TURKEY VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,539	1	85,905	- 9,366
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	51,583	6	17,308	+ 34,275
Lung Cancers	3	30,795	3	35,070	- 4,275
Lung Disease	4	30,788	4	25,088	+ 5,700
Stroke	5	28,445	2	44,006	- 15,560
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	20,867	9	12,845	+ 8,022
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,603	10	10,606	+ 6,997
Breast Cancer	8	12,211	14	5,643	+ 6,568
Prostate Cancer	9	9,402	15	5,608	+ 3,794
Kidney Disease	10	9,105	7	17,021	- 7,916
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,527	12	6,882	+ 1,645
Parkinson's Disease	12	8,513	25	3,439	+ 5,073
Lymphomas	13	8,242	19	4,849	+ 3,394
Suicide	14	7,553	29	2,003	+ 5,550
Oesophagus Cancer	15	6,727	33	1,321	+ 5,406
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,647	5	17,900	- 11,253
Stomach Cancer	17	5,732	11	10,333	- 4,600
Liver Cancer	18	5,111	20	4,542	+ 569
Liver Disease	19	4,489	13	6,340	- 1,851
Leukemia	20	4,400	18	4,870	- 470
Ovary Cancer	21	4,386	28	2,287	+ 2,099
Bladder Cancer	22	4,114	21	4,485	- 371
Skin Cancers	23	4,046	32	1,548	+ 2,498
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,006	26	2,612	+ 1,394
Falls	25	3,967	22	4,373	- 406
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,855	31	1,632	+ 2,222
Other Neoplasms	27	3,502	42	646	+ 2,856
Oral Cancer	28	2,937	35	1,305	+ 1,631
Hypertension	29	2,809	8	14,763	- 11,954
Other Injuries	30	2,746	30	1,678	+ 1,068
Drug Use	31	2,680	38	972	+ 1,708
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,459	17	4,966	- 2,507
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,459	16	5,573	- 3,114
Uterin Cancer	34	2,028	37	1,090	+ 938
Cervical Cancer	35	1,655	34	1,311	+ 344
Epilepsy	36	1,367	36	1,147	+ 220
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,334	56	169	+ 1,165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,075	39	789	+ 285
Alcohol	39	1,031	55	182	+ 849
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	947	52	237	+ 710
Asthma	41	931	27	2,434	- 1,503
Skin Disease	42	927	48	324	+ 603
Drownings	43	919	44	549	+ 370
Low Birth Weight	44	897	24	3,478	- 2,582
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	845	40	741	+ 104
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	800	45	452	+ 349
Violence	47	614	23	4,010	- 3,397
Fires	48	482	47	343	+ 140
Anemia	49	463	81	0	+ 463
Tuberculosis	50	371	50	303	+ 67
Osteoarthritis	51	315	84	0	+ 315
Hepatitis C	52	309	63	19	+ 290
Poisonings	53	226	46	369	- 143
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	220	85	0	+ 220
Schizophrenia	55	186	80	0	+ 186
Birth Trauma	56	162	41	720	- 558
HIV/AIDS	57	138	53	204	- 66
Meningitis	58	118	51	274	- 157
Hepatitis B	59	94	60	72	+ 22
Appendicitis	60	55	59	93	- 38
Maternal Conditions	61	50	57	109	- 59
Oral conditions	62	36	86	0	+ 36
Malnutrition	63	28	43	588	- 560
Upper Respiratory	64	16	66	5	+ 11
War	65	8	49	318	- 310
Encephalitis	66	3	54	184	- 182
Pertussis	67	0	58	103	- 103
Syphilis	68	0	61	50	- 50
Chlamydia	69	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	2	- 2
Ascariasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	64	12	- 12
Diphtheria	82	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	65	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Ireland

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.