TURKEY VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	87,863	53	204	+ 87,660
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	43,938	9	12,845	+ 31,093
Tuberculosis	3	42,493	50	303	+ 42,190
Stroke	4	39,992	2	44,006	- 4,013
Coronary Heart Disease	5	36,623	1	85,905	- 49,282
Road Traffic Accidents	6	26,052	16	5,573	+ 20,479
Diabetes Mellitus	7	21,734	5	17,900	+ 3,834
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	19,347	40	741	+ 18,607
Low Birth Weight	9	15,480	24	3,478	+ 12,002
Lung Disease	10	13,837	4	25,088	- 11,251
Violence	11	13,493	23	4,010	+ 9,482
Hypertension	12	12,839	8	14,763	- 1,924
Birth Trauma	13	10,338	41	720	+ 9,618
Liver Disease	14	10,069	13	6,340	+ 3,729
Kidney Disease	15	9,649	7	17,021	- 7,372
Congenital Anomalies	16	8,495	17	4,966	+ 3,529
Suicide	17	7,283	29	2,003	+ 5,279
Malnutrition	18	6,707	43	588	+ 6,119
Other Injuries	19	6,202	30	1,678	+ 4,524
Asthma	20	6,016	27	2,434	+ 3,581
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	5,269	6	17,308	- 12,039
Inflammatory/Heart	22	4,855	31	1,632	+ 3,222
Cervical Cancer	23	3,983	34	1,311	+ 2,672
Breast Cancer	24	3,634	14	5,643	- 2,008
Maternal Conditions	25	3,304	57	109	+ 3,194
Drownings	26	3,289	44	549	+ 2,740
Meningitis	27	3,263	51	274	+ 2,988
Fires	28	3,263	47	343	+ 2,920
Skin Cancers	29	3,233	32	1,548	+ 1,685
Oral Cancer	30	2,992	35	1,305	+ 1,687
Prostate Cancer	31	2,828	15	5,608	- 2,780
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,273	39	789	+ 1,483
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,187	26	2,612	- 425
Falls	34	1,864	22	4,373	- 2,510
Lung Cancers	35	1,764	3	35,070	- 33,306
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,632	10	10,606	- 8,974
Pertussis	37	1,625	58	103	+ 1,522
Epilepsy	38	1,476	36	1,147	+ 329
Poisonings	39	1,390	46	369	+ 1,021
Lymphomas	40	1,375	19	4,849	- 3,474
Liver Cancer	41	1,348	20	4,542	- 3,194
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,302	25	3,439	- 2,138
Syphilis	43	1,043	61	50	+ 993
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	992	45	452	+ 541
Stomach Cancer	45	977	11	10,333	- 9,356
Drug Use	46	951	38	972	- 21
Skin Disease	47	928	48	324	+ 604
Alcohol	48	843	55	182	+ 661
Leukemia	49	710	18	4,870	- 4,160
Ovary Cancer	50	698	28	2,287	- 1,589
Malaria	51	646	75	0	+ 646
Oesophagus Cancer	52	628	33	1,321	- 693
Pancreas Cancer	53	525	12	6,882	- 6,357
Bladder Cancer	54	470	21	4,485	- 4,015
Schistosomiasis	55	410	62	33	+ 376
Uterin Cancer	56	341	37	1,090	- 749
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	284	52	237	+ 47
Appendicitis	58	264	59	93	+ 170
Encephalitis	59	242	54	184	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	60	231	42	646	- 415
Upper Respiratory	61	191	66	5	+ 186
Tetanus	62	180	64	12	+ 168
Hepatitis B	63	134	60	72	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	64	68	56	169	- 101
Measles	65	61	65	6	+ 55
Hepatitis C	66	17	63	19	- 2
War	67	15	49	318	- 304
Chlamydia	68	10	69	2	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	9	70	1	+ 8
Otitis Media	70	8	67	3	+ 6
Diphtheria	71	6	71	1	+ 5
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	2	- 2
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Namibia

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.