TURKEY VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	62,209	53	204	+ 62,005
Tuberculosis	2	38,365	50	303	+ 38,062
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	35,539	9	12,845	+ 22,694
Coronary Heart Disease	4	34,410	1	85,905	- 51,495
Stroke	5	31,268	2	44,006	- 12,738
Malaria	6	27,273	75	0	+ 27,273
Road Traffic Accidents	7	22,049	16	5,573	+ 16,476
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	17,992	40	741	+ 17,251
Low Birth Weight	9	17,700	24	3,478	+ 14,222
Diabetes Mellitus	10	14,479	5	17,900	- 3,420
Birth Trauma	11	13,760	41	720	+ 13,040
Hypertension	12	12,864	8	14,763	- 1,899
Liver Disease	13	12,837	13	6,340	+ 6,497
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,056	17	4,966	+ 5,090
Kidney Disease	15	8,455	7	17,021	- 8,566
Maternal Conditions	16	7,968	57	109	+ 7,859
Lung Disease	17	7,461	4	25,088	- 17,627
Violence	18	7,432	23	4,010	+ 3,422
Suicide	19	4,810	29	2,003	+ 2,807
Other Injuries	20	4,595	30	1,678	+ 2,917
Pertussis	21	4,540	58	103	+ 4,438
Meningitis	22	4,127	51	274	+ 3,852
Asthma	23	4,011	27	2,434	+ 1,577
Malnutrition	24	3,749	43	588	+ 3,161
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,176	6	17,308	- 14,132
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,029	31	1,632	+ 1,397
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,867	26	2,612	+ 255
Prostate Cancer	28	2,729	15	5,608	- 2,879
Cervical Cancer	29	2,706	34	1,311	+ 1,395
Liver Cancer	30	2,338	20	4,542	- 2,204
Measles	31	2,198	65	6	+ 2,192
Breast Cancer	32	2,189	14	5,643	- 3,453
Falls	33	2,052	22	4,373	- 2,322
Syphilis	34	1,470	61	50	+ 1,420
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,450	39	789	+ 660
Drownings	36	1,433	44	549	+ 884
Fires	37	1,246	47	343	+ 903
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,225	10	10,606	- 9,381
Stomach Cancer	39	1,214	11	10,333	- 9,119
Epilepsy	40	1,048	36	1,147	- 99
Poisonings	41	973	46	369	+ 604
Parkinson's Disease	42	952	25	3,439	- 2,488
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	918	45	452	+ 467
Drug Use	44	903	38	972	- 70
Lymphomas	45	842	19	4,849	- 4,007
Leukemia	46	793	18	4,870	- 4,077
Lung Cancers	47	740	3	35,070	- 34,330
Ovary Cancer	48	682	28	2,287	- 1,605
Alcohol	49	635	55	182	+ 452
Skin Disease	50	631	48	324	+ 307
Schistosomiasis	51	618	62	33	+ 585
Pancreas Cancer	52	577	12	6,882	- 6,305
Skin Cancers	53	497	32	1,548	- 1,051
Oral Cancer	54	451	35	1,305	- 855
Tetanus	55	318	64	12	+ 306
Encephalitis	56	273	54	184	+ 89
Oesophagus Cancer	57	269	33	1,321	- 1,053
Appendicitis	58	255	59	93	+ 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	206	52	237	- 31
Uterin Cancer	60	202	37	1,090	- 888
Bladder Cancer	61	201	21	4,485	- 4,284
Hepatitis B	62	200	60	72	+ 128
Other Neoplasms	63	104	42	646	- 542
Upper Respiratory	64	93	66	5	+ 87
Trypanosomiasis	65	92	77	0	+ 92
Multiple Sclerosis	66	52	56	169	- 117
Hepatitis C	67	34	63	19	+ 15
Diphtheria	68	26	71	1	+ 25
Ascariasis	69	15	70	1	+ 13
Chlamydia	70	14	69	2	+ 12
Otitis Media	71	9	67	3	+ 6
War	72	7	49	318	- 311
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.