TURKEY VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,609	9	12,845	+ 40,764
Tuberculosis	2	31,897	50	303	+ 31,594
Measles	3	30,800	65	6	+ 30,794
Malaria	4	30,478	75	0	+ 30,478
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	30,105	40	741	+ 29,365
Stroke	6	26,676	2	44,006	- 17,330
Coronary Heart Disease	7	25,303	1	85,905	- 60,602
Low Birth Weight	8	25,271	24	3,478	+ 21,792
Birth Trauma	9	24,109	41	720	+ 23,389
Road Traffic Accidents	10	22,054	16	5,573	+ 16,481
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,849	17	4,966	+ 6,883
Hypertension	12	11,475	8	14,763	- 3,288
Liver Disease	13	10,966	13	6,340	+ 4,626
Lung Disease	14	9,860	4	25,088	- 15,228
HIV/AIDS	15	9,684	53	204	+ 9,480
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,405	5	17,900	- 8,495
Meningitis	17	8,432	51	274	+ 8,158
Violence	18	8,106	23	4,010	+ 4,095
Maternal Conditions	19	7,663	57	109	+ 7,554
Kidney Disease	20	6,616	7	17,021	- 10,405
Malnutrition	21	6,495	43	588	+ 5,907
Other Injuries	22	6,029	30	1,678	+ 4,351
Pertussis	23	5,774	58	103	+ 5,671
Asthma	24	5,637	27	2,434	+ 3,203
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,379	26	2,612	+ 2,767
Suicide	26	4,237	29	2,003	+ 2,233
Cervical Cancer	27	3,515	34	1,311	+ 2,204
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	3,315	6	17,308	- 13,993
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,948	31	1,632	+ 1,316
Prostate Cancer	30	2,878	15	5,608	- 2,730
Liver Cancer	31	2,799	20	4,542	- 1,743
Syphilis	32	2,734	61	50	+ 2,684
Falls	33	2,539	22	4,373	- 1,834
Drownings	34	2,517	44	549	+ 1,969
Breast Cancer	35	2,490	14	5,643	- 3,153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,162	10	10,606	- 8,444
Stomach Cancer	37	1,880	11	10,333	- 8,453
Lymphomas	38	1,502	19	4,849	- 3,346
Fires	39	1,463	47	343	+ 1,121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,402	39	789	+ 612
Leukemia	41	1,364	18	4,870	- 3,506
Poisonings	42	1,260	46	369	+ 891
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,259	45	452	+ 808
Epilepsy	44	1,259	36	1,147	+ 111
War	45	1,209	49	318	+ 890
Tetanus	46	850	64	12	+ 838
Lung Cancers	47	844	3	35,070	- 34,226
Schistosomiasis	48	780	62	33	+ 747
Parkinson's Disease	49	754	25	3,439	- 2,685
Pancreas Cancer	50	741	12	6,882	- 6,141
Oral Cancer	51	731	35	1,305	- 574
Leishmaniasis	52	633	68	2	+ 631
Oesophagus Cancer	53	576	33	1,321	- 745
Skin Disease	54	569	48	324	+ 245
Skin Cancers	55	558	32	1,548	- 990
Appendicitis	56	513	59	93	+ 419
Encephalitis	57	496	54	184	+ 311
Ovary Cancer	58	478	28	2,287	- 1,809
Drug Use	59	465	38	972	- 507
Alcohol	60	463	55	182	+ 280
Hepatitis B	61	332	60	72	+ 260
Upper Respiratory	62	270	66	5	+ 264
Uterin Cancer	63	257	37	1,090	- 834
Trypanosomiasis	64	253	77	0	+ 253
Bladder Cancer	65	197	21	4,485	- 4,288
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	158	52	237	- 79
Other Neoplasms	67	64	42	646	- 582
Ascariasis	68	58	70	1	+ 57
Hepatitis C	69	50	63	19	+ 31
Diphtheria	70	34	71	1	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	71	32	56	169	- 137
Otitis Media	72	28	67	3	+ 25
Chlamydia	73	11	69	2	+ 9
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	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.