TURKEY VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,328	1	85,905	- 14,577
Stroke	2	29,432	2	44,006	- 14,573
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	25,475	6	17,308	+ 8,167
Lung Disease	4	22,637	4	25,088	- 2,451
Diabetes Mellitus	5	21,127	5	17,900	+ 3,227
Lung Cancers	6	20,338	3	35,070	- 14,732
Kidney Disease	7	13,539	7	17,021	- 3,481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	10,647	10	10,606	+ 41
Breast Cancer	9	9,853	14	5,643	+ 4,211
Other Injuries	10	8,649	30	1,678	+ 6,970
Hypertension	11	8,110	8	14,763	- 6,653
Endocrine Disorders	12	8,015	26	2,612	+ 5,403
Prostate Cancer	13	7,487	15	5,608	+ 1,879
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,646	12	6,882	- 236
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	6,212	9	12,845	- 6,633
Lymphomas	16	6,190	19	4,849	+ 1,341
Leukemia	17	5,270	18	4,870	+ 399
Road Traffic Accidents	18	4,391	16	5,573	- 1,182
Bladder Cancer	19	4,248	21	4,485	- 237
Liver Cancer	20	4,079	20	4,542	- 463
Stomach Cancer	21	4,019	11	10,333	- 6,314
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	3,597	40	741	+ 2,856
Other Neoplasms	23	3,406	42	646	+ 2,760
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,253	31	1,632	+ 1,621
Falls	25	3,231	22	4,373	- 1,143
Liver Disease	26	3,209	13	6,340	- 3,132
Ovary Cancer	27	2,853	28	2,287	+ 566
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,806	25	3,439	- 634
Suicide	29	2,782	29	2,003	+ 779
Skin Disease	30	2,777	48	324	+ 2,453
Skin Cancers	31	2,459	32	1,548	+ 911
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,199	45	452	+ 1,747
Drownings	33	2,124	44	549	+ 1,575
Uterin Cancer	34	1,752	37	1,090	+ 662
Asthma	35	1,539	27	2,434	- 895
Oral Cancer	36	1,327	35	1,305	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	37	1,174	34	1,311	- 137
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,122	17	4,966	- 3,845
Anemia	39	1,105	81	0	+ 1,105
Violence	40	974	23	4,010	- 3,037
Drug Use	41	851	38	972	- 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	717	39	789	- 72
Oesophagus Cancer	43	658	33	1,321	- 663
Epilepsy	44	624	36	1,147	- 523
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	621	52	237	+ 384
Multiple Sclerosis	46	560	56	169	+ 391
Low Birth Weight	47	407	24	3,478	- 3,071
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	365	85	0	+ 365
Alcohol	49	334	55	182	+ 152
Fires	50	296	47	343	- 46
Poisonings	51	264	46	369	- 105
Tuberculosis	52	237	50	303	- 66
Birth Trauma	53	159	41	720	- 561
Hepatitis B	54	116	60	72	+ 44
Meningitis	55	108	51	274	- 166
Malnutrition	56	101	43	588	- 487
Schizophrenia	57	99	80	0	+ 99
Hepatitis C	58	97	63	19	+ 78
Upper Respiratory	59	70	66	5	+ 65
Osteoarthritis	60	56	84	0	+ 56
Oral conditions	61	53	86	0	+ 53
Syphilis	62	45	61	50	- 5
Maternal Conditions	63	42	57	109	- 67
HIV/AIDS	64	26	53	204	- 178
Otitis Media	65	25	67	3	+ 22
Appendicitis	66	25	59	93	- 68
Leishmaniasis	67	25	68	2	+ 23
War	68	9	49	318	- 309
Encephalitis	69	3	54	184	- 181
Pertussis	70	0	58	103	- 102
Tetanus	71	0	64	12	- 12
Measles	72	0	65	6	- 6
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
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

Cyprus

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.