TURKEY VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,870	1	85,905	+ 965
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	67,152	6	17,308	+ 49,844
Lung Cancers	3	45,398	3	35,070	+ 10,327
Lung Disease	4	30,817	4	25,088	+ 5,728
Stroke	5	30,701	2	44,006	- 13,305
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	20,926	10	10,606	+ 10,320
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,114	9	12,845	+ 3,269
Breast Cancer	8	12,815	14	5,643	+ 7,172
Diabetes Mellitus	9	12,398	5	17,900	- 5,502
Lymphomas	10	11,159	19	4,849	+ 6,310
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,966	12	6,882	+ 4,084
Falls	12	10,471	22	4,373	+ 6,098
Prostate Cancer	13	10,215	15	5,608	+ 4,607
Kidney Disease	14	9,926	7	17,021	- 7,095
Suicide	15	9,577	29	2,003	+ 7,573
Drug Use	16	7,993	38	972	+ 7,020
Liver Disease	17	7,857	13	6,340	+ 1,517
Parkinson's Disease	18	7,283	25	3,439	+ 3,844
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,009	26	2,612	+ 4,397
Liver Cancer	20	6,749	20	4,542	+ 2,207
Leukemia	21	6,718	18	4,870	+ 1,848
Hypertension	22	5,557	8	14,763	- 9,207
Bladder Cancer	23	5,465	21	4,485	+ 980
Other Injuries	24	5,188	30	1,678	+ 3,509
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,835	33	1,321	+ 3,514
Stomach Cancer	26	4,721	11	10,333	- 5,611
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,466	31	1,632	+ 2,834
Road Traffic Accidents	28	4,332	16	5,573	- 1,241
Ovary Cancer	29	4,124	28	2,287	+ 1,837
Skin Cancers	30	3,808	32	1,548	+ 2,260
Other Neoplasms	31	3,640	42	646	+ 2,993
Oral Cancer	32	3,452	35	1,305	+ 2,147
Alcohol	33	3,233	55	182	+ 3,050
Uterin Cancer	34	2,565	37	1,090	+ 1,475
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,344	17	4,966	- 2,622
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,822	40	741	+ 1,081
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,501	56	169	+ 1,332
Skin Disease	38	1,472	48	324	+ 1,148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,379	45	452	+ 927
Violence	40	1,312	23	4,010	- 2,699
Cervical Cancer	41	1,253	34	1,311	- 58
Low Birth Weight	42	1,200	24	3,478	- 2,278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	959	39	789	+ 169
Epilepsy	44	833	36	1,147	- 314
Hepatitis C	45	787	63	19	+ 768
Anemia	46	743	81	0	+ 743
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	699	52	237	+ 462
Drownings	48	614	44	549	+ 65
Asthma	49	568	27	2,434	- 1,866
Birth Trauma	50	418	41	720	- 302
Malnutrition	51	417	43	588	- 171
Fires	52	417	47	343	+ 74
HIV/AIDS	53	353	53	204	+ 149
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	309	85	0	+ 309
Osteoarthritis	55	301	84	0	+ 301
Poisonings	56	263	46	369	- 106
Schizophrenia	57	257	80	0	+ 257
Tuberculosis	58	211	50	303	- 92
Meningitis	59	148	51	274	- 126
Hepatitis B	60	143	60	72	+ 70
Oral conditions	61	110	86	0	+ 110
Appendicitis	62	107	59	93	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	63	101	66	5	+ 96
Maternal Conditions	64	98	57	109	- 11
War	65	46	49	318	- 273
Otitis Media	66	16	67	3	+ 13
Syphilis	67	11	61	50	- 39
Encephalitis	68	7	54	184	- 178
Pertussis	69	2	58	103	- 101
Chagas disease	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	64	12	- 11
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	65	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	33	- 33
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	83	0	69	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	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.