TURKEY VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,272	1	85,905	- 40,633
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,602	9	12,845	+ 29,757
Diabetes Mellitus	3	31,942	5	17,900	+ 14,042
Kidney Disease	4	28,923	7	17,021	+ 11,902
Liver Disease	5	26,194	13	6,340	+ 19,854
Stroke	6	22,342	2	44,006	- 21,664
Violence	7	20,324	23	4,010	+ 16,314
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,553	16	5,573	+ 12,980
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	12,061	40	741	+ 11,320
Other Injuries	10	11,362	30	1,678	+ 9,684
Malnutrition	11	9,126	43	588	+ 8,538
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	9,017	6	17,308	- 8,291
Lung Disease	13	8,762	4	25,088	- 16,326
Alcohol	14	8,289	55	182	+ 8,107
Liver Cancer	15	8,134	20	4,542	+ 3,592
Low Birth Weight	16	7,642	24	3,478	+ 4,164
Stomach Cancer	17	7,237	11	10,333	- 3,096
Congenital Anomalies	18	6,988	17	4,966	+ 2,022
Birth Trauma	19	6,755	41	720	+ 6,035
Falls	20	6,319	22	4,373	+ 1,946
HIV/AIDS	21	5,403	53	204	+ 5,199
Suicide	22	4,790	29	2,003	+ 2,786
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	4,744	39	789	+ 3,954
Prostate Cancer	24	3,896	15	5,608	- 1,712
Cervical Cancer	25	3,721	34	1,311	+ 2,410
Hypertension	26	3,130	8	14,763	- 11,633
Leukemia	27	2,768	18	4,870	- 2,102
Breast Cancer	28	2,283	14	5,643	- 3,360
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,237	26	2,612	- 375
Maternal Conditions	30	2,158	57	109	+ 2,049
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,139	10	10,606	- 8,467
Drownings	32	2,135	44	549	+ 1,587
Epilepsy	33	2,133	36	1,147	+ 986
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,809	25	3,439	- 1,630
Lung Cancers	35	1,803	3	35,070	- 33,267
Asthma	36	1,542	27	2,434	- 892
Tuberculosis	37	1,389	50	303	+ 1,086
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,299	12	6,882	- 5,583
Poisonings	39	1,268	46	369	+ 899
Drug Use	40	1,251	38	972	+ 279
Meningitis	41	1,249	51	274	+ 975
Skin Disease	42	1,069	48	324	+ 745
Lymphomas	43	1,056	19	4,849	- 3,793
Inflammatory/Heart	44	1,038	31	1,632	- 594
Fires	45	956	47	343	+ 613
Skin Cancers	46	899	32	1,548	- 649
Appendicitis	47	754	59	93	+ 661
Oesophagus Cancer	48	663	33	1,321	- 658
Oral Cancer	49	655	35	1,305	- 650
Ovary Cancer	50	612	28	2,287	- 1,675
Encephalitis	51	478	54	184	+ 293
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	377	52	237	+ 140
Pertussis	53	321	58	103	+ 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	285	45	452	- 166
Bladder Cancer	55	265	21	4,485	- 4,220
Other Neoplasms	56	193	42	646	- 453
Upper Respiratory	57	157	66	5	+ 152
Dengue	58	150	73	0	+ 150
Uterin Cancer	59	125	37	1,090	- 965
Multiple Sclerosis	60	95	56	169	- 74
Chagas disease	61	87	76	0	+ 87
Tetanus	62	45	64	12	+ 34
Ascariasis	63	33	70	1	+ 31
Syphilis	64	13	61	50	- 38
Hepatitis B	65	11	60	72	- 61
Hepatitis C	66	10	63	19	- 9
Chlamydia	67	10	69	2	+ 8
War	68	10	49	318	- 309
Leishmaniasis	69	2	68	2	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	67	3	- 3
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	65	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	33	- 33
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Guatemala

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.