TURKEY VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,376	1	85,905	- 22,529
Stroke	2	47,099	2	44,006	+ 3,093
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	36,203	9	12,845	+ 23,358
Violence	4	26,292	23	4,010	+ 22,282
Diabetes Mellitus	5	22,786	5	17,900	+ 4,887
Lung Disease	6	22,697	4	25,088	- 2,392
Kidney Disease	7	14,408	7	17,021	- 2,613
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,948	16	5,573	+ 7,375
Lung Cancers	9	12,102	3	35,070	- 22,968
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	11,742	6	17,308	- 5,566
Hypertension	11	11,018	8	14,763	- 3,745
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	8,854	10	10,606	- 1,752
Liver Disease	13	8,189	13	6,340	+ 1,849
Breast Cancer	14	7,936	14	5,643	+ 2,293
Prostate Cancer	15	7,263	15	5,608	+ 1,656
Falls	16	7,205	22	4,373	+ 2,831
Stomach Cancer	17	6,878	11	10,333	- 3,455
Inflammatory/Heart	18	6,693	31	1,632	+ 5,061
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,471	26	2,612	+ 3,859
Suicide	20	5,558	29	2,003	+ 3,555
Other Injuries	21	5,278	30	1,678	+ 3,600
HIV/AIDS	22	4,801	53	204	+ 4,597
Congenital Anomalies	23	4,708	17	4,966	- 258
Pancreas Cancer	24	4,587	12	6,882	- 2,295
Liver Cancer	25	4,402	20	4,542	- 141
Oesophagus Cancer	26	4,001	33	1,321	+ 2,680
Lymphomas	27	3,966	19	4,849	- 882
Oral Cancer	28	3,804	35	1,305	+ 2,499
Cervical Cancer	29	3,636	34	1,311	+ 2,325
Leukemia	30	3,261	18	4,870	- 1,609
Skin Disease	31	2,744	48	324	+ 2,420
Alcohol	32	2,722	55	182	+ 2,540
Low Birth Weight	33	2,630	24	3,478	- 848
Malnutrition	34	2,559	43	588	+ 1,971
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,163	40	741	+ 1,423
Bladder Cancer	36	2,028	21	4,485	- 2,457
Chagas disease	37	1,929	76	0	+ 1,929
Skin Cancers	38	1,923	32	1,548	+ 375
Drownings	39	1,887	44	549	+ 1,339
Tuberculosis	40	1,871	50	303	+ 1,568
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,824	25	3,439	- 1,616
Other Neoplasms	42	1,783	42	646	+ 1,137
Ovary Cancer	43	1,665	28	2,287	- 622
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,628	39	789	+ 838
Birth Trauma	45	1,444	41	720	+ 724
Epilepsy	46	1,247	36	1,147	+ 100
Uterin Cancer	47	1,063	37	1,090	- 27
Asthma	48	992	27	2,434	- 1,442
Drug Use	49	943	38	972	- 29
Anemia	50	924	81	0	+ 924
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	838	45	452	+ 387
Hepatitis C	52	747	63	19	+ 728
Maternal Conditions	53	576	57	109	+ 467
Meningitis	54	519	51	274	+ 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	419	85	0	+ 419
War	56	417	49	318	+ 98
Appendicitis	57	408	59	93	+ 315
Fires	58	393	47	343	+ 50
Hepatitis B	59	296	60	72	+ 224
Schizophrenia	60	253	80	0	+ 253
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	228	52	237	- 9
Schistosomiasis	62	227	62	33	+ 193
Leishmaniasis	63	165	68	2	+ 163
Multiple Sclerosis	64	136	56	169	- 33
Osteoarthritis	65	126	84	0	+ 126
Poisonings	66	121	46	369	- 248
Upper Respiratory	67	99	66	5	+ 94
Syphilis	68	85	61	50	+ 35
Leprosy	69	66	79	0	+ 66
Otitis Media	70	36	67	3	+ 33
Tetanus	71	34	64	12	+ 22
Encephalitis	72	25	54	184	- 160
Oral conditions	73	24	86	0	+ 24
Malaria	74	17	75	0	+ 17
Pertussis	75	12	58	103	- 91
Dengue	76	5	73	0	+ 5
Iodine Deficiency	77	4	78	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	78	3	70	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	79	3	71	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	80	2	69	2	+ 0
Measles	81	1	65	6	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	1	82	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.