TURKEY VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	121,376	2	44,006	+ 77,370
Coronary Heart Disease	2	105,237	1	85,905	+ 19,332
Lung Disease	3	57,540	4	25,088	+ 32,451
Lung Cancers	4	42,433	3	35,070	+ 7,363
Stomach Cancer	5	23,669	11	10,333	+ 13,337
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	18,086	6	17,308	+ 778
Hypertension	7	17,892	8	14,763	+ 3,128
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,867	16	5,573	+ 9,294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	14,755	10	10,606	+ 4,149
Oesophagus Cancer	10	14,429	33	1,321	+ 13,108
Kidney Disease	11	11,424	7	17,021	- 5,597
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	10,891	9	12,845	- 1,954
Liver Cancer	13	10,749	20	4,542	+ 6,207
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,604	5	17,900	- 8,296
Liver Disease	15	8,649	13	6,340	+ 2,309
Falls	16	8,250	22	4,373	+ 3,877
Suicide	17	6,910	29	2,003	+ 4,907
Pancreas Cancer	18	6,626	12	6,882	- 256
Breast Cancer	19	5,510	14	5,643	- 133
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,200	25	3,439	+ 760
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	3,882	45	452	+ 3,431
Leukemia	22	3,454	18	4,870	- 1,416
Lymphomas	23	3,436	19	4,849	- 1,413
Oral Cancer	24	3,249	35	1,305	+ 1,944
Other Injuries	25	3,213	30	1,678	+ 1,535
Drownings	26	3,137	44	549	+ 2,588
Cervical Cancer	27	3,068	34	1,311	+ 1,757
Prostate Cancer	28	3,033	15	5,608	- 2,575
Bladder Cancer	29	2,250	21	4,485	- 2,235
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,241	39	789	+ 1,452
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,175	17	4,966	- 2,791
Tuberculosis	32	2,067	50	303	+ 1,764
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,779	31	1,632	+ 147
HIV/AIDS	34	1,708	53	204	+ 1,504
Ovary Cancer	35	1,668	28	2,287	- 619
Poisonings	36	1,530	46	369	+ 1,161
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,522	26	2,612	- 1,091
Drug Use	38	1,438	38	972	+ 466
Asthma	39	1,375	27	2,434	- 1,059
Low Birth Weight	40	1,285	24	3,478	- 2,193
Skin Cancers	41	1,168	32	1,548	- 380
Alcohol	42	1,133	55	182	+ 951
Birth Trauma	43	1,048	41	720	+ 328
Malnutrition	44	772	43	588	+ 184
Uterin Cancer	45	698	37	1,090	- 392
Epilepsy	46	675	36	1,147	- 472
Violence	47	660	23	4,010	- 3,350
Fires	48	624	47	343	+ 281
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	600	52	237	+ 364
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	518	40	741	- 223
Meningitis	51	339	51	274	+ 64
Skin Disease	52	310	48	324	- 14
Other Neoplasms	53	260	42	646	- 387
Maternal Conditions	54	214	57	109	+ 105
Encephalitis	55	166	54	184	- 18
Hepatitis B	56	164	60	72	+ 91
Upper Respiratory	57	158	66	5	+ 153
Syphilis	58	108	61	50	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	59	103	56	169	- 66
Appendicitis	60	87	59	93	- 6
War	61	53	49	318	- 265
Measles	62	33	65	6	+ 27
Tetanus	63	29	64	12	+ 18
Pertussis	64	29	58	103	- 74
Schistosomiasis	65	24	62	33	- 9
Hepatitis C	66	5	63	19	- 14
Chlamydia	67	3	69	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	1	67	3	- 2
Dengue	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	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.