TURKEY VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	143,918	5	17,900	+ 126,018
Coronary Heart Disease	2	130,937	1	85,905	+ 45,032
Stroke	3	51,506	2	44,006	+ 7,501
Kidney Disease	4	24,479	7	17,021	+ 7,458
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	20,196	9	12,845	+ 7,351
Asthma	6	19,964	27	2,434	+ 17,529
Hypertension	7	15,031	8	14,763	+ 268
Breast Cancer	8	14,360	14	5,643	+ 8,717
Lung Disease	9	12,433	4	25,088	- 12,656
Congenital Anomalies	10	11,440	17	4,966	+ 6,474
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,632	16	5,573	+ 5,059
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	8,517	40	741	+ 7,776
Cervical Cancer	13	7,634	34	1,311	+ 6,323
Low Birth Weight	14	7,596	24	3,478	+ 4,117
Liver Disease	15	7,223	13	6,340	+ 883
Suicide	16	7,049	29	2,003	+ 5,045
Other Injuries	17	6,790	30	1,678	+ 5,112
Liver Cancer	18	6,019	20	4,542	+ 1,476
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	5,558	6	17,308	- 11,749
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	5,479	45	452	+ 5,028
Drownings	21	5,261	44	549	+ 4,712
Lung Cancers	22	4,224	3	35,070	- 30,846
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,002	31	1,632	+ 2,370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	3,995	10	10,606	- 6,611
Prostate Cancer	25	3,582	15	5,608	- 2,026
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,563	25	3,439	+ 124
Tuberculosis	27	3,462	50	303	+ 3,158
Birth Trauma	28	3,215	41	720	+ 2,495
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,977	39	789	+ 2,187
Leukemia	30	2,736	18	4,870	- 2,135
HIV/AIDS	31	2,652	53	204	+ 2,448
Ovary Cancer	32	2,568	28	2,287	+ 281
Fires	33	2,447	47	343	+ 2,104
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,438	26	2,612	- 174
Lymphomas	35	2,410	19	4,849	- 2,439
Falls	36	2,362	22	4,373	- 2,011
Stomach Cancer	37	2,065	11	10,333	- 8,267
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,840	12	6,882	- 5,042
Uterin Cancer	39	1,766	37	1,090	+ 675
Violence	40	1,719	23	4,010	- 2,291
Skin Disease	41	1,691	48	324	+ 1,367
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,571	33	1,321	+ 250
Meningitis	43	1,517	51	274	+ 1,243
Epilepsy	44	1,443	36	1,147	+ 296
Malnutrition	45	1,267	43	588	+ 679
Oral Cancer	46	1,106	35	1,305	- 200
Syphilis	47	978	61	50	+ 928
Pertussis	48	869	58	103	+ 766
Maternal Conditions	49	762	57	109	+ 653
Bladder Cancer	50	721	21	4,485	- 3,764
Encephalitis	51	647	54	184	+ 463
Drug Use	52	344	38	972	- 629
Other Neoplasms	53	292	42	646	- 355
Appendicitis	54	247	59	93	+ 153
Dengue	55	233	73	0	+ 233
Poisonings	56	198	46	369	- 171
Alcohol	57	153	55	182	- 29
Tetanus	58	122	64	12	+ 111
Hepatitis B	59	94	60	72	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	60	71	56	169	- 98
Skin Cancers	61	57	32	1,548	- 1,491
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	30	52	237	- 207
Measles	63	22	65	6	+ 16
Chlamydia	64	17	69	2	+ 15
Hepatitis C	65	12	63	19	- 7
War	66	9	49	318	- 309
Ascariasis	67	7	70	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	68	4	71	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	69	1	66	5	- 4
Otitis Media	70	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

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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.