TURKEY VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	93,222	1	85,905	+ 7,317
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	68,273	6	17,308	+ 50,965
Stroke	3	32,486	2	44,006	- 11,519
Lung Cancers	4	31,008	3	35,070	- 4,062
Lung Disease	5	29,739	4	25,088	+ 4,651
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,022	9	12,845	+ 6,177
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,971	10	10,606	+ 6,365
Prostate Cancer	8	14,059	15	5,608	+ 8,451
Breast Cancer	9	12,328	14	5,643	+ 6,686
Parkinson's Disease	10	12,241	25	3,439	+ 8,802
Other Injuries	11	11,557	30	1,678	+ 9,879
Pancreas Cancer	12	10,008	12	6,882	+ 3,125
Suicide	13	9,298	29	2,003	+ 7,295
Lymphomas	14	8,494	19	4,849	+ 3,646
Kidney Disease	15	7,682	7	17,021	- 9,339
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,853	5	17,900	- 11,047
Hypertension	17	5,594	8	14,763	- 9,169
Falls	18	5,473	22	4,373	+ 1,100
Oesophagus Cancer	19	5,205	33	1,321	+ 3,884
Liver Cancer	20	5,169	20	4,542	+ 627
Bladder Cancer	21	4,703	21	4,485	+ 218
Leukemia	22	4,366	18	4,870	- 504
Stomach Cancer	23	4,057	11	10,333	- 6,275
Drug Use	24	3,883	38	972	+ 2,911
Ovary Cancer	25	3,797	28	2,287	+ 1,511
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,610	31	1,632	+ 1,978
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,602	26	2,612	+ 990
Alcohol	28	3,268	55	182	+ 3,086
Skin Cancers	29	3,001	32	1,548	+ 1,453
Other Neoplasms	30	2,248	42	646	+ 1,602
Liver Disease	31	2,186	13	6,340	- 4,154
Cervical Cancer	32	2,123	34	1,311	+ 812
Oral Cancer	33	1,974	35	1,305	+ 668
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,722	17	4,966	- 3,244
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,605	16	5,573	- 3,968
Uterin Cancer	36	1,597	37	1,090	+ 507
Epilepsy	37	1,253	36	1,147	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	978	52	237	+ 741
Violence	39	926	23	4,010	- 3,084
Anemia	40	847	81	0	+ 847
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	752	39	789	- 37
Poisonings	42	746	46	369	+ 377
Low Birth Weight	43	696	24	3,478	- 2,782
Multiple Sclerosis	44	638	56	169	+ 469
Skin Disease	45	609	48	324	+ 285
Birth Trauma	46	575	41	720	- 145
Osteoarthritis	47	479	84	0	+ 479
Asthma	48	384	27	2,434	- 2,050
Schizophrenia	49	336	80	0	+ 336
Meningitis	50	296	51	274	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	51	256	66	5	+ 250
Hepatitis C	52	256	63	19	+ 237
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	246	85	0	+ 246
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	241	45	452	- 211
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	224	40	741	- 516
Drownings	56	211	44	549	- 338
Malnutrition	57	126	43	588	- 462
Fires	58	124	47	343	- 218
HIV/AIDS	59	108	53	204	- 96
Maternal Conditions	60	82	57	109	- 27
War	61	9	49	318	- 309
Pertussis	62	3	58	103	- 100
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	72	- 72
Otitis Media	64	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	65	6	- 6
Tetanus	68	0	64	12	- 12
Ascariasis	69	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	33	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Encephalitis	78	0	54	184	- 184
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	61	50	- 50
Chlamydia	81	0	69	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	50	303	- 303
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	59	93	- 93
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.