TURKEY VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,828	1	85,905	- 40,077
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,799	6	17,308	+ 9,491
Kidney Disease	3	21,801	7	17,021	+ 4,780
Stroke	4	21,751	2	44,006	- 22,255
Lung Cancers	5	18,123	3	35,070	- 16,947
Diabetes Mellitus	6	17,115	5	17,900	- 785
Lung Disease	7	13,833	4	25,088	- 11,255
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	13,590	9	12,845	+ 745
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	13,512	10	10,606	+ 2,906
Breast Cancer	10	11,065	14	5,643	+ 5,423
Pancreas Cancer	11	9,149	12	6,882	+ 2,266
Endocrine Disorders	12	8,968	26	2,612	+ 6,356
Lymphomas	13	8,277	19	4,849	+ 3,428
Other Injuries	14	7,406	30	1,678	+ 5,728
Leukemia	15	5,472	18	4,870	+ 602
Stomach Cancer	16	5,057	11	10,333	- 5,276
Prostate Cancer	17	4,665	15	5,608	- 943
Bladder Cancer	18	4,440	21	4,485	- 45
Suicide	19	4,057	29	2,003	+ 2,054
Other Neoplasms	20	3,757	42	646	+ 3,110
Hypertension	21	3,582	8	14,763	- 11,182
Parkinson's Disease	22	3,560	25	3,439	+ 121
Skin Cancers	23	3,392	32	1,548	+ 1,844
Skin Disease	24	3,291	48	324	+ 2,967
Liver Cancer	25	3,086	20	4,542	- 1,456
Road Traffic Accidents	26	2,979	16	5,573	- 2,594
Ovary Cancer	27	2,886	28	2,287	+ 599
Liver Disease	28	2,614	13	6,340	- 3,726
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,603	17	4,966	- 2,363
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,919	31	1,632	+ 287
Uterin Cancer	31	1,806	37	1,090	+ 716
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,487	40	741	+ 746
Oral Cancer	33	1,344	35	1,305	+ 39
Anemia	34	1,334	81	0	+ 1,334
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,289	45	452	+ 837
Asthma	36	1,267	27	2,434	- 1,167
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,233	33	1,321	- 88
Cervical Cancer	38	1,190	34	1,311	- 121
Falls	39	1,104	22	4,373	- 3,269
Epilepsy	40	971	36	1,147	- 176
Violence	41	931	23	4,010	- 3,080
Low Birth Weight	42	841	24	3,478	- 2,637
Drug Use	43	604	38	972	- 369
Schizophrenia	44	595	80	0	+ 595
Drownings	45	349	44	549	- 199
Hepatitis C	46	348	63	19	+ 329
Multiple Sclerosis	47	348	56	169	+ 179
Malnutrition	48	347	43	588	- 241
Alcohol	49	345	55	182	+ 162
Birth Trauma	50	312	41	720	- 408
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	297	39	789	- 492
HIV/AIDS	52	227	53	204	+ 23
Fires	53	217	47	343	- 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	206	52	237	- 31
Meningitis	55	181	51	274	- 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	155	85	0	+ 155
Tuberculosis	57	145	50	303	- 159
Hepatitis B	58	141	60	72	+ 69
Osteoarthritis	59	70	84	0	+ 70
War	60	65	49	318	- 253
Maternal Conditions	61	52	57	109	- 58
Upper Respiratory	62	48	66	5	+ 43
Poisonings	63	36	46	369	- 333
Appendicitis	64	34	59	93	- 59
Oral conditions	65	33	86	0	+ 33
Encephalitis	66	31	54	184	- 154
Otitis Media	67	7	67	3	+ 4
Leprosy	68	3	79	0	+ 3
Pertussis	69	1	58	103	- 101
Leishmaniasis	70	0	68	2	- 2
Syphilis	71	0	61	50	- 50
Diphtheria	72	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	73	0	64	12	- 12
Measles	74	0	65	6	- 6
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	33	- 33
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.