TURKEY VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,715	1	85,905	- 18,190
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	48,986	6	17,308	+ 31,679
Stroke	3	32,465	2	44,006	- 11,541
Lung Cancers	4	27,555	3	35,070	- 7,515
Lung Disease	5	26,671	4	25,088	+ 1,583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,511	10	10,606	+ 8,905
Diabetes Mellitus	7	14,051	5	17,900	- 3,849
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	13,972	9	12,845	+ 1,127
Prostate Cancer	9	11,835	15	5,608	+ 6,227
Breast Cancer	10	10,701	14	5,643	+ 5,059
Suicide	11	9,898	29	2,003	+ 7,895
Kidney Disease	12	9,865	7	17,021	- 7,156
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,797	12	6,882	+ 2,914
Falls	14	9,791	22	4,373	+ 5,418
Lymphomas	15	9,549	19	4,849	+ 4,700
Endocrine Disorders	16	7,317	26	2,612	+ 4,705
Skin Cancers	17	7,286	32	1,548	+ 5,738
Leukemia	18	6,681	18	4,870	+ 1,811
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,399	25	3,439	+ 2,959
Liver Cancer	20	6,398	20	4,542	+ 1,856
Drug Use	21	5,602	38	972	+ 4,630
Other Injuries	22	5,161	30	1,678	+ 3,483
Hypertension	23	5,127	8	14,763	- 9,637
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,937	31	1,632	+ 3,305
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,694	33	1,321	+ 3,372
Liver Disease	26	4,467	13	6,340	- 1,873
Stomach Cancer	27	4,047	11	10,333	- 6,285
Other Neoplasms	28	3,935	42	646	+ 3,289
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,912	16	5,573	- 1,661
Bladder Cancer	30	3,731	21	4,485	- 754
Ovary Cancer	31	3,150	28	2,287	+ 863
Oral Cancer	32	3,055	35	1,305	+ 1,750
Congenital Anomalies	33	2,233	17	4,966	- 2,733
Skin Disease	34	1,868	48	324	+ 1,544
Uterin Cancer	35	1,647	37	1,090	+ 557
Asthma	36	1,431	27	2,434	- 1,003
Alcohol	37	1,194	55	182	+ 1,011
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,191	45	452	+ 739
Cervical Cancer	39	1,073	34	1,311	- 238
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	929	40	741	+ 188
Epilepsy	41	894	36	1,147	- 253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	867	39	789	+ 78
Low Birth Weight	43	780	24	3,478	- 2,699
Violence	44	765	23	4,010	- 3,245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	719	52	237	+ 482
Multiple Sclerosis	46	590	56	169	+ 421
Drownings	47	557	44	549	+ 8
Hepatitis C	48	544	63	19	+ 525
Anemia	49	494	81	0	+ 494
Birth Trauma	50	440	41	720	- 280
Malnutrition	51	367	43	588	- 221
Osteoarthritis	52	358	84	0	+ 358
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	224	85	0	+ 224
Schizophrenia	54	201	80	0	+ 201
Fires	55	172	47	343	- 171
Tuberculosis	56	165	50	303	- 138
HIV/AIDS	57	157	53	204	- 47
Hepatitis B	58	129	60	72	+ 57
Oral conditions	59	125	86	0	+ 125
Meningitis	60	117	51	274	- 158
Poisonings	61	109	46	369	- 260
Appendicitis	62	83	59	93	- 10
Maternal Conditions	63	64	57	109	- 45
Upper Respiratory	64	53	66	5	+ 48
War	65	25	49	318	- 294
Otitis Media	66	19	67	3	+ 16
Syphilis	67	9	61	50	- 41
Encephalitis	68	8	54	184	- 176
Pertussis	69	4	58	103	- 98
Tetanus	70	4	64	12	- 7
Diphtheria	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	78	0	65	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	79	0	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.