TURKEY VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	147,056	1	85,905	+ 61,151
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	51,168	6	17,308	+ 33,860
Stroke	3	49,794	2	44,006	+ 5,788
Lung Cancers	4	46,560	3	35,070	+ 11,490
Lung Disease	5	42,797	4	25,088	+ 17,709
Hypertension	6	26,796	8	14,763	+ 12,032
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	26,026	10	10,606	+ 15,420
Kidney Disease	8	22,771	7	17,021	+ 5,750
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	20,713	9	12,845	+ 7,868
Breast Cancer	10	18,842	14	5,643	+ 13,199
Pancreas Cancer	11	17,971	12	6,882	+ 11,089
Prostate Cancer	12	16,487	15	5,608	+ 10,879
Diabetes Mellitus	13	15,560	5	17,900	- 2,340
Falls	14	15,325	22	4,373	+ 10,952
Liver Disease	15	15,194	13	6,340	+ 8,854
Parkinson's Disease	16	12,594	25	3,439	+ 9,154
Lymphomas	17	12,249	19	4,849	+ 7,400
Endocrine Disorders	18	10,677	26	2,612	+ 8,065
Suicide	19	10,284	29	2,003	+ 8,281
Stomach Cancer	20	9,658	11	10,333	- 675
Inflammatory/Heart	21	8,891	31	1,632	+ 7,259
Leukemia	22	8,737	18	4,870	+ 3,867
Other Injuries	23	8,248	30	1,678	+ 6,570
Other Neoplasms	24	8,161	42	646	+ 7,515
Liver Cancer	25	8,057	20	4,542	+ 3,515
Alcohol	26	6,257	55	182	+ 6,075
Oesophagus Cancer	27	6,213	33	1,321	+ 4,891
Bladder Cancer	28	6,193	21	4,485	+ 1,708
Oral Cancer	29	6,023	35	1,305	+ 4,718
Ovary Cancer	30	5,192	28	2,287	+ 2,906
Skin Cancers	31	4,055	32	1,548	+ 2,507
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	3,830	40	741	+ 3,089
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,616	45	452	+ 3,164
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,160	16	5,573	- 2,413
Epilepsy	35	3,091	36	1,147	+ 1,944
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,291	17	4,966	- 2,675
Uterin Cancer	37	2,231	37	1,090	+ 1,141
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,166	39	789	+ 1,377
Cervical Cancer	39	2,131	34	1,311	+ 820
Drug Use	40	1,930	38	972	+ 958
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,571	56	169	+ 1,402
Skin Disease	42	1,543	48	324	+ 1,219
Anemia	43	994	81	0	+ 994
Asthma	44	924	27	2,434	- 1,510
Low Birth Weight	45	770	24	3,478	- 2,708
Violence	46	769	23	4,010	- 3,242
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	543	52	237	+ 306
Hepatitis C	48	507	63	19	+ 488
Drownings	49	459	44	549	- 90
Malnutrition	50	450	43	588	- 138
Schizophrenia	51	391	80	0	+ 391
Osteoarthritis	52	364	84	0	+ 364
Fires	53	359	47	343	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	54	345	53	204	+ 141
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	292	85	0	+ 292
Tuberculosis	56	281	50	303	- 23
Birth Trauma	57	239	41	720	- 481
Poisonings	58	216	46	369	- 152
Hepatitis B	59	182	60	72	+ 109
Meningitis	60	168	51	274	- 107
Upper Respiratory	61	138	66	5	+ 133
Appendicitis	62	129	59	93	+ 36
Oral conditions	63	62	86	0	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	64	38	57	109	- 71
Otitis Media	65	16	67	3	+ 13
War	66	10	49	318	- 308
Encephalitis	67	8	54	184	- 177
Syphilis	68	6	61	50	- 45
Pertussis	69	2	58	103	- 100
Measles	70	2	65	6	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	72	1	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	73	1	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	74	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	75	1	64	12	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	2	- 2
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.