TURKEY VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	51,307	2	44,006	+ 7,301
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	41,712	9	12,845	+ 28,867
Coronary Heart Disease	3	35,382	1	85,905	- 50,523
Tuberculosis	4	33,147	50	303	+ 32,843
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	31,660	40	741	+ 30,919
Measles	6	26,196	65	6	+ 26,190
Road Traffic Accidents	7	22,506	16	5,573	+ 16,933
Hypertension	8	17,731	8	14,763	+ 2,967
Malaria	9	15,728	75	0	+ 15,728
Low Birth Weight	10	15,287	24	3,478	+ 11,809
Birth Trauma	11	15,272	41	720	+ 14,552
Liver Disease	12	13,717	13	6,340	+ 7,377
Malnutrition	13	12,098	43	588	+ 11,510
Lung Disease	14	11,302	4	25,088	- 13,786
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,655	17	4,966	+ 4,689
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,362	5	17,900	- 8,537
Cervical Cancer	17	8,647	34	1,311	+ 7,336
Maternal Conditions	18	7,929	57	109	+ 7,820
Asthma	19	7,160	27	2,434	+ 4,726
Meningitis	20	6,828	51	274	+ 6,554
Other Injuries	21	6,738	30	1,678	+ 5,060
Kidney Disease	22	6,289	7	17,021	- 10,732
Violence	23	4,995	23	4,010	+ 984
Suicide	24	4,214	29	2,003	+ 2,211
HIV/AIDS	25	3,831	53	204	+ 3,627
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	3,199	6	17,308	- 14,108
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,085	33	1,321	+ 1,764
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,989	31	1,632	+ 1,357
Prostate Cancer	29	2,844	15	5,608	- 2,763
Liver Cancer	30	2,665	20	4,542	- 1,877
Drownings	31	2,355	44	549	+ 1,807
Oral Cancer	32	1,990	35	1,305	+ 685
Syphilis	33	1,942	61	50	+ 1,892
Lymphomas	34	1,927	19	4,849	- 2,922
Fires	35	1,889	47	343	+ 1,547
Falls	36	1,865	22	4,373	- 2,508
Breast Cancer	37	1,796	14	5,643	- 3,846
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,792	45	452	+ 1,340
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,730	10	10,606	- 8,876
Poisonings	40	1,631	46	369	+ 1,262
Pertussis	41	1,482	58	103	+ 1,379
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,414	39	789	+ 625
Skin Cancers	43	1,334	32	1,548	- 214
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,322	26	2,612	- 1,290
Leukemia	45	1,145	18	4,870	- 3,725
Epilepsy	46	1,098	36	1,147	- 49
Stomach Cancer	47	1,050	11	10,333	- 9,283
Bladder Cancer	48	817	21	4,485	- 3,669
Parkinson's Disease	49	759	25	3,439	- 2,680
Schistosomiasis	50	743	62	33	+ 710
Skin Disease	51	535	48	324	+ 211
Tetanus	52	532	64	12	+ 520
Alcohol	53	459	55	182	+ 277
War	54	442	49	318	+ 124
Lung Cancers	55	420	3	35,070	- 34,650
Appendicitis	56	419	59	93	+ 326
Ovary Cancer	57	385	28	2,287	- 1,902
Hepatitis B	58	281	60	72	+ 208
Uterin Cancer	59	270	37	1,090	- 820
Encephalitis	60	268	54	184	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	61	229	12	6,882	- 6,653
Drug Use	62	166	38	972	- 806
Upper Respiratory	63	139	66	5	+ 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	135	52	237	- 102
Other Neoplasms	65	68	42	646	- 578
Multiple Sclerosis	66	50	56	169	- 118
Hepatitis C	67	45	63	19	+ 26
Otitis Media	68	29	67	3	+ 26
Chlamydia	69	19	69	2	+ 17
Ascariasis	70	15	70	1	+ 14
Diphtheria	71	8	71	1	+ 7
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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

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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.