TURKEY VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,801	1	85,905	- 19,104
Lung Disease	2	49,873	4	25,088	+ 24,785
Stroke	3	34,260	2	44,006	- 9,746
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,841	9	12,845	+ 3,996
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	16,106	40	741	+ 15,366
Liver Disease	6	15,743	13	6,340	+ 9,403
Diabetes Mellitus	7	15,590	5	17,900	- 2,309
Kidney Disease	8	14,134	7	17,021	- 2,887
Tuberculosis	9	13,101	50	303	+ 12,797
Road Traffic Accidents	10	11,742	16	5,573	+ 6,169
Stomach Cancer	11	11,233	11	10,333	+ 901
Falls	12	10,549	22	4,373	+ 6,176
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	9,941	6	17,308	- 7,367
Low Birth Weight	14	7,534	24	3,478	+ 4,056
Asthma	15	7,394	27	2,434	+ 4,960
Hypertension	16	7,277	8	14,763	- 7,486
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	6,427	45	452	+ 5,975
HIV/AIDS	18	5,516	53	204	+ 5,312
Birth Trauma	19	4,875	41	720	+ 4,155
Congenital Anomalies	20	4,780	17	4,966	- 186
Lung Cancers	21	4,188	3	35,070	- 30,882
Oesophagus Cancer	22	4,161	33	1,321	+ 2,840
Oral Cancer	23	4,093	35	1,305	+ 2,788
Other Injuries	24	4,053	30	1,678	+ 2,375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,673	39	789	+ 2,884
Suicide	26	3,341	29	2,003	+ 1,338
Liver Cancer	27	3,321	20	4,542	- 1,221
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,987	25	3,439	- 452
Cervical Cancer	29	2,898	34	1,311	+ 1,587
Encephalitis	30	2,665	54	184	+ 2,481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,298	10	10,606	- 8,308
Drownings	32	1,931	44	549	+ 1,383
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,897	12	6,882	- 4,985
Leukemia	34	1,765	18	4,870	- 3,105
Violence	35	1,742	23	4,010	- 2,268
Meningitis	36	1,638	51	274	+ 1,363
Ovary Cancer	37	1,355	28	2,287	- 932
Epilepsy	38	1,313	36	1,147	+ 165
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,043	26	2,612	- 1,569
Syphilis	40	1,010	61	50	+ 960
Skin Cancers	41	878	32	1,548	- 670
Maternal Conditions	42	870	57	109	+ 761
Breast Cancer	43	753	14	5,643	- 4,890
Fires	44	748	47	343	+ 406
Inflammatory/Heart	45	729	31	1,632	- 903
Skin Disease	46	691	48	324	+ 367
Drug Use	47	652	38	972	- 320
Bladder Cancer	48	617	21	4,485	- 3,868
Alcohol	49	568	55	182	+ 386
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	506	52	237	+ 269
Appendicitis	51	478	59	93	+ 385
Lymphomas	52	460	19	4,849	- 4,388
Hepatitis B	53	385	60	72	+ 313
Malnutrition	54	329	43	588	- 259
Prostate Cancer	55	322	15	5,608	- 5,286
Dengue	56	315	73	0	+ 315
Other Neoplasms	57	205	42	646	- 442
Measles	58	195	65	6	+ 189
Poisonings	59	181	46	369	- 188
Tetanus	60	131	64	12	+ 120
Upper Respiratory	61	97	66	5	+ 92
Multiple Sclerosis	62	95	56	169	- 74
Pertussis	63	90	58	103	- 12
Hepatitis C	64	88	63	19	+ 69
Leishmaniasis	65	88	68	2	+ 85
Ascariasis	66	17	70	1	+ 16
Chlamydia	67	9	69	2	+ 7
War	68	8	49	318	- 310
Otitis Media	69	5	67	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	71	1	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	37	1,090	- 1,090
Anemia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	78	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.