ 30
Parkinson's Disease	48	330	25	3,439	- 3,110
Asthma	49	274	27	2,434	- 2,161
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	268	40	741	- 472
Hepatitis B	51	256	60	72	+ 184
Epilepsy	52	254	36	1,147	- 893
Multiple Sclerosis	53	250	56	169	+ 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	249	52	237	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	55	240	57	109	+ 131
Meningitis	56	185	51	274	- 89
Encephalitis	57	143	54	184	- 41
Anemia	58	135	81	0	+ 135
Appendicitis	59	133	59	93	+ 39
Osteoarthritis	60	98	84	0	+ 98
Schizophrenia	61	90	80	0	+ 90
Alcohol	62	86	55	182	- 96
Upper Respiratory	63	72	66	5	+ 67
Oral conditions	64	56	86	0	+ 56
Otitis Media	65	40	67	3	+ 37
Malnutrition	66	38	43	588	- 550
Leishmaniasis	67	27	68	2	+ 24
Vitamin A Deficiency	68	23	82	0	+ 23
War	69	9	49	318	- 309
Iodine Deficiency	70	9	78	0	+ 9
Pertussis	71	4	58	103	- 98
Ascariasis	72	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 0
Measles	74	0	65	6	- 6
Syphilis	75	0	61	50	- 50
Chlamydia	76	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	64	12	- 12
Schistosomiasis	82	0	62	33	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.