TURKEY VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,777	1	85,905	- 12,127
Violence	2	69,609	23	4,010	+ 65,599
Kidney Disease	3	59,968	7	17,021	+ 42,947
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	30,684	9	12,845	+ 17,839
Stroke	5	20,244	2	44,006	- 23,761
Lung Disease	6	18,941	4	25,088	- 6,147
Diabetes Mellitus	7	17,581	5	17,900	- 319
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,094	16	5,573	+ 11,521
HIV/AIDS	9	10,687	53	204	+ 10,483
Liver Disease	10	10,116	13	6,340	+ 3,776
Stomach Cancer	11	8,909	11	10,333	- 1,423
Alcohol	12	8,227	55	182	+ 8,045
Cervical Cancer	13	5,729	34	1,311	+ 4,418
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,699	17	4,966	+ 732
Suicide	15	4,956	29	2,003	+ 2,952
Liver Cancer	16	4,507	20	4,542	- 35
Prostate Cancer	17	4,168	15	5,608	- 1,440
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	4,059	6	17,308	- 13,249
Low Birth Weight	19	4,023	24	3,478	+ 545
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,993	10	10,606	- 6,613
Leukemia	21	3,956	18	4,870	- 914
Breast Cancer	22	3,698	14	5,643	- 1,944
Lung Cancers	23	3,677	3	35,070	- 31,393
Falls	24	3,082	22	4,373	- 1,291
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,825	26	2,612	+ 213
Malnutrition	26	2,721	43	588	+ 2,133
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,524	40	741	+ 1,783
Lymphomas	28	2,363	19	4,849	- 2,486
Pancreas Cancer	29	2,041	12	6,882	- 4,842
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,994	39	789	+ 1,205
Hypertension	31	1,853	8	14,763	- 12,911
Other Neoplasms	32	1,840	42	646	+ 1,194
Drownings	33	1,733	44	549	+ 1,184
Anemia	34	1,663	81	0	+ 1,663
Asthma	35	1,549	27	2,434	- 886
Skin Disease	36	1,533	48	324	+ 1,209
Birth Trauma	37	1,533	41	720	+ 813
Other Injuries	38	1,210	30	1,678	- 468
Oral Cancer	39	1,191	35	1,305	- 115
Ovary Cancer	40	1,183	28	2,287	- 1,104
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,020	33	1,321	- 301
Inflammatory/Heart	42	984	31	1,632	- 648
Drug Use	43	933	38	972	- 39
Parkinson's Disease	44	885	25	3,439	- 2,555
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	812	85	0	+ 812
Tuberculosis	46	762	50	303	+ 459
Skin Cancers	47	757	32	1,548	- 791
Epilepsy	48	641	36	1,147	- 507
Bladder Cancer	49	529	21	4,485	- 3,956
Uterin Cancer	50	501	37	1,090	- 589
Meningitis	51	451	51	274	+ 176
Pertussis	52	408	58	103	+ 305
Maternal Conditions	53	336	57	109	+ 227
Fires	54	272	47	343	- 70
Chagas disease	55	229	76	0	+ 229
Appendicitis	56	227	59	93	+ 134
Poisonings	57	190	46	369	- 179
Syphilis	58	180	61	50	+ 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	178	52	237	- 59
Tetanus	60	143	64	12	+ 131
Dengue	61	114	73	0	+ 114
Upper Respiratory	62	109	66	5	+ 103
Encephalitis	63	92	54	184	- 92
Multiple Sclerosis	64	87	56	169	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	78	45	452	- 374
Hepatitis B	66	58	60	72	- 15
Schizophrenia	67	48	80	0	+ 48
Oral conditions	68	29	86	0	+ 29
Osteoarthritis	69	18	84	0	+ 18
War	70	8	49	318	- 310
Iodine Deficiency	71	4	78	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	72	1	70	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	1	68	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	63	19	- 19
Measles	76	0	65	6	- 6
Otitis Media	77	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	2	- 2
Malaria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	62	33	- 33
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.