TURKEY VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	156,844	1	85,905	+ 70,939
Stroke	2	52,197	2	44,006	+ 8,191
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	38,080	9	12,845	+ 25,235
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	37,108	6	17,308	+ 19,800
Lung Cancers	5	35,264	3	35,070	+ 194
Diabetes Mellitus	6	29,114	5	17,900	+ 11,214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	26,345	10	10,606	+ 15,738
Lung Disease	8	22,671	4	25,088	- 2,417
Pancreas Cancer	9	16,189	12	6,882	+ 9,307
Breast Cancer	10	15,179	14	5,643	+ 9,536
Kidney Disease	11	14,159	7	17,021	- 2,862
Lymphomas	12	9,486	19	4,849	+ 4,638
Prostate Cancer	13	9,474	15	5,608	+ 3,866
Falls	14	9,252	22	4,373	+ 4,879
Stomach Cancer	15	8,909	11	10,333	- 1,424
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,878	25	3,439	+ 5,439
Ovary Cancer	17	6,097	28	2,287	+ 3,810
Liver Cancer	18	6,041	20	4,542	+ 1,499
Bladder Cancer	19	5,936	21	4,485	+ 1,451
Hypertension	20	5,935	8	14,763	- 8,828
Leukemia	21	4,951	18	4,870	+ 81
Suicide	22	4,776	29	2,003	+ 2,773
Oral Cancer	23	4,475	35	1,305	+ 3,170
Liver Disease	24	4,128	13	6,340	- 2,212
Skin Disease	25	4,100	48	324	+ 3,776
Other Neoplasms	26	3,947	42	646	+ 3,301
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,925	31	1,632	+ 2,293
Uterin Cancer	28	3,704	37	1,090	+ 2,614
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,623	33	1,321	+ 2,302
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,416	26	2,612	+ 804
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,239	16	5,573	- 2,334
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,093	17	4,966	- 1,873
Other Injuries	33	2,926	30	1,678	+ 1,248
Skin Cancers	34	2,504	32	1,548	+ 956
Low Birth Weight	35	2,020	24	3,478	- 1,458
Asthma	36	1,489	27	2,434	- 946
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,290	39	789	+ 500
Drug Use	38	1,227	38	972	+ 255
Cervical Cancer	39	797	34	1,311	- 514
Violence	40	790	23	4,010	- 3,220
HIV/AIDS	41	657	53	204	+ 453
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	610	85	0	+ 610
Epilepsy	43	609	36	1,147	- 538
Birth Trauma	44	526	41	720	- 194
Multiple Sclerosis	45	522	56	169	+ 353
Anemia	46	509	81	0	+ 509
Alcohol	47	483	55	182	+ 301
Drownings	48	405	44	549	- 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	391	45	452	- 60
Osteoarthritis	50	382	84	0	+ 382
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	343	52	237	+ 106
Tuberculosis	52	281	50	303	- 22
Hepatitis C	53	232	63	19	+ 213
War	54	205	49	318	- 113
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	186	40	741	- 554
Meningitis	56	141	51	274	- 133
Schizophrenia	57	121	80	0	+ 121
Poisonings	58	92	46	369	- 277
Upper Respiratory	59	66	66	5	+ 61
Malnutrition	60	63	43	588	- 525
Hepatitis B	61	62	60	72	- 10
Fires	62	56	47	343	- 287
Appendicitis	63	54	59	93	- 39
Maternal Conditions	64	54	57	109	- 56
Encephalitis	65	20	54	184	- 165
Leishmaniasis	66	1	68	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	62	33	- 33
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	58	103	- 103
Measles	73	0	65	6	- 6
Tetanus	74	0	64	12	- 12
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	69	2	- 2
Syphilis	81	0	61	50	- 50
Otitis Media	82	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	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.