TURKEY VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	116,550	1	85,905	+ 30,645
Stroke	2	61,304	2	44,006	+ 17,298
Road Traffic Accidents	3	53,951	16	5,573	+ 48,378
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,482	5	17,900	+ 3,583
Liver Disease	5	20,846	13	6,340	+ 14,506
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,534	9	12,845	+ 4,689
Kidney Disease	7	16,494	7	17,021	- 527
HIV/AIDS	8	15,018	53	204	+ 14,814
Violence	9	14,906	23	4,010	+ 10,896
Hypertension	10	14,731	8	14,763	- 33
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	14,060	6	17,308	- 3,248
Prostate Cancer	12	12,868	15	5,608	+ 7,260
Low Birth Weight	13	11,918	24	3,478	+ 8,439
Breast Cancer	14	11,356	14	5,643	+ 5,713
Lung Disease	15	10,580	4	25,088	- 14,509
Lung Cancers	16	9,672	3	35,070	- 25,398
Congenital Anomalies	17	8,075	17	4,966	+ 3,109
Birth Trauma	18	7,114	41	720	+ 6,394
Other Injuries	19	6,923	30	1,678	+ 5,245
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	6,618	10	10,606	- 3,988
Liver Cancer	21	5,165	20	4,542	+ 623
Endocrine Disorders	22	4,685	26	2,612	+ 2,073
Cervical Cancer	23	4,358	34	1,311	+ 3,047
Stomach Cancer	24	4,258	11	10,333	- 6,075
Suicide	25	4,119	29	2,003	+ 2,115
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	3,922	40	741	+ 3,181
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,545	12	6,882	- 3,338
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,471	25	3,439	+ 32
Asthma	29	3,429	27	2,434	+ 995
Falls	30	3,383	22	4,373	- 990
Oral Cancer	31	3,374	35	1,305	+ 2,069
Leukemia	32	3,179	18	4,870	- 1,691
Lymphomas	33	2,910	19	4,849	- 1,938
Malnutrition	34	2,890	43	588	+ 2,302
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,423	31	1,632	+ 790
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,294	39	789	+ 1,504
Drownings	37	1,927	44	549	+ 1,379
Tuberculosis	38	1,882	50	303	+ 1,579
Maternal Conditions	39	1,575	57	109	+ 1,466
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,559	33	1,321	+ 238
Skin Cancers	41	1,339	32	1,548	- 209
Epilepsy	42	1,231	36	1,147	+ 84
Drug Use	43	1,213	38	972	+ 241
Fires	44	1,082	47	343	+ 740
Meningitis	45	1,040	51	274	+ 765
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	954	45	452	+ 503
Pertussis	47	938	58	103	+ 835
Alcohol	48	936	55	182	+ 754
Bladder Cancer	49	718	21	4,485	- 3,767
Ovary Cancer	50	691	28	2,287	- 1,596
Syphilis	51	547	61	50	+ 496
Appendicitis	52	518	59	93	+ 425
Skin Disease	53	387	48	324	+ 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	376	52	237	+ 139
Poisonings	55	363	46	369	- 6
Encephalitis	56	346	54	184	+ 161
Uterin Cancer	57	335	37	1,090	- 755
Other Neoplasms	58	275	42	646	- 371
Schistosomiasis	59	170	62	33	+ 137
Hepatitis C	60	133	63	19	+ 114
Tetanus	61	133	64	12	+ 121
Multiple Sclerosis	62	102	56	169	- 67
Hepatitis B	63	84	60	72	+ 12
Dengue	64	37	73	0	+ 37
Malaria	65	31	75	0	+ 31
Chlamydia	66	12	69	2	+ 10
War	67	9	49	318	- 309
Upper Respiratory	68	7	66	5	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	5	71	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	5	70	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	65	6	- 6
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Dominican Rep.

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.