TURKEY VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,221	1	85,905	- 10,684
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	73,479	6	17,308	+ 56,171
Lung Disease	3	61,776	4	25,088	+ 36,688
Lung Cancers	4	52,406	3	35,070	+ 17,336
Stroke	5	51,576	2	44,006	+ 7,570
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	31,596	9	12,845	+ 18,751
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	30,233	10	10,606	+ 19,627
Prostate Cancer	8	20,842	15	5,608	+ 15,234
Breast Cancer	9	18,293	14	5,643	+ 12,650
Diabetes Mellitus	10	18,080	5	17,900	+ 181
Pancreas Cancer	11	15,434	12	6,882	+ 8,551
Kidney Disease	12	12,826	7	17,021	- 4,195
Lymphomas	13	10,276	19	4,849	+ 5,427
Liver Disease	14	9,747	13	6,340	+ 3,406
Hypertension	15	9,048	8	14,763	- 5,715
Suicide	16	8,694	29	2,003	+ 6,690
Parkinson's Disease	17	8,450	25	3,439	+ 5,011
Alcohol	18	8,427	55	182	+ 8,245
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,092	26	2,612	+ 5,480
Leukemia	20	7,864	18	4,870	+ 2,994
Bladder Cancer	21	7,681	21	4,485	+ 3,196
Falls	22	7,615	22	4,373	+ 3,242
Stomach Cancer	23	6,818	11	10,333	- 3,515
Oesophagus Cancer	24	6,711	33	1,321	+ 5,390
Liver Cancer	25	6,540	20	4,542	+ 1,998
Skin Cancers	26	5,471	32	1,548	+ 3,923
Other Neoplasms	27	5,323	42	646	+ 4,676
Oral Cancer	28	5,220	35	1,305	+ 3,915
Ovary Cancer	29	5,169	28	2,287	+ 2,883
Other Injuries	30	4,889	30	1,678	+ 3,211
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,006	31	1,632	+ 2,373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,045	39	789	+ 2,256
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,006	16	5,573	- 2,567
Drug Use	34	2,771	38	972	+ 1,799
Uterin Cancer	35	2,191	37	1,090	+ 1,101
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,156	17	4,966	- 2,810
Cervical Cancer	37	2,151	34	1,311	+ 840
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,036	40	741	+ 1,295
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,858	56	169	+ 1,690
Epilepsy	40	1,761	36	1,147	+ 614
Low Birth Weight	41	1,640	24	3,478	- 1,838
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,358	45	452	+ 906
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,190	52	237	+ 953
Asthma	44	1,159	27	2,434	- 1,275
Skin Disease	45	1,111	48	324	+ 787
Anemia	46	1,029	81	0	+ 1,029
Violence	47	887	23	4,010	- 3,123
Schizophrenia	48	799	80	0	+ 799
Fires	49	744	47	343	+ 401
Drownings	50	524	44	549	- 25
Osteoarthritis	51	358	84	0	+ 358
Meningitis	52	351	51	274	+ 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	345	85	0	+ 345
Appendicitis	54	323	59	93	+ 230
HIV/AIDS	55	317	53	204	+ 114
Birth Trauma	56	299	41	720	- 421
Tuberculosis	57	218	50	303	- 85
Upper Respiratory	58	216	66	5	+ 210
Malnutrition	59	197	43	588	- 391
Hepatitis C	60	121	63	19	+ 102
Hepatitis B	61	85	60	72	+ 13
Poisonings	62	78	46	369	- 291
Oral conditions	63	58	86	0	+ 58
Maternal Conditions	64	32	57	109	- 77
Otitis Media	65	25	67	3	+ 22
War	66	8	49	318	- 310
Encephalitis	67	8	54	184	- 176
Tetanus	68	6	64	12	- 6
Chlamydia	69	5	69	2	+ 3
Syphilis	70	5	61	50	- 46
Measles	71	5	65	6	- 2
Pertussis	72	0	58	103	- 103
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	33	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Denmark

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.