TURKEY VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,413	1	85,905	- 17,492
Stroke	2	45,875	2	44,006	+ 1,870
Hypertension	3	40,489	8	14,763	+ 25,726
Diabetes Mellitus	4	31,446	5	17,900	+ 13,546
Violence	5	30,399	23	4,010	+ 26,389
HIV/AIDS	6	27,489	53	204	+ 27,285
Kidney Disease	7	24,523	7	17,021	+ 7,502
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	19,979	9	12,845	+ 7,134
Breast Cancer	9	14,105	14	5,643	+ 8,462
Other Injuries	10	13,721	30	1,678	+ 12,043
Liver Disease	11	13,712	13	6,340	+ 7,372
Prostate Cancer	12	13,397	15	5,608	+ 7,789
Endocrine Disorders	13	12,628	26	2,612	+ 10,016
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	10,937	6	17,308	- 6,371
Inflammatory/Heart	15	9,606	31	1,632	+ 7,974
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	8,671	10	10,606	- 1,935
Lung Disease	17	6,802	4	25,088	- 18,286
Road Traffic Accidents	18	6,177	16	5,573	+ 604
Lung Cancers	19	5,992	3	35,070	- 29,078
Skin Disease	20	5,427	48	324	+ 5,103
Drownings	21	5,318	44	549	+ 4,769
Lymphomas	22	5,094	19	4,849	+ 246
Cervical Cancer	23	4,207	34	1,311	+ 2,896
Alcohol	24	4,112	55	182	+ 3,929
Stomach Cancer	25	3,630	11	10,333	- 6,703
Falls	26	3,602	22	4,373	- 771
Parkinson's Disease	27	3,444	25	3,439	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	28	3,375	24	3,478	- 103
Congenital Anomalies	29	3,247	17	4,966	- 1,719
Uterin Cancer	30	2,860	37	1,090	+ 1,770
Suicide	31	2,819	29	2,003	+ 815
Liver Cancer	32	2,419	20	4,542	- 2,123
Fires	33	2,130	47	343	+ 1,787
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,124	39	789	+ 1,335
Leukemia	35	2,066	18	4,870	- 2,804
Ovary Cancer	36	2,042	28	2,287	- 244
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,999	12	6,882	- 4,884
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,784	33	1,321	+ 463
Asthma	39	1,747	27	2,434	- 687
Epilepsy	40	1,598	36	1,147	+ 450
Maternal Conditions	41	1,312	57	109	+ 1,203
Birth Trauma	42	1,270	41	720	+ 550
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,060	40	741	+ 319
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	891	45	452	+ 439
Malnutrition	45	869	43	588	+ 281
Oral Cancer	46	709	35	1,305	- 596
Other Neoplasms	47	671	42	646	+ 25
Drug Use	48	511	38	972	- 461
Meningitis	49	506	51	274	+ 231
Bladder Cancer	50	431	21	4,485	- 4,054
Encephalitis	51	376	54	184	+ 191
Appendicitis	52	368	59	93	+ 274
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	319	52	237	+ 82
Multiple Sclerosis	54	308	56	169	+ 139
Skin Cancers	55	168	32	1,548	- 1,380
Poisonings	56	133	46	369	- 235
War	57	133	49	318	- 185
Tuberculosis	58	74	50	303	- 229
Dengue	59	53	73	0	+ 53
Hepatitis B	60	44	60	72	- 28
Upper Respiratory	61	40	66	5	+ 34
Tetanus	62	16	64	12	+ 4
Syphilis	63	16	61	50	- 35
Chlamydia	64	12	69	2	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	5	63	19	- 14
Otitis Media	66	2	67	3	- 1
Ascariasis	67	2	70	1	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	58	103	- 102
Measles	69	0	65	6	- 6
Diphtheria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	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.