TURKEY VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,448	9	12,845	+ 30,603
Stroke	2	33,998	2	44,006	- 10,007
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	30,393	40	741	+ 29,652
Coronary Heart Disease	4	28,558	1	85,905	- 57,347
Road Traffic Accidents	5	17,585	16	5,573	+ 12,012
Liver Disease	6	16,107	13	6,340	+ 9,767
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,523	5	17,900	- 5,377
Hypertension	8	12,274	8	14,763	- 2,489
Lung Disease	9	8,776	4	25,088	- 16,313
Malnutrition	10	8,747	43	588	+ 8,159
Birth Trauma	11	8,172	41	720	+ 7,452
Kidney Disease	12	7,660	7	17,021	- 9,361
Maternal Conditions	13	7,208	57	109	+ 7,098
Tuberculosis	14	7,206	50	303	+ 6,903
Other Injuries	15	7,160	30	1,678	+ 5,482
Low Birth Weight	16	7,042	24	3,478	+ 3,564
Malaria	17	5,795	75	0	+ 5,795
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,729	17	4,966	+ 762
Meningitis	19	5,363	51	274	+ 5,088
Violence	20	5,095	23	4,010	+ 1,085
Suicide	21	5,061	29	2,003	+ 3,058
Asthma	22	4,324	27	2,434	+ 1,890
Breast Cancer	23	4,130	14	5,643	- 1,513
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	4,107	6	17,308	- 13,201
HIV/AIDS	25	4,078	53	204	+ 3,874
Falls	26	2,229	22	4,373	- 2,144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,950	39	789	+ 1,160
Lymphomas	28	1,946	19	4,849	- 2,902
Leukemia	29	1,910	18	4,870	- 2,960
Cervical Cancer	30	1,756	34	1,311	+ 445
Fires	31	1,748	47	343	+ 1,406
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,629	31	1,632	- 3
Drownings	33	1,560	44	549	+ 1,012
Poisonings	34	1,514	46	369	+ 1,145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,499	10	10,606	- 9,107
Pertussis	36	1,188	58	103	+ 1,085
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,124	25	3,439	- 2,315
Epilepsy	38	1,080	36	1,147	- 67
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,074	33	1,321	- 247
Ovary Cancer	40	1,054	28	2,287	- 1,233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,017	45	452	+ 566
Schistosomiasis	42	965	62	33	+ 932
Endocrine Disorders	43	945	26	2,612	- 1,667
Oral Cancer	44	942	35	1,305	- 364
Liver Cancer	45	918	20	4,542	- 3,624
Lung Cancers	46	818	3	35,070	- 34,252
Prostate Cancer	47	718	15	5,608	- 4,890
Stomach Cancer	48	640	11	10,333	- 9,692
Alcohol	49	603	55	182	+ 421
Skin Disease	50	592	48	324	+ 268
Bladder Cancer	51	557	21	4,485	- 3,929
Tetanus	52	497	64	12	+ 486
Drug Use	53	480	38	972	- 492
Syphilis	54	461	61	50	+ 411
Appendicitis	55	416	59	93	+ 322
Skin Cancers	56	395	32	1,548	- 1,153
Hepatitis B	57	365	60	72	+ 293
Pancreas Cancer	58	259	12	6,882	- 6,623
Leishmaniasis	59	252	68	2	+ 250
Upper Respiratory	60	237	66	5	+ 231
Uterin Cancer	61	232	37	1,090	- 858
Encephalitis	62	206	54	184	+ 22
Measles	63	168	65	6	+ 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	158	52	237	- 79
Hepatitis C	65	85	63	19	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	66	81	42	646	- 566
Multiple Sclerosis	67	50	56	169	- 119
Ascariasis	68	24	70	1	+ 23
Otitis Media	69	23	67	3	+ 20
Chlamydia	70	14	69	2	+ 12
War	71	6	49	318	- 313
Diphtheria	72	4	71	1	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Eritrea

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.