TURKEY VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	169,365	1	85,905	+ 83,460
Stroke	2	82,272	2	44,006	+ 38,266
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	65,694	9	12,845	+ 52,850
Lung Cancers	4	45,909	3	35,070	+ 10,839
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	44,809	6	17,308	+ 27,501
Lung Disease	6	42,131	4	25,088	+ 17,042
Hypertension	7	26,609	8	14,763	+ 11,846
Prostate Cancer	8	25,815	15	5,608	+ 20,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	22,687	10	10,606	+ 12,081
Falls	10	21,554	22	4,373	+ 17,181
Liver Disease	11	14,371	13	6,340	+ 8,031
Other Injuries	12	14,339	30	1,678	+ 12,661
Diabetes Mellitus	13	13,739	5	17,900	- 4,161
Kidney Disease	14	13,041	7	17,021	- 3,980
Breast Cancer	15	12,832	14	5,643	+ 7,189
Suicide	16	12,563	29	2,003	+ 10,559
Inflammatory/Heart	17	8,871	31	1,632	+ 7,238
Lymphomas	18	8,357	19	4,849	+ 3,508
Road Traffic Accidents	19	7,728	16	5,573	+ 2,155
Stomach Cancer	20	7,600	11	10,333	- 2,732
Pancreas Cancer	21	6,940	12	6,882	+ 58
Oesophagus Cancer	22	6,745	33	1,321	+ 5,424
Oral Cancer	23	6,722	35	1,305	+ 5,417
Liver Cancer	24	6,254	20	4,542	+ 1,712
Other Neoplasms	25	5,895	42	646	+ 5,249
Bladder Cancer	26	5,632	21	4,485	+ 1,147
Parkinson's Disease	27	5,298	25	3,439	+ 1,859
Alcohol	28	5,181	55	182	+ 4,998
Cervical Cancer	29	5,107	34	1,311	+ 3,796
Leukemia	30	4,859	18	4,870	- 12
Uterin Cancer	31	4,618	37	1,090	+ 3,528
Violence	32	4,477	23	4,010	+ 466
Skin Cancers	33	3,943	32	1,548	+ 2,395
HIV/AIDS	34	3,617	53	204	+ 3,413
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,220	39	789	+ 2,430
Endocrine Disorders	36	3,163	26	2,612	+ 551
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,821	17	4,966	- 2,145
Osteoarthritis	38	2,503	84	0	+ 2,503
Ovary Cancer	39	2,477	28	2,287	+ 190
Asthma	40	2,311	27	2,434	- 123
Skin Disease	41	1,981	48	324	+ 1,657
Drownings	42	1,770	44	549	+ 1,221
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,582	40	741	+ 841
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,241	45	452	+ 789
Hepatitis C	45	860	63	19	+ 841
Epilepsy	46	830	36	1,147	- 317
Appendicitis	47	797	59	93	+ 704
Low Birth Weight	48	754	24	3,478	- 2,724
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	664	52	237	+ 427
Meningitis	50	634	51	274	+ 360
Drug Use	51	627	38	972	- 345
Anemia	52	592	81	0	+ 592
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	579	85	0	+ 579
Schizophrenia	54	522	80	0	+ 522
Malnutrition	55	487	43	588	- 101
Hepatitis B	56	454	60	72	+ 381
Multiple Sclerosis	57	425	56	169	+ 256
Fires	58	422	47	343	+ 79
Birth Trauma	59	373	41	720	- 347
Tuberculosis	60	343	50	303	+ 40
Maternal Conditions	61	333	57	109	+ 224
Poisonings	62	132	46	369	- 237
Otitis Media	63	83	67	3	+ 80
Oral conditions	64	48	86	0	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	65	43	66	5	+ 38
Encephalitis	66	43	54	184	- 141
Leprosy	67	14	79	0	+ 14
War	68	9	49	318	- 309
Syphilis	69	6	61	50	- 45
Ascariasis	70	6	70	1	+ 4
Tetanus	71	5	64	12	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	72	3	78	0	+ 3
Pertussis	73	0	58	103	- 102
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	68	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	69	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.