TURKEY VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	77,872	9	12,845	+ 65,027
Tuberculosis	2	70,019	50	303	+ 69,716
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	69,723	40	741	+ 68,982
HIV/AIDS	4	55,861	53	204	+ 55,657
Stroke	5	48,882	2	44,006	+ 4,876
Malaria	6	48,817	75	0	+ 48,817
Coronary Heart Disease	7	43,168	1	85,905	- 42,737
Low Birth Weight	8	33,162	24	3,478	+ 29,684
Birth Trauma	9	32,624	41	720	+ 31,904
Road Traffic Accidents	10	26,643	16	5,573	+ 21,070
Measles	11	24,191	65	6	+ 24,185
Hypertension	12	18,640	8	14,763	+ 3,877
Maternal Conditions	13	17,481	57	109	+ 17,372
Liver Disease	14	17,168	13	6,340	+ 10,828
Diabetes Mellitus	15	16,989	5	17,900	- 910
Meningitis	16	15,105	51	274	+ 14,830
Violence	17	15,013	23	4,010	+ 11,003
Lung Disease	18	14,232	4	25,088	- 10,856
Congenital Anomalies	19	11,545	17	4,966	+ 6,578
Asthma	20	11,325	27	2,434	+ 8,891
Kidney Disease	21	10,571	7	17,021	- 6,449
Malnutrition	22	10,281	43	588	+ 9,693
Other Injuries	23	9,237	30	1,678	+ 7,559
Suicide	24	8,707	29	2,003	+ 6,704
Endocrine Disorders	25	6,296	26	2,612	+ 3,684
Breast Cancer	26	5,124	14	5,643	- 519
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	4,721	39	789	+ 3,932
War	28	4,667	49	318	+ 4,349
Tetanus	29	4,173	64	12	+ 4,161
Inflammatory/Heart	30	4,017	31	1,632	+ 2,385
Pertussis	31	3,948	58	103	+ 3,845
Cervical Cancer	32	3,425	34	1,311	+ 2,114
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,035	6	17,308	- 14,273
Drownings	34	3,011	44	549	+ 2,462
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,886	45	452	+ 2,435
Falls	36	2,699	22	4,373	- 1,675
Schistosomiasis	37	2,519	62	33	+ 2,486
Prostate Cancer	38	2,327	15	5,608	- 3,281
Fires	39	2,111	47	343	+ 1,768
Poisonings	40	1,995	46	369	+ 1,626
Syphilis	41	1,787	61	50	+ 1,737
Lymphomas	42	1,771	19	4,849	- 3,077
Epilepsy	43	1,768	36	1,147	+ 621
Liver Cancer	44	1,736	20	4,542	- 2,806
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,734	10	10,606	- 8,872
Oral Cancer	46	1,355	35	1,305	+ 50
Leukemia	47	1,312	18	4,870	- 3,558
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,001	25	3,439	- 2,439
Stomach Cancer	49	975	11	10,333	- 9,358
Ovary Cancer	50	953	28	2,287	- 1,334
Appendicitis	51	920	59	93	+ 827
Alcohol	52	919	55	182	+ 737
Oesophagus Cancer	53	717	33	1,321	- 604
Skin Disease	54	717	48	324	+ 393
Lung Cancers	55	697	3	35,070	- 34,374
Leishmaniasis	56	677	68	2	+ 675
Drug Use	57	653	38	972	- 320
Skin Cancers	58	638	32	1,548	- 910
Trypanosomiasis	59	590	77	0	+ 590
Pancreas Cancer	60	545	12	6,882	- 6,338
Hepatitis B	61	491	60	72	+ 419
Encephalitis	62	417	54	184	+ 232
Upper Respiratory	63	363	66	5	+ 358
Bladder Cancer	64	347	21	4,485	- 4,138
Uterin Cancer	65	291	37	1,090	- 799
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	224	52	237	- 13
Diphtheria	67	158	71	1	+ 157
Otitis Media	68	92	67	3	+ 89
Hepatitis C	69	83	63	19	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	70	72	42	646	- 575
Ascariasis	71	71	70	1	+ 70
Multiple Sclerosis	72	57	56	169	- 112
Chlamydia	73	28	69	2	+ 26
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Central Africa

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.