TURKEY VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	62,323	50	303	+ 62,020
HIV/AIDS	2	38,648	53	204	+ 38,445
Coronary Heart Disease	3	34,910	1	85,905	- 50,995
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	33,092	9	12,845	+ 20,247
Stroke	5	30,711	2	44,006	- 13,294
Diabetes Mellitus	6	22,020	5	17,900	+ 4,120
Malaria	7	18,496	75	0	+ 18,496
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,760	16	5,573	+ 12,187
Low Birth Weight	9	16,941	24	3,478	+ 13,463
Liver Disease	10	14,270	13	6,340	+ 7,930
Hypertension	11	14,124	8	14,763	- 640
Kidney Disease	12	13,144	7	17,021	- 3,877
Birth Trauma	13	12,420	41	720	+ 11,700
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	10,902	40	741	+ 10,161
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,776	17	4,966	+ 4,810
Lung Disease	16	7,370	4	25,088	- 17,719
Violence	17	6,294	23	4,010	+ 2,284
Suicide	18	6,257	29	2,003	+ 4,254
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	5,191	6	17,308	- 12,117
Measles	20	5,004	65	6	+ 4,998
Maternal Conditions	21	4,977	57	109	+ 4,868
Other Injuries	22	4,784	30	1,678	+ 3,106
Meningitis	23	3,873	51	274	+ 3,598
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,471	31	1,632	+ 1,838
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,360	26	2,612	+ 748
Cervical Cancer	26	3,296	34	1,311	+ 1,985
Breast Cancer	27	3,161	14	5,643	- 2,481
Asthma	28	3,099	27	2,434	+ 664
Lung Cancers	29	2,987	3	35,070	- 32,083
Falls	30	2,893	22	4,373	- 1,480
Pertussis	31	2,782	58	103	+ 2,679
Prostate Cancer	32	2,728	15	5,608	- 2,880
Malnutrition	33	2,661	43	588	+ 2,073
Oral Cancer	34	2,372	35	1,305	+ 1,067
Liver Cancer	35	1,804	20	4,542	- 2,738
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,617	25	3,439	- 1,822
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,475	10	10,606	- 9,131
Drownings	38	1,431	44	549	+ 882
Fires	39	1,321	47	343	+ 979
Epilepsy	40	1,271	36	1,147	+ 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,247	39	789	+ 457
Trypanosomiasis	42	1,209	77	0	+ 1,209
Bladder Cancer	43	1,193	21	4,485	- 3,292
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,184	33	1,321	- 137
Drug Use	45	1,159	38	972	+ 187
Skin Cancers	46	1,157	32	1,548	- 391
Syphilis	47	1,122	61	50	+ 1,071
Stomach Cancer	48	1,110	11	10,333	- 9,222
Lymphomas	49	1,088	19	4,849	- 3,761
Poisonings	50	957	46	369	+ 588
Ovary Cancer	51	909	28	2,287	- 1,378
Skin Disease	52	740	48	324	+ 416
Pancreas Cancer	53	707	12	6,882	- 6,176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	681	45	452	+ 230
Uterin Cancer	55	664	37	1,090	- 426
Alcohol	56	662	55	182	+ 480
Leukemia	57	578	18	4,870	- 4,292
Schistosomiasis	58	475	62	33	+ 442
Tetanus	59	289	64	12	+ 278
Encephalitis	60	247	54	184	+ 63
Appendicitis	61	227	59	93	+ 133
Hepatitis B	62	226	60	72	+ 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	214	52	237	- 23
Other Neoplasms	64	182	42	646	- 464
War	65	95	49	318	- 224
Upper Respiratory	66	88	66	5	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	67	56	56	169	- 113
Hepatitis C	68	35	63	19	+ 16
Diphtheria	69	12	71	1	+ 11
Ascariasis	70	12	70	1	+ 11
Chlamydia	71	10	69	2	+ 8
Otitis Media	72	6	67	3	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	2	- 2
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
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	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.