TURKEY VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	86,113	53	204	+ 85,909
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,750	9	12,845	+ 29,905
Malaria	3	31,267	75	0	+ 31,267
Low Birth Weight	4	21,401	24	3,478	+ 17,922
Birth Trauma	5	20,650	41	720	+ 19,930
Stroke	6	20,475	2	44,006	- 23,531
Coronary Heart Disease	7	19,620	1	85,905	- 66,285
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,260	16	5,573	+ 11,687
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	16,340	40	741	+ 15,599
Tuberculosis	10	15,030	50	303	+ 14,726
Diabetes Mellitus	11	14,013	5	17,900	- 3,886
Congenital Anomalies	12	11,677	17	4,966	+ 6,710
Liver Disease	13	9,334	13	6,340	+ 2,994
Kidney Disease	14	9,293	7	17,021	- 7,728
Measles	15	8,479	65	6	+ 8,473
Hypertension	16	7,734	8	14,763	- 7,029
Maternal Conditions	17	6,497	57	109	+ 6,388
Syphilis	18	6,270	61	50	+ 6,220
Meningitis	19	5,950	51	274	+ 5,676
Lung Disease	20	5,643	4	25,088	- 19,446
Pertussis	21	5,107	58	103	+ 5,004
Suicide	22	5,019	29	2,003	+ 3,015
Other Injuries	23	4,923	30	1,678	+ 3,245
Breast Cancer	24	3,948	14	5,643	- 1,695
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,424	26	2,612	+ 812
Asthma	26	3,054	27	2,434	+ 620
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,955	31	1,632	+ 1,323
Cervical Cancer	28	2,626	34	1,311	+ 1,315
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,599	6	17,308	- 14,709
Drug Use	30	2,356	38	972	+ 1,384
Malnutrition	31	2,252	43	588	+ 1,664
Falls	32	2,139	22	4,373	- 2,234
Violence	33	2,094	23	4,010	- 1,916
Liver Cancer	34	2,015	20	4,542	- 2,527
Prostate Cancer	35	2,006	15	5,608	- 3,602
Drownings	36	1,849	44	549	+ 1,301
Oral Cancer	37	1,616	35	1,305	+ 311
Epilepsy	38	1,512	36	1,147	+ 365
Fires	39	1,413	47	343	+ 1,070
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,340	10	10,606	- 9,266
Lung Cancers	41	1,252	3	35,070	- 33,818
Tetanus	42	1,091	64	12	+ 1,079
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,025	39	789	+ 235
Poisonings	44	986	46	369	+ 617
Lymphomas	45	907	19	4,849	- 3,942
Parkinson's Disease	46	825	25	3,439	- 2,615
Trypanosomiasis	47	772	77	0	+ 772
Skin Cancers	48	758	32	1,548	- 790
Stomach Cancer	49	730	11	10,333	- 9,602
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	665	45	452	+ 214
Skin Disease	51	609	48	324	+ 285
Ovary Cancer	52	600	28	2,287	- 1,687
Alcohol	53	557	55	182	+ 375
Oesophagus Cancer	54	554	33	1,321	- 767
Pancreas Cancer	55	533	12	6,882	- 6,349
Bladder Cancer	56	398	21	4,485	- 4,087
Encephalitis	57	363	54	184	+ 179
Uterin Cancer	58	361	37	1,090	- 730
Appendicitis	59	260	59	93	+ 167
Schistosomiasis	60	200	62	33	+ 167
Leukemia	61	175	18	4,870	- 4,695
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	172	52	237	- 65
Other Neoplasms	63	147	42	646	- 500
Diphtheria	64	145	71	1	+ 144
Hepatitis B	65	142	60	72	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	66	78	66	5	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	67	67	56	169	- 102
Chlamydia	68	20	69	2	+ 18
Hepatitis C	69	13	63	19	- 6
Ascariasis	70	12	70	1	+ 11
War	71	8	49	318	- 310
Otitis Media	72	7	67	3	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Equ. Guinea

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.