TURKEY VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	166,257	6	17,308	+ 148,949
Coronary Heart Disease	2	146,982	1	85,905	+ 61,077
Stroke	3	61,522	2	44,006	+ 17,517
Lung Cancers	4	34,568	3	35,070	- 503
Hypertension	5	30,351	8	14,763	+ 15,587
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	21,428	10	10,606	+ 10,822
Falls	7	19,812	22	4,373	+ 15,439
Lung Disease	8	19,277	4	25,088	- 5,812
Pancreas Cancer	9	18,645	12	6,882	+ 11,762
Liver Disease	10	15,968	13	6,340	+ 9,628
Prostate Cancer	11	14,505	15	5,608	+ 8,897
Breast Cancer	12	14,176	14	5,643	+ 8,534
Parkinson's Disease	13	12,751	25	3,439	+ 9,311
Lymphomas	14	12,720	19	4,849	+ 7,872
Suicide	15	12,650	29	2,003	+ 10,647
Liver Cancer	16	8,150	20	4,542	+ 3,607
Inflammatory/Heart	17	7,745	31	1,632	+ 6,113
Alcohol	18	6,943	55	182	+ 6,760
Stomach Cancer	19	6,680	11	10,333	- 3,652
Other Injuries	20	6,530	30	1,678	+ 4,852
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	6,522	9	12,845	- 6,323
Diabetes Mellitus	22	6,246	5	17,900	- 11,653
Other Neoplasms	23	5,635	42	646	+ 4,988
Leukemia	24	5,549	18	4,870	+ 679
Ovary Cancer	25	5,149	28	2,287	+ 2,862
Kidney Disease	26	5,111	7	17,021	- 11,910
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,781	33	1,321	+ 3,460
Bladder Cancer	28	4,611	21	4,485	+ 126
Skin Cancers	29	4,442	32	1,548	+ 2,894
Drug Use	30	4,024	38	972	+ 3,052
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,837	26	2,612	+ 1,225
Uterin Cancer	32	3,365	37	1,090	+ 2,275
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,214	16	5,573	- 2,359
Oral Cancer	34	3,097	35	1,305	+ 1,791
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,870	17	4,966	- 2,097
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,265	39	789	+ 1,475
Drownings	37	1,584	44	549	+ 1,036
Epilepsy	38	1,557	36	1,147	+ 410
Schizophrenia	39	1,390	80	0	+ 1,390
Asthma	40	1,266	27	2,434	- 1,168
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,241	52	237	+ 1,004
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,199	56	169	+ 1,030
Violence	43	961	23	4,010	- 3,049
Cervical Cancer	44	928	34	1,311	- 383
Fires	45	921	47	343	+ 578
Tuberculosis	46	479	50	303	+ 175
Skin Disease	47	406	48	324	+ 82
Low Birth Weight	48	391	24	3,478	- 3,087
Poisonings	49	371	46	369	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	284	45	452	- 168
Osteoarthritis	51	250	84	0	+ 250
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	229	40	741	- 512
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	162	85	0	+ 162
Appendicitis	54	142	59	93	+ 49
Meningitis	55	141	51	274	- 134
Birth Trauma	56	116	41	720	- 604
Malnutrition	57	99	43	588	- 489
Anemia	58	84	81	0	+ 84
HIV/AIDS	59	83	53	204	- 121
Hepatitis C	60	68	63	19	+ 49
Oral conditions	61	56	86	0	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	62	30	66	5	+ 24
Hepatitis B	63	25	60	72	- 48
Maternal Conditions	64	23	57	109	- 86
War	65	8	49	318	- 310
Encephalitis	66	7	54	184	- 177
Syphilis	67	5	61	50	- 45
Otitis Media	68	5	67	3	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	58	103	- 102
Tetanus	70	0	64	12	- 12
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	65	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	33	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	2	- 2
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.