TURKEY VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,847	1	85,905	- 47,058
Violence	2	29,491	23	4,010	+ 25,481
Diabetes Mellitus	3	28,443	5	17,900	+ 10,543
Stroke	4	25,661	2	44,006	- 18,345
HIV/AIDS	5	24,106	53	204	+ 23,902
Kidney Disease	6	20,706	7	17,021	+ 3,685
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,526	9	12,845	+ 6,682
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,813	16	5,573	+ 12,240
Liver Disease	9	11,656	13	6,340	+ 5,315
Prostate Cancer	10	9,576	15	5,608	+ 3,968
Lung Disease	11	9,291	4	25,088	- 15,797
Hypertension	12	9,259	8	14,763	- 5,504
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	9,057	6	17,308	- 8,251
Other Injuries	14	7,187	30	1,678	+ 5,509
Lung Cancers	15	6,168	3	35,070	- 28,902
Suicide	16	5,582	29	2,003	+ 3,578
Cervical Cancer	17	5,564	34	1,311	+ 4,253
Drownings	18	4,820	44	549	+ 4,271
Liver Cancer	19	4,816	20	4,542	+ 274
Stomach Cancer	20	4,688	11	10,333	- 5,645
Congenital Anomalies	21	4,662	17	4,966	- 305
Endocrine Disorders	22	4,553	26	2,612	+ 1,941
Breast Cancer	23	4,381	14	5,643	- 1,262
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	4,048	10	10,606	- 6,558
Low Birth Weight	25	3,992	24	3,478	+ 514
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,648	31	1,632	+ 2,016
Falls	27	2,603	22	4,373	- 1,771
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,224	25	3,439	- 1,215
Malnutrition	29	1,982	43	588	+ 1,394
Alcohol	30	1,962	55	182	+ 1,780
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,891	12	6,882	- 4,991
Birth Trauma	32	1,866	41	720	+ 1,146
Tuberculosis	33	1,779	50	303	+ 1,476
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	1,752	40	741	+ 1,011
Asthma	35	1,555	27	2,434	- 879
Epilepsy	36	1,550	36	1,147	+ 403
Skin Disease	37	1,108	48	324	+ 784
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,046	39	789	+ 256
Leukemia	39	806	18	4,870	- 4,064
Fires	40	736	47	343	+ 394
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	690	45	452	+ 238
Maternal Conditions	42	468	57	109	+ 359
Oesophagus Cancer	43	445	33	1,321	- 876
Appendicitis	44	295	59	93	+ 201
Poisonings	45	291	46	369	- 78
Meningitis	46	284	51	274	+ 9
Drug Use	47	281	38	972	- 691
Encephalitis	48	278	54	184	+ 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	223	52	237	- 14
Lymphomas	50	222	19	4,849	- 4,626
Uterin Cancer	51	222	37	1,090	- 868
Ovary Cancer	52	191	28	2,287	- 2,096
Other Neoplasms	53	188	42	646	- 458
Multiple Sclerosis	54	87	56	169	- 82
Dengue	55	42	73	0	+ 42
Hepatitis B	56	40	60	72	- 32
Chagas disease	57	38	76	0	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	58	25	66	5	+ 20
Tetanus	59	22	64	12	+ 11
War	60	22	49	318	- 297
Hepatitis C	61	8	63	19	- 11
Syphilis	62	7	61	50	- 43
Pertussis	63	6	58	103	- 97
Ascariasis	64	6	70	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	65	4	69	2	+ 3
Skin Cancers	66	1	32	1,548	- 1,547
Oral Cancer	67	0	35	1,305	- 1,305
Diphtheria	68	0	71	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	33	- 33
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	21	4,485	- 4,485
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.