TURKEY VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	BELGIUM		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107,316	1	85,905	+ 21,411
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	66,129	6	17,308	+ 48,821
Stroke	3	52,023	2	44,006	+ 8,018
Lung Cancers	4	47,594	3	35,070	+ 12,524
Lung Disease	5	45,215	4	25,088	+ 20,126
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	39,872	9	12,845	+ 27,027
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	23,378	10	10,606	+ 12,771
Kidney Disease	8	20,730	7	17,021	+ 3,709
Breast Cancer	9	18,167	14	5,643	+ 12,524
Suicide	10	14,826	29	2,003	+ 12,823
Other Injuries	11	14,090	30	1,678	+ 12,412
Other Neoplasms	12	12,836	42	646	+ 12,189
Prostate Cancer	13	12,813	15	5,608	+ 7,205
Pancreas Cancer	14	12,708	12	6,882	+ 5,825
Falls	15	12,329	22	4,373	+ 7,956
Lymphomas	16	10,902	19	4,849	+ 6,053
Liver Disease	17	10,063	13	6,340	+ 3,722
Endocrine Disorders	18	10,055	26	2,612	+ 7,443
Parkinson's Disease	19	9,675	25	3,439	+ 6,235
Diabetes Mellitus	20	8,915	5	17,900	- 8,985
Leukemia	21	8,423	18	4,870	+ 3,553
Bladder Cancer	22	7,574	21	4,485	+ 3,089
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,448	31	1,632	+ 5,816
Liver Cancer	24	6,852	20	4,542	+ 2,310
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,308	33	1,321	+ 4,987
Stomach Cancer	26	6,062	11	10,333	- 4,271
Hypertension	27	5,194	8	14,763	- 9,569
Oral Cancer	28	4,738	35	1,305	+ 3,433
Road Traffic Accidents	29	4,677	16	5,573	- 896
Ovary Cancer	30	4,583	28	2,287	+ 2,296
Skin Cancers	31	3,668	32	1,548	+ 2,120
Alcohol	32	3,509	55	182	+ 3,326
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,933	40	741	+ 2,192
Uterin Cancer	34	2,698	37	1,090	+ 1,608
Skin Disease	35	2,665	48	324	+ 2,341
Epilepsy	36	2,442	36	1,147	+ 1,295
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,056	45	452	+ 1,605
Malnutrition	38	2,042	43	588	+ 1,454
Drug Use	39	2,019	38	972	+ 1,046
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,980	17	4,966	- 2,987
Cervical Cancer	41	1,705	34	1,311	+ 394
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,493	39	789	+ 703
Anemia	43	1,397	81	0	+ 1,397
Violence	44	1,050	23	4,010	- 2,961
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,032	56	169	+ 863
Asthma	46	897	27	2,434	- 1,538
Drownings	47	552	44	549	+ 4
Fires	48	526	47	343	+ 184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	510	52	237	+ 273
Low Birth Weight	50	489	24	3,478	- 2,989
Osteoarthritis	51	411	84	0	+ 411
Hepatitis C	52	372	63	19	+ 353
Birth Trauma	53	330	41	720	- 390
Tuberculosis	54	320	50	303	+ 17
Poisonings	55	289	46	369	- 80
Schizophrenia	56	278	80	0	+ 278
HIV/AIDS	57	254	53	204	+ 50
Meningitis	58	200	51	274	- 74
Upper Respiratory	59	154	66	5	+ 149
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	141	85	0	+ 141
Oral conditions	61	133	86	0	+ 133
Appendicitis	62	117	59	93	+ 24
Hepatitis B	63	116	60	72	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	64	42	57	109	- 67
Otitis Media	65	13	67	3	+ 10
Encephalitis	66	9	54	184	- 175
War	67	8	49	318	- 310
Pertussis	68	6	58	103	- 97
Diphtheria	69	0	71	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	61	50	- 50
Chlamydia	71	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	64	12	- 12
Measles	79	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	73	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

Belgium

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.