TURKEY VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,558	1	85,905	- 49,347
Stroke	2	21,894	2	44,006	- 22,111
Road Traffic Accidents	3	12,926	16	5,573	+ 7,353
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,676	5	17,900	- 5,224
Hypertension	5	11,530	8	14,763	- 3,233
Kidney Disease	6	11,247	7	17,021	- 5,774
Lung Cancers	7	7,969	3	35,070	- 27,101
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,057	9	12,845	- 5,787
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,033	17	4,966	+ 2,067
Low Birth Weight	10	6,452	24	3,478	+ 2,974
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,318	6	17,308	- 11,990
Breast Cancer	12	5,164	14	5,643	- 479
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,640	10	10,606	- 5,966
Liver Disease	14	3,715	13	6,340	- 2,625
Lung Disease	15	3,343	4	25,088	- 21,746
Leukemia	16	2,783	18	4,870	- 2,087
Stomach Cancer	17	2,748	11	10,333	- 7,584
Lymphomas	18	2,434	19	4,849	- 2,414
Other Injuries	19	2,211	30	1,678	+ 533
Birth Trauma	20	2,039	41	720	+ 1,319
Violence	21	2,025	23	4,010	- 1,985
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,847	12	6,882	- 5,035
Bladder Cancer	23	1,601	21	4,485	- 2,884
Falls	24	1,434	22	4,373	- 2,939
Liver Cancer	25	1,399	20	4,542	- 3,143
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,356	26	2,612	- 1,256
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,273	25	3,439	- 2,166
Suicide	28	1,244	29	2,003	- 760
Fires	29	1,150	47	343	+ 807
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	1,145	40	741	+ 405
Oral Cancer	31	1,075	35	1,305	- 230
Ovary Cancer	32	1,048	28	2,287	- 1,239
Prostate Cancer	33	986	15	5,608	- 4,622
Drug Use	34	864	38	972	- 108
Asthma	35	862	27	2,434	- 1,572
Drownings	36	806	44	549	+ 257
Meningitis	37	590	51	274	+ 315
Inflammatory/Heart	38	559	31	1,632	- 1,073
Uterin Cancer	39	559	37	1,090	- 531
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	501	39	789	- 288
Cervical Cancer	41	479	34	1,311	- 832
Oesophagus Cancer	42	475	33	1,321	- 846
Pertussis	43	411	58	103	+ 308
Maternal Conditions	44	395	57	109	+ 286
Syphilis	45	390	61	50	+ 339
Epilepsy	46	369	36	1,147	- 778
Poisonings	47	351	46	369	- 17
Skin Disease	48	318	48	324	- 6
Skin Cancers	49	285	32	1,548	- 1,263
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	169	45	452	- 283
Malnutrition	51	113	43	588	- 475
Encephalitis	52	103	54	184	- 82
Tuberculosis	53	91	50	303	- 212
Multiple Sclerosis	54	89	56	169	- 80
Alcohol	55	79	55	182	- 103
Tetanus	56	79	64	12	+ 67
Other Neoplasms	57	69	42	646	- 577
Appendicitis	58	59	59	93	- 34
War	59	47	49	318	- 272
Hepatitis B	60	31	60	72	- 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	30	52	237	- 207
Schistosomiasis	62	20	62	33	- 14
HIV/AIDS	63	15	53	204	- 189
Hepatitis C	64	10	63	19	- 9
Measles	65	5	65	6	- 1
Leishmaniasis	66	2	68	2	- 1
Diphtheria	67	2	71	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	70	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	1	66	5	- 4
Chlamydia	70	1	69	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

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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.