TURKEY VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	42,797	50	303	+ 42,493
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	41,660	9	12,845	+ 28,815
Measles	3	39,519	65	6	+ 39,512
Malaria	4	37,558	75	0	+ 37,558
Road Traffic Accidents	5	29,710	16	5,573	+ 24,137
HIV/AIDS	6	29,689	53	204	+ 29,485
Coronary Heart Disease	7	29,158	1	85,905	- 56,747
Low Birth Weight	8	25,556	24	3,478	+ 22,077
Birth Trauma	9	24,777	41	720	+ 24,057
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	24,626	40	741	+ 23,885
Stroke	11	24,415	2	44,006	- 19,590
Maternal Conditions	12	13,454	57	109	+ 13,345
Liver Disease	13	13,281	13	6,340	+ 6,940
Congenital Anomalies	14	12,888	17	4,966	+ 7,922
Diabetes Mellitus	15	10,057	5	17,900	- 7,843
Kidney Disease	16	9,415	7	17,021	- 7,606
Meningitis	17	8,540	51	274	+ 8,266
Violence	18	7,378	23	4,010	+ 3,368
Cervical Cancer	19	7,327	34	1,311	+ 6,016
Liver Cancer	20	6,795	20	4,542	+ 2,253
Syphilis	21	6,099	61	50	+ 6,049
Other Injuries	22	5,882	30	1,678	+ 4,204
Hypertension	23	5,734	8	14,763	- 9,029
Malnutrition	24	5,467	43	588	+ 4,879
Prostate Cancer	25	4,601	15	5,608	- 1,007
Lung Disease	26	4,542	4	25,088	- 20,547
Breast Cancer	27	3,799	14	5,643	- 1,844
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,797	26	2,612	+ 1,185
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,630	6	17,308	- 13,678
Suicide	30	3,397	29	2,003	+ 1,393
Asthma	31	3,087	27	2,434	+ 653
Pertussis	32	3,053	58	103	+ 2,950
Falls	33	2,404	22	4,373	- 1,969
Fires	34	2,372	47	343	+ 2,029
Drownings	35	1,962	44	549	+ 1,414
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,951	39	789	+ 1,162
Stomach Cancer	37	1,881	11	10,333	- 8,452
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,783	31	1,632	+ 151
Lymphomas	39	1,447	19	4,849	- 3,402
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,386	10	10,606	- 9,220
Poisonings	41	1,265	46	369	+ 896
Epilepsy	42	1,251	36	1,147	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,118	25	3,439	- 2,322
Lung Cancers	44	1,020	3	35,070	- 34,050
Schistosomiasis	45	796	62	33	+ 763
Skin Cancers	46	790	32	1,548	- 758
Ovary Cancer	47	779	28	2,287	- 1,508
Oral Cancer	48	776	35	1,305	- 529
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	775	45	452	+ 323
Drug Use	50	656	38	972	- 317
Skin Disease	51	638	48	324	+ 314
Hepatitis B	52	604	60	72	+ 532
Pancreas Cancer	53	583	12	6,882	- 6,299
Tetanus	54	481	64	12	+ 470
Uterin Cancer	55	440	37	1,090	- 650
Encephalitis	56	425	54	184	+ 241
Alcohol	57	394	55	182	+ 211
Leukemia	58	358	18	4,870	- 4,513
Bladder Cancer	59	294	21	4,485	- 4,191
Oesophagus Cancer	60	240	33	1,321	- 1,081
Appendicitis	61	191	59	93	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	62	87	42	646	- 559
Multiple Sclerosis	63	65	56	169	- 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	62	52	237	- 175
Hepatitis C	65	58	63	19	+ 39
Ascariasis	66	58	70	1	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	67	41	66	5	+ 36
Diphtheria	68	13	71	1	+ 13
Chlamydia	69	8	69	2	+ 6
War	70	8	49	318	- 310
Otitis Media	71	1	67	3	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Liberia

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.