TURKEY VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	71,934	2	44,006	+ 27,928
Diabetes Mellitus	2	61,876	5	17,900	+ 43,976
Coronary Heart Disease	3	51,416	1	85,905	- 34,489
Violence	4	44,218	23	4,010	+ 40,207
Prostate Cancer	5	26,317	15	5,608	+ 20,709
Kidney Disease	6	23,624	7	17,021	+ 6,603
HIV/AIDS	7	22,560	53	204	+ 22,356
Hypertension	8	19,385	8	14,763	+ 4,622
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	17,496	6	17,308	+ 188
Lung Cancers	10	14,074	3	35,070	- 20,996
Lung Disease	11	13,462	4	25,088	- 11,626
Road Traffic Accidents	12	13,228	16	5,573	+ 7,655
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	13,000	10	10,606	+ 2,394
Breast Cancer	14	12,311	14	5,643	+ 6,668
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	11,705	9	12,845	- 1,140
Cervical Cancer	16	10,662	34	1,311	+ 9,351
Lymphomas	17	7,474	19	4,849	+ 2,626
Low Birth Weight	18	7,168	24	3,478	+ 3,690
Stomach Cancer	19	6,868	11	10,333	- 3,464
Endocrine Disorders	20	5,252	26	2,612	+ 2,640
Liver Disease	21	4,611	13	6,340	- 1,729
Skin Disease	22	4,329	48	324	+ 4,005
Congenital Anomalies	23	4,133	17	4,966	- 833
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,971	31	1,632	+ 2,339
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,947	25	3,439	+ 507
Leukemia	26	3,839	18	4,870	- 1,031
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,533	12	6,882	- 3,350
Uterin Cancer	28	3,161	37	1,090	+ 2,070
Liver Cancer	29	3,012	20	4,542	- 1,530
Ovary Cancer	30	2,889	28	2,287	+ 602
Other Injuries	31	2,705	30	1,678	+ 1,027
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,454	39	789	+ 1,665
Falls	33	2,443	22	4,373	- 1,930
Oesophagus Cancer	34	2,198	33	1,321	+ 876
Suicide	35	2,090	29	2,003	+ 86
Asthma	36	1,944	27	2,434	- 491
Birth Trauma	37	1,937	41	720	+ 1,217
Bladder Cancer	38	1,774	21	4,485	- 2,711
Oral Cancer	39	1,750	35	1,305	+ 445
Malnutrition	40	1,422	43	588	+ 834
Epilepsy	41	1,365	36	1,147	+ 218
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,031	40	741	+ 290
Maternal Conditions	43	1,030	57	109	+ 921
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	793	45	452	+ 342
Other Neoplasms	45	553	42	646	- 93
Fires	46	464	47	343	+ 122
Meningitis	47	463	51	274	+ 188
Drug Use	48	389	38	972	- 583
Encephalitis	49	388	54	184	+ 204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	337	52	237	+ 100
Drownings	51	305	44	549	- 243
Skin Cancers	52	299	32	1,548	- 1,249
Appendicitis	53	270	59	93	+ 176
Tuberculosis	54	231	50	303	- 73
Alcohol	55	223	55	182	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	56	101	56	169	- 68
Poisonings	57	69	46	369	- 299
Dengue	58	32	73	0	+ 32
Hepatitis B	59	27	60	72	- 45
Syphilis	60	23	61	50	- 28
War	61	15	49	318	- 303
Chlamydia	62	11	69	2	+ 9
Tetanus	63	7	64	12	- 4
Hepatitis C	64	4	63	19	- 15
Upper Respiratory	65	4	66	5	- 1
Ascariasis	66	2	70	1	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	58	103	- 102
Diphtheria	68	0	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	33	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	65	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
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.